While we’re on the topic of light, have you heard nature’s finest light show, the aurora borealis will be especially active this year? According to this August 6th article in the Telegraph, the northern lights will be at their 11-year peak this December 2013. The intensity and frequency of the READ MORE >
How about being the sole employee of a shopping mall where the only one customer ever is Barbra Streisand? Sounds strange, well, the story may be fiction, but the mall is real. According to “My Passion for Design” by Streisand, there is indeed a mall built in the basement on READ MORE >
The Fourth of July is right around the corner and it’s time to plan your BBQs. Corn, burgers, steamers and lots of vino. Why not try Saint AIX Rosé from Provence ($24). It’s a great food wine, perfect with seafood, chicken and leisurely summer lunches. Next there’s Eyrie Vineyards’ Pinot READ MORE >
If there is one thing we know about dads, it’s that they love cooking meat with fire. I mean, who doesn’t? When the days grow long and mercury rises, dads across the country don hilarious aprons, take up tongs and set about their firey work. Check out this list of READ MORE >
Mornings. Ugh, right? We find that sometimes we need a little help escaping the terrible comfort of our mattresses. That’s where the Wake Alarm comes in. This beautifully designed alarm app makes waking a simple game. Simply set your rise and shine time and when the alarm sounds you can READ MORE >
Have you ever seen hundreds of black-tied revelers enjoying a day at the beach? Or seeing-eye-people leading texters safely through traffic? Or masses of people walking backwards through Times Square? Maybe you’re seeing things, or maybe you’ve happened upon Improve Everywhere. The group carries out pranks, which they call “missions”, READ MORE >
Vuitton, Gucci, McQueen… you’ve met your supercharged match. Thanks to Purewow.com, we discovered Everpurse, the first bag with a built–in smartphone docking system. Now your purse can charge your phone “twice” before the purse itself needs to be recharged. Accommodating the iPhone 4/4S/5 and Samsung Galaxy S III, the small READ MORE >
Like you, we were curious to know how people were using their mobile phones during the Super Bowl. Second screen usage is something we’re constantly thinking about when developing campaigns, so it was on our minds during the biggest platform of the year for TV commercials. According to a story READ MORE >
Right now, as you read this, there are cities around the country big and small that are asking themselves this very question: How can we become the next Austin, Texas? Incredible, right? In 1986, Austin was a third-tier city known only as the home of the Texas Longhorns. But in READ MORE >
Have you ever wanted to hear children analyze your favorite piece of art? Of course you have. Welcome to MoMA Unadulterated, an unofficial audio tour created by kids. Each piece of art is analyzed by experts aged 3-10, as they share their unique, unfiltered perspective on such things as composition, READ MORE >