We hope you all are still continuing to pay attention to our dear new President Obama. Just a bit over a week of being the Pres. of the Free World, Pres. Obama is starting to make changes within and outside the White House. Over this past weekend, the President’s aides weren’t too sure how to dress. Some showed up in jeans, some in coats and ties. His predecessor Mr. Bush was very strict on dress code and always wanted his administration in formal attire. But Barack is different, when ruling this country and aiding many others, casual attire seems a bit fair.
So the president issued an informal edict for “business casual” on weekends — and set his own example. He showed up Saturday for a briefing with his chief economic adviser, Lawrence H. Summers, dressed in slacks and a gray sweater over a white buttoned-down shirt. Workers from the Bush White House were shocked.
“I’ll never forget going to work on a Saturday morning, getting called down to the Oval Office because there was something he was mad about,” said Dan Bartlett, who was counselor to Mr. Bush. “I had on khakis and a buttoned-down shirt, and I had to stand by the door and get chewed out for about 15 minutes. He wouldn’t even let me cross the threshold.”
Mr. Obama has also brought a more relaxed sensibility to his public appearances. David Gergen, an adviser to both Republican and Democratic presidents, said Mr. Obama seemed to exude an “Aloha Zen,” a kind of comfortable calm that, Mr. Gergen said, reflects a man who “seems easy going, not so full of himself.”
In our efforts to go green as humanly possible we’ve come across this wooden Vespa by Carlos Alberto who built this by hand. Take a glance of more pictures after the jump and appreciate true craftsmanship and design.
The ladies of Married to the Mob are definitely here to stay and are putting their foot down with their Spring/Summer 2009 collection featuring the ever-beautiful Kid Sister. Continuing with their normal tough girl appeal but yet very lady-like in the same with feminine graphic and cut and sew. Available now at the Married to the Mob online store. Some of our favorite pieces are the “Other Bitches Just Front” hoodie and the Satin baseball jackets modeled by Kid Sister above. Continue reading “Married to the Mob S/S 2009 Collection” »
Harley-Davidson has invited 11 artists (including now the world’s favorite Shepard Fairey) to react to the theme of rebellion. Their canvas, the gas tank of a “Sportster 883.” The results will be on view for a single night, February 7, 2009 at the Robert Bergman Gallery in Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station Art Center. A portion of the proceeds from The Art of Rebellionbenefits Art Matters.
These Are Powers, the Brooklyn/Chicago based trio of future primitives have announced plans for a United States tour. The dates include select performances with Abe Vigoda, Bird Names and US Girls and begin February 25 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, wrapping on March 26 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Touring in support of their Dead Oceans debut All Aboard Future, These Are Powers live shows are legit face melters – subsonic bass rumbles, club beats and Betty Davis swagger- are not for the wary and should not be missed. Music for tomorrows peace movement never sounded so brilliantly chaotic. Tour dates and more information below.
The 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln will be held on February 12, 2009. There will be a multitude of events to celebrate with many of them being in the fine arts. On February 6, Philadelphia’s Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction opens their tribute show The Great Lincoln. Having partnered with The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the store invited artists to be inspired by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and submit entries for the show. The winners have produced some remarkable work, including Richard Sajas “Young Lincoln” (Cotton Embroidered on Linen) seen after the jump. All the work will hang until the end of the month. A limited edition print will also be available through the run of the show. Continue reading “The Great Lincoln” »
National Geographic, who likes to shorten their name to Nat Geo to attract a younger and hipper audience, is now taking it a step further and launching a record label, Nat Geo Music. Considering they have webcast artists like Björk and Sigur Ros and regularly infuse introspectives from bands and artists from around the world into their programming, a Nat Geo label is not all that surprising. What is surprising is the timing. Despite a flailing economy and a sagging record industry, National Geographic has boldly predicted it can thrive where others are failing.
Heading up the label will be former ESL Music/Thievery Corporation manager Mat Whittington, who has already shown in an interview with Wired that he has a knack for bringing the sexy back to National Geographic. And we’re not talking about the kind of sexy that resulted in teenage boys stealing their parents copies for the naked tribeswomen. Continue reading “Nat Geo Music” »
It’s Friday and lot of folks got paid and here’s a lil something to help cruise into your weekend with a smile on your face and forgot the worries of this past week.
As we get closer to Valentine’s Day and make final decisions on ideas to make our significant other smile and get in their pants or if you’re the female who wondered why he hasn’t called or what that text message really means then you’re gonna enjoy this read. On February 6th, you’re probably one of the folks waiting on the heavily promoted movie “He’s Just Not That Into You“, but rather than trying to dissect love, romance and attraction down to a single catch phrase, perhaps you should take control of this game called love and finally examine it from a scientific perspective.
Andrew Trees, best known as the controversial author of Academy X, has written a new book called Decoding Love that explores new research that shows in fact attraction has more to do with science than romance. Applying the results of several scientific studies, evolutionary psychology as well as the game theory of economics, Trees research can help you date more effectively and offer insight into how to truly make him yours just in time for Valentine’s Day. Continue reading “Decoding Love – The Science of Attraction” »
Thursday February 5th
7 – 9pm
Powerhouse Arena
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
In the 1980s, the Burns Archive’s studies of derangement of the mind and body offered photographic histories of medicine and death. Deadly Intent: Crime & Punishment extends that study to crime.
The book is divided into four sections: crime scenes, police action, punishment, and executions. It is concentrated between 1890 and1950, a time when criminals often admitted their crimes and were quickly punished. Until the late 1940s, the period from arrest to execution for a capital offense averaged 33 days. The change in police attitudes and of the punishment prescribed for criminal behavior is documented here in iconic photographs.
Unlike many previous works on the subject, this compilation of crime scenes gives readers a forensic view; offering entire series of images used by detectives and criminologists. Other photographs reveal the evolving standards of the American criminal justice system, from water torture at Sing Sing prison, whipping posts, penitentiary life, and the notorious deadly work camps of the South, to executions: hanging, firing squads, and the electric chair. Only when all the evidence is presented can justice and humanity be properly served. This compilation of images, most published here for the first time, is a valuable new resource for historians and researchers.
