In theaters: April 3, 2009

Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States’ minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life’s ambition.

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Maintaining his clean and simple approach, Sung Choi presents his 2nd Delivery of Clae’s Spring collection featuring a variety of tones from the Thompson , Russell, Rollins and new found favorite; the Whitman. Check out more style over at CLAE.com

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For those you may not be familiar with you guys and your brand, please introduce yourselves.

We are T.I.T.S. BRAND Two In The Shirt. As a brand, we take naked women and create designs using the body of the woman as the focus of the concept; pretty simple but complex and innovative.

How did you get into designing? T.I.T.S. started as a graffiti crew, so we have always been into art and freedom of expression. Continue reading “Q&A: T.I.T.S.” »

In theaters: June 5, 2009

Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski ["The Office'] and Maya Rudolph ["Saturday Night Live']), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time. The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch.

Winter Music Conference is underway in Miami and we’d like to guide you to the best events. So kind of like the KAWS exhibit at Galerie Perrotin or The Confection exhibit – we think the U don’t like me, I don’t like u event hosted by OH-WOW is going to be the spot – if you’re not at Ultra Music festival.

We hope to see a few of you guys there! Look for ME (on the right).

On Wednesday, I visited Matt Waldman at the Nooka Studio; we chatted on new projects that we both have coming up for the Spring/Summer, although I would love to share the news with you all about new releases coming from the Nooka brand; there’s a code amongst us influencers that we hold dearly. But I can share with you information on the NookaNooka, the brand very own mascot and the competition they have running now. Nooka has teamed up with come of their biggest retailers in North America to create custom NookaNookas such as Premium Goods in Houston, Probus in New York and Off the Hook in Montreal. NookaNooka’s are great for placing your watch for display instead of just placing it on your dresser top; it adds a bit more style to your bedroom. I got my hands on the glow in the dark collectible with neon orange trim and goes well with my vermilion zub. The Zub’s are vertically dialed and read left to right; the first two rows read the hours and the third reads the minutes.

Check out the Nooka site and be sure to check back here as we announce breaking news from the Nooka brand.

The Alyce de Roulet Williamson gallery is currently showing a retrospective exhibition of work by Pentagram’s Kit Hinrichs. ‘The Storytellers Art’ charters 40 years worth of annual reports, magazines, exhibitions, signage and environmental graphics, catalogs, publications and identity programs – displayed in extra large and actual size formats.

Telling Stories Through Design – A Retrospective of Kit Hinrichs
Alyce De Roulet Williamson Gallery at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
Now until May 3, 2009

There are some things from our childhood that we hold onto dearly and can’t let go of. Where the Wild Things Are is definitely one of them, directed by Spike Jonze and expecting to hit theaters this October. Read Daniel Quitério article on the book and film here .

Yesterday we presented Part 1 of our Faces to Watch 2009 list, and today we’re finishing it off with another batch of selected few creative achievers and risk takers. Enjoy.

Wale

From his local Maryland go-go and Baltimore Club music scene to working with the likes of Mark Ronson, Travis Barker, and Lady GaGa, Wale (pronounced Wah-Lay), born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin has taken his small town glory and popularized music that was specific to his hometown D.C, all over the globe.

23 year-old Wale was born in Washington, D.C to Nigerian parents. Before entering his teens, he and his family migrated to Maryland suburbia, where his in depth exposure to the Baltimore Club scene began. Wale like many Maryland and D.C natives gravitated towards the local music, which was somewhat exclusive to that demographic area. He was heavily influenced by the music and sought out away to make it his own. Continue reading “Faces to Watch in 2009 – Part 2” »

Surfing has been antiestablishment ever since missionaries discovered local Hawaiians riding their longboards in the nude. Today’s global popularity of surf gear is measured in millions of dollars – thanks in no small part to the dudes featured.

RVCA

When they first met on Oahu’s North Shore, Pat “PM” Tenore was 15 and Conan Hayes was 13. By the time they crossed paths again it was 2000 and Pat was designing clothes and Conan was a surfing professional. They pulled their efforts to launched RVCA, a mix of street and higher fashion, board sportswear, and conceptual design. The name pronounced roo-kah came from a late night epiphany by Pat where the V is used a Roman U. Hayes passed on a surfing contract to concentrate on the company full time. Although the brand is often grouped with other surfwear companies, distribution, in a department stores like Barneys and Fred Segal, backs up Tenore’s claim that RVCA so happens to sponsor a surf team and a skate team but their an apparel company first and foremost.

RVCA sets itself apart with its collaborations with contemporary artists like Ed Templeton, graffiti artist Eklips and Neck Face, illustrator Andrew Pommier and most recently Eric Wasson. Continue reading “Breaking The Waves” »