THE WILDNERNESS DOWNTOWN

Arcade Fire and Google have joined forces in creating a new online music experience called “The Wildnerness Downtown.”  Based on HTML5, the experience pairs Arcade Fire’s song, “We used to wait” with a video directed by Chris Milk and allowes viewers to create their own personal view on the experience.

Check it out here…

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RIP CORINNE DAY

Corinne Day, largely credited with elevating Kate Moss’s early career to superstar levels and playing a role in what would be considered the “waif” trend, has passed away due to a brain tumor.  As a fashion and documentary photographer, Corinne was highly respected in the international art and fashion community and will be missed.

Visit her official site

Read about her at BBC


A picture of Corinne


Some shots of Kate by Corinne

THANK YOU, IPAD AND LOVE MAGAZINE

Yes, they’ve done it again…  Not only have they given us full frontal of the most beautiful women of all time (fashion icons issue), not only have they dressed Rosie Huntington Whiteley up like Jessica Rabbit (current issue), but now LOVE Magazine has found the direct route to our hearts- that is through a pimp iPad application (and it’s FREE)!

We strongly urge anybody with an interest in technology, beautiful women, interesting editorial video, or fashion, to download the application for iPad now (before they start charging for it).  Our favorite features are Ana Beatriz Barros brushing her hair, Leticia Casta writhing around on the ground, and Dree Hemingway jumping on the trampoline.

POP MAGAZINE, BY TAKASHI MURAKAMI AND BRITNEY SPEARS

Of all the glossy fashion magazines circulating about these days, who would have thought that Pop, the one belonging to Dasha Zhukova (girlfriend and baby-momma of Roman Abramovich) would be the first to combine Takashi Murakami and Britney Spears.

Louisiana trailor trash meets Harajuku power puff…

GAP X 10 CORSO COMO

Having already executed a fairly unimpressive collaboration with Colette a year or two ago, the Gap has announced its latest project with Milan-based super retailer, 10 Corso Como.  Under the reigns of Carla Sozzani (sister of Franca Sozzani of Italian Vogue), 10 Corso Como has actually expanded to both Seoul, Korea as well as Tokyo, Japan.

“Pairing its classic American style with a niche Milanese retailer, Gap is set to launch a European expansion with a shop-in-shop collection at 10 Corso Como this fall.”

(Cool Hunting)

THE 288945 MOST POPULAR WEBSITES

Courtesy of Fast Company, this is an interesting infographic created by Nmap showing the top 288945 most popular websites on the internet (larger the icon, the higher the rank)…

Click below to see the full size image measuring 37,440 square pixels

KERMIT THE FROG AT THE SMITHSONIAN

Jim Hensen and Muppet lovers will soon  be able to see the original  Kermit the Frog puppet in person!

Did you know that the original Kermit the Frog was made from an old coat thrown away by Jim Henson’s mom? The fabled frog is one of 10 characters donated to the Smithsonian by Henson’s widow, Jane Henson. The original Kermit the Frog puppet made his television debut in 1955 on local Washington TV appearing on a show called “Sam and Friends” that ran after the local news. The 10 puppets were donated to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History where they will be in the company of other Henson puppets including a later, greener version of Kermit.   Jane Henson told the AP that the family hopes to give more puppets to the museum wanting to get them “out while they’re still in relatively good condition.” (via Luxist)

BEAUTIFUL GAME, BEAUTIFUL VIDEOS…

The New York Times recently debuted a series of beautiful videos showing slow-motion women tennis players.  The accompanying article describes the shift in the sport as ladies have become stronger and now play with more power than in the past… I recommend checking out the article if you are a tennis fan, but watching the videos even if you dont follow the sport because they are so interesting to watch.

“Women have certainly never hit harder and not just on account of improved equipment. They’re stronger, bigger, faster, better trained and pushed above all by the example of the Williams sisters. Serena, glorious and musclebound, and Venus, long-limbed and tall, have redefined the sport around power. Years ago, tennis writers used to call Martina Navratilova, listed at 5-foot-8 and lean, a giantess with popping veins because other women seemed weaklings by comparison. Now most tour players would dwarf her. In large part what makes Henin, at 5-foot-5, such an exception on the tour and such fun to watch is that she’s nearly always David against the rising tide of Goliaths.”

Watch videos here…

DAVID BAILEY AT PANGOLIN GALLERY, LONDON

Via SlamXHype

While known as one of the most famous photographers in the world, David Bailey is about to present a new show at London’s Pangolin featuring a collection of sculptures by the artist.

“David Bailey has spent the last fifty years creating some of the most iconic photographic imagery, turning models into household names and capturing stars on the ascent, and in doing so carved a new place in the world for the cult of photographer.

An upcoming exhibition at Pangolin in London will showcase as yet unseen works of Bailey’s. These works expose a new side to Bailey’s capacity for image creation, this time with a new medium. For alongside new photography he will be presenting for the first time his sculptures, which were previously confined to his studio as a personal exploration. In contrast to his photographs of beautiful faces, Bailey’s sculptures go beneath the flesh, in an examination of the skull beneath, as well as exploring influences ranging from tribal art to Picasso.

SCORCESE FOR CHANEL

With his signature gritty style, Martin Scorcese has gone behind the camera again for Chanel’s new perfume, Bleu de Chanel.  Featuring the French actor, Gaspard Ulliel, this is just the latest in a series of several celebrity-laden perfume ads (Gucci recently released its own movie for Gucci Guilty starring Evan Rachel Wood and directed by Frank Miller of “Sin City” fame. Stylelist also reports that director Zoé Cassavetes created a short for Louis Vuitton and Sofia Coppola is rumored to have short a new fragrance ad for Dior- via Luxist).