daily roundup

01. Hometown, America “California and New York are places where people go to make it big. Missouri is a place where the big once were small. The list of those who spent a portion of their youths in the “show-me…

01. Pomplamoose Cover Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ “We love this song. the chord progression in the chorus is genius. hooray for beyonce and her songwriters.” Bonus points for using a Polaroid as a percussion device. (pomplamoose) 02. Spike Jonze Discusses Arcade…

01. Pre-Order Jawbox “For Your Own Special Sweetheart” Now “On November 24th Desoto and Dischord will team up to release a new, completely re-mastered and re-packaged, edition of the Jawbox album, For Your Own Special Sweetheart — a masterpiece long…

01. Jin Young Yu’s Spooky See Through Dolls “Okay, I have absolutely no idea what this is (and I don’t speak Russian), but it’s amazing work by Korean artist Jin Young Yu.” (joshspear) 02. Hodinkee Destroys A Reactor Trident (above)…

01. Aluminum in Modern Architecture “From guest contributor, Sam Grawe comes this rare gem put together by the Reynolds Company. Crazy slipcase and stamped cloth casewraps. So good. According to the last page: “Design by the Styling and Design Department.…

01. Bike Rack by Studio Tractor “I got a note from Mike Tower of Studio Tractor Architecture the other day showing off his firm’s collaboration with metalworker Peter Kirkiles, a cotter pin-inspired bike rack built in conjuction with Aldrich Contemporary…

01. Pixies Release Doolittle Live CDs/USBs (above) “The Pixies are currently making their way through Europe, playing their classic 1989 album Doolittle in its entirety before bringing the nostalgic experience to the U.S. next month. Those interested in taking the…

01. Parting Glance: Irving Penn (above) “Irving Penn, a modern master and one of the most celebrated photographers of the 20th century, died on Wednesday morning. He was 92…Renowned for his fashion photos and studio portraits, he captured the famous…

01. Madrid 2016 Candidature File The lost the 2016 Olympics but their file is incredible. “Madrid 2016 Candidature File is the document that the city submits to the International Olympic Committee to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. It…

01. Unstudio Design Selected For New Football Stadium In China “unstudio has won the limited competition for a 40,000 spectator football stadium for the most successful club in the chinese super league: dalian shide fc. the stadium will be built in the…