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Maya Gabeira on the Cover of the Red Bulletin
I remember how impressed I was when I saw Maya for the first time on the Cover of the Red Bulletin. Apart from being a world-class big-wave surfer and therefore being incredible brave, she also has a beautiful body. I know we’ve all seen enough of “the beauty of curvy women” articles in women’s magazines right next to the skinny-models editorial but I think a lot of times more trained bodies are sort of left out. I think this picture really shows how a woman can have muscles and yet be curvy.
Is there anyone, who want to tell me that she’s not terrifyingly sexy?
Source: wienerzucker
See you two on the other side
When an animal you love dies, there’s little you can do but be sad, hurt, cry. I lost two in the past year and I’ll add numb to the list. Maybe I’m regretful too, for the times I walked by and didn’t pet them or scratch their head. Or the time I cut a walk short so I could get to work. Too easy to think about the moments you took them for granted, figuring they’ve got plenty of days left.
Ultimately, though, hopefully you do your best parenting, guardianship, ownership or whatever you call it. And hope… pray they live a long, healthy and happy life. If you’re lucky, you’ll create many memories with them (never stop taking pics!). And you’ll provide them shelter and belly rubs as needed. And they’ll know that you’re only human, you did your best. And you loved them. It’s pretty simple, really.
pic: Two of my boys, Daddy and Kiko, both passed away this year
Roundtable on Diversity in Silicon Valley | Bloomberg West
Glad this discussion is happening. If only for the fact that aspiring entrepreneurs who don’t look the Valley part can see contemporaries worth modeling theirs paths off. The low numbers of blacks, Hispanics and women at the center of the tech boom will eventually increased. Sooner than later, I’ll hope.
UPDATE… I deleted the video. Why Bloomberg only has auto-play embeds boggles the mind. Anyway, here is the link Enjoy it.
Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression [Trailer]
Back when I was painting, we called dudes who tried to stop taggers or called the cops, “heroes.” We fucking hated heroes. But now I’m grown, so I’d like to actually hear them out.
[VIDEO] Visual Effects in movies: Wow, watch this and never see the screen the same again.
Aerossault. Found on the Interwebs.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race
Jay Smooth tells us we have something racist in our teeth.
Hearing from @Mashable’s Pete Cashmore at @foliomag con. He started Mashable @ 19. Take that, 20-somethings! (Taken with Instagram at Marriott Marquis Hotel)
Sure does. (seen at Voodoo Fest, New Orleans) (Taken with instagram)
Library of Congress Flickr page
Forget Instagram and iPhoneography for just a minute and try to recollect the 99.5% of our photographic evolution, the time before digital camera phones. As a history buff, The Library of Congress (LOC) Flickr is photographic heaven. I could get lost for hours in the thousands of vintage images, both color and black and white. Props to putting our tax dollars to good use.
From the profile page:
What is the Library of Congress?
We serve as the national library for the United States, based in Washington, DC. With more than 142 million items preserved on some 650 miles of bookshelves, we’re also the world’s largest library.
In addition to books, we have photos, maps, databases, movies, sound recordings, sheet music, manuscripts, and information in many other formats. Millions of items are online, and the full array of collections is available in DC, right across from the U.S. Capitol building
(Above) As He Goes, half-length portrait, c1905 (photograph: Edward S. Curtis)
(Below) Bicycle riders in parade on the Fourth of July at Vale, Oregon, 1941 (photograph: Russell Lee)
FORCE A New York City police officer on a motor scooter runs over a Legal Aid Society observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (Photo: Mary Altaffer / AP via WCBS 880 AM)
Today in “Photos The NYPD Would Rather You Didn’t See.”
(via rubenfeld)
Source: newyork.cbslocal.com
Coachella 2012… Almost
If you’re up on America’s best my favorite music festival, then you know about the parade of fake Coachella posters that start appearing several months before the annual event. The phenomenon started by a few industrious graphic hackers is a ritual that newbies and the gullible fall for each year (Come on, is Daft Punk playing this year or what?), and can even cause veterans to sometimes do a double take. But this fake announcement posted on my friend Jason Bentley’s Facebook page is strangely accurate.
UPDATE: Of course, there has to be a Coachella next year. Let’s hope this all gets worked out: Coachella neighbors up in arms.
‘Spin’ Magazine Going Bimonthly | Adweek
Several years ago, my magazine ceased printing entirely. We had “right-sized” our publishing venture previously, electing to limit frequency (and increase quality) as we responded to changing consumption habits and harsh advertising realities. The truth that every publisher faces is that there really isn’t much of a need for a monthly print magazine—much less a music one.
So, is Spin’s move a desperate sensible shift based on a changing content landscape or a budget crisis? Probably a bit of both given a 35% ad drop in the previous few years. But I’m not here to be a naysayer or parade rain-uponer. Hell, I subscribe to Spin!
Ultimately, I still believe deeply in print. It’s not going anywhere. Magazines like Spin, if they can reinvent themselves (no small challenge), and put ideas ahead of quickly aging news and reviews, may have a chance even in today’s Flipboard world. Who knows, maybe even URB’s print magazine has a second life somewhere.
Source: adweek.com
Steve Jobs Fortune Magazine Tribute Issue
I’ve been grabbing two copies of every special issue I can covering the fantastic life of Steve Jobs. I even picked up People magazine’s special issue, which I rarely do. TIME, Bloomberg BusinessWeek (here’s a good overview on it) and Fortune have all produced epic compilations—no doubt largely assembled from existing articles and reporting—worthy of any Apple/Jobs/fanboy archive. But I still regret not getting a Los Angeles Times or Wall Street Journal from October 6.
Always good to come home to Lost Angeles | Friday, October 14, 2011
Photo: Raymond Leon Roker
