May 20, 2008
If L.A. is so cool, how come its condos are so boring? The exception to the boxy, drab and overly stucco’ed rule is the Metro Collection. These four design-forward buildings – three of which are by Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A. – signify Read More
May 20, 2008
By the way, one member of the Metro Collection is Madrone, the Modern mid-rise at Hollywood and La Brea. This building was recently profiled in The Slatin Report, the “real estate intelligence” tip sheet which provides a list of reasons why Read More
May 20, 2008
Just when you thought it was safe to understand Web 2.0 (social networking, MySpace, etc.), here comes Web 3.0. This new direction in e-communication is also the latest in sophisticated marketing. According various reports (such as this article Read More
May 20, 2008
Before there was National Lampoon, SNL or The Onion, there was Mad magazine, the publication that, despite being aimed at adolescents, offered social criticism too incisive for the mainstream. The inside back page included a Mad “Fold-In” Read More
May 20, 2008
With food prices as high as gasoline prices, nearly all the world’s valuable commodities are suffering shortages, or out-of-reach pricing, or both. Author Raj Patel has written Stuffed and Starved, about why “there are one billion overweight Read More
May 20, 2008
…And it’s called (drumroll) WSJ. The recently announced luxury lifestyle magazine from the Wall Street Journal has been in development for nearly two years. It is the Journal’s first brand extension since the paper’s parent Read More
May 20, 2008
Apparently, Los Angeles and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are warming up to each other more than ever. Starting September 1, Emirates Airlines will offer non-stop service from Los Angeles to Dubai. With UAE economic power flowing into Read More
May 20, 2008
Moving from Dubai to Bombay now: As in the Bombay Dub Orchestra. This new project splices together electronica, ambient, Western classical, Indian classical, semi classical and sub classical and other sounds we haven’t identified yet. The music – from Read More
