Looking good and feeling good about it just got easier for eco-conscious consumers. One environmentally unfriendly product category that has previously slipped under the radar is denim jeans. In fact, many pesticides and polluting dyes are used in the production of jeans. Alanis Morissette and Woody Harrelson have teamed up to launch Reco Jeans, a new company making a (fashion) statement with 50% recycled denim. While this isn’t 100% environmentally friendly, it is a significant step in the realm of eco-friendly fashion.
Posted by Jonathan Strickberger
Scribblenauts, announced at E3 and scheduled to be released in the fall, is a much anticipated game from the small startup 5th Cell. The goal of the game is simple. You’re tasked with reaching a star on each level map, like in Crayon Physics. But instead of drawing ramps and boxes, you write. You can write any noun you think of and the item will materialize on screen to be used as a prop. The items even interact with each other.
Attempts to break the game by entering obscure words have been relatively unsuccessful. 5th Cell had 5 people going through encyclopedias and dictionaries for 6 months. There’s even a few meme cats in the game. The game is being released for the DS, but it’s interesting to speculate about how it could grow. It could be online and constantly updated with new objects, become multi-player or be adopted for other purposes.
Posted by clara
The Taxi and Limousine Commission recently voted in favor of “share-a-cab” pilot programs.
Select cab drivers will be able to pick up multiple passengers traveling along the same route. Each passenger sharing a ride with a stranger will get at least a 50% discount thanks to new, multi-fare meters.
Beginning this fall, pick up points will include Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, West 57th Street at Eighth Avenue, East 72nd Street at Third Avenue, and West 72nd at Columbus Avenue. Participating cabs will have electronic signs showing the neighborhoods they are traveling through.
With New Yorkers becoming more environmentally and economically conscious, this new plan may be just what the city needs. A small taxi stand on the Upper East Side has been using this program with $6 fares to Wall Street. With 4 people cramping into each one of these cabs, a set of universal rules has been established. For example, silence is golden - cell phone conversations are absolutely forbidden. The TLC will display an explicit code of conduct in all participating cabs.
This plan may help New Yorkers’ wallets, but what about their manners? Only time will tell.
Posted by Sarah Dumoff
The Parisian street artist known as Invader will be having his first solo exhibition at Jonathan Levine Gallery in Chelsea starting at the end of this month, June 27.
The pixelated, 8-bit video game inspired artist from France often works with mosaic tiles to create pieces that often give a nostalgic feeling of those classic games such as Pacman and Space Invaders. Although this is his first time having a solo exhibition in New York, it is definitely not the first time he has displayed his work here. He first invaded New York back in 2000 and since then has come back numerous times to leave his mark on the streets of New York. So far, he has invaded over 40 cities from every inhabitable continent.
The artist’s coming exhibition is titled “Top 10″, which is referring to what he believes is to be the 10 most influential albums of his generation. He then recreated the album artwork of the albums using his style and techniques. He will be showing his usual mosaic pieces but will also be showing how the ability to manipulate a Rubik’s cube serves a greater purpose than to just impressing the ladies. The image of the Clash’s “London Calling” album cover at the top was actually created by manually manipulating a series of Rubik’s cubes until he reached the final image. For an even better idea of what his exhibition show is going to be like, check the video link provided at the bottom.
If you can’t manage visit his exhibition to see his artwork in person, not to worry. Just walk around the streets… and keep your eyes open.
Invader "Top 10Video"
http://www.space-invaders.com/
http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/
Posted by Christóbal
