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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2009 - 11:30 p.m. - Venice, CA

Thanks to Carlito and Camellia for the pre-party dining! Thanks to Geebaum and Amanda for hosting a wonderful New Year's party. Thanks to all our friends for being you. Happy 2010, all!

Santa Monica Sunset

December 22, 2009 - 4:45 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

Copenhagen's Bike-Friendly Culture

Check out this video of Copenhagen's kick ass bike culture/lanes/way-of-living by Street Films! I wish every city in the world would take the initiative to implement the infrastructure needed for such bike-friendly living. Aside from the obvious benefits to society, bicycling more would certainly also help reduce obesity and  air and noise pollution. [Thanks @lostart]

Santa Monica Cyclists

December 15, 2009 - 4:40 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

Arkitip Interview: Kevin Lyons

Big ups to self-proclaimed "backpack hip hop designer of the 21st century" and creative director Kevin Lyons, whom I had the distinct pleasure of working with at Tokion way back when! And I mean waaaaay back...

Beach Walk

November 12, 2009 - 3:15 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

LA - Downtown Art Walk Events (11.12.09)

NYC - Harley-Davidson Presents "Art of Rebellion" (10.17.09)

Brooklyn - Fine Line: Graffiti Art and Public Space (10.16.09)

Air Skating/Surfing with Uncle Bod

Look at Uncle Bod Boyle give baby Lulu board lessons! We've been joking that he'll sponsor Lulu if she decides to skate someday. Growing up in Dogtown, lots of families enjoying skating together. She already has friends that do. And there's even a new local skatepark!  She'll probably be better than I ever was! Oh a parent can dream!

Brooklyn - 'High Glitz: The Extravagant World of Child Beauty Pageants' Book Event (10.01.09)

Hello Kitty ASICS

I need some new trainers for boot camp. So while window shopping online, I stumbled upon these  new Hello Kitty and ASICS trainers. No doubt the flashy Limited Edition Gel-Lyte III sneakers will attract attention. Not exactly what I want to run in, but maybe something I wouldn't mind killing time in.  The exclusive shoe comes in two patterns: a classic retro Hello Kitty print adorned with mini stars in high contrast red and white and a Hello Kitty face with dollar signs in bold black and gold. Only available on Sanrio.com, New York, San Francisco, and Hawaii. $145 USD.

NYC - Ken Miller & Rizzoli's "Shoot" Book Event (09.17.09)

Hustler of Culture has a copy of SHOOT, a beautiful book documenting "photography of the moment" to give away to one lucky reader [Thanks to the publisher, Rizzoli]. For someone with 50,000 photographs posted online, I love capturing my own fleeting moments. To qualify to win SHOOT, leave a comment with a memory of a moment in time you failed to photograph, but wish you had.  The contest ends on September 19th at 11:59 p.m.  A winner will be chosen at random and notified within 48 hours.

If you are in New York City, do not miss the book release party at the New Museum of Contemporary Art on September 17th!

Art For Sale: Henry Chalfant "Kell, Futura, 1980"

HENRY CHALFANT
Kell, Futura, 1980

Ultrachrome photograph on archival paper
8 x 40 inches

Edition of 20
Numbered and signed by the Artist
$350

Published by Iconoclast Editions

At Home With John Mayer (Yawn)!

Elle Decor profiled musician John Mayer's Manhattan home. And it's a yawn. Following is their description of what you see above:

In the living area, the sofa, armchairs, lamps, cocktail table, and handknotted silk rug are all by Armani/Casa; the stool, made of woven water hyacinth, is from Apartment 48, and the velvet pillows are from ABC Carpet & Home.

OMFG... how boring! How can a young guy like John have the taste of a 72 year old Japanese woman? I'm not saying his home is ugly. It just doesn't fly for a young rock star's apartment. Someone's been living in hotel rooms for too long (this is a favored aesthetic of the MTV Cribs set). Nice guitar but it's hard to believe it rests there all the time. Really?!

Am I the only person who caught the solo interesting piece in the room?! Hello, editors! Thanks for the obvious shout out to Andy Warhol in the bedroom, but like, there's a kick ass Ryan McGinness piece hanging on the wall and it's getting no love from you decorator zombies. John, whomever picked up that piece for you should've decorated the rest of your home.

Seinfeld Comments on Blackberries and iPhones

Best takeaway quotes, summing it all up:

"Do we even know what rudeness is anymore?"

"All my pretentious show business friends have the iPhone." 

LA - "Joyride" (08.27.09 - ?)

 

LA - Jim Muir Benefit (08.20.09)

LA - "ECHO BEACH RETROSPECTIVE, 1978-1982: Surf Culture Art Exhibition" (08.08.09 - 08.13.09)

LA - Catch Me If You Can: A Mystery Bike Ride (08.02.09)