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Toro Y Moi Gets Spooky

I’m loving this retro-spooky music video directed by Jordan Kim for Toro Y Moi’s How I Know off of the sophomore album Underneath the Pine. Very Goonies meets the Frighteners.

- Curt

DIY São Paulo

Check out this amazing abode built and lived in by Brazilian architect and furniture designer, Pedro Useche. I love the blend of indoor outdoor spaces, custom furniture that’s mid-century inspired with a contemporary twist, and all that art! See the full tour over on Yatzer.

- Curt

spotted on Man Make Home. Photos by Fran Parente.

For the Love of Venn

I don’t know what it is, but I’ve been really into Venn Diagrams lately. I think it started when I was trying to explain to my friend Monica what a “meathead” was, and my explanation resulted in a Venn Diagram that also included circles for Guidos and Jersey Shore. I love how a Venn Diagram can explain relationships in a way nothing else can. Here are some more of my favorite Venns from around the interwebs…
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Trip of a Lifetime

“3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food …into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films…”

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

EAT from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

LEARN from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

These three videos make me kinda question what I’m doing with my life. Maybe we should drop everything and travel the world. And that’s exactly what STA Australia wants. The Australian Student Travel Agency guys funded this trio of dudes to make us all extremely jealous and it’s working soooooo well.

Crew
Rick Mereki : Director, producer, additional camera and editing
Tim White : DOP, producer, primary editing, sound
Andrew Lees : Actor, mover, groover

spotted on Excavation By Spoonfuls

Grizzly Apps: Nalden

What up everyone. Hope you’re doing well. Today we’re continuing with the Grizzly Apps series with a feature on the rad blog turned fancy iPad app, Nalden. Written by Nalden, a Dutch web curator that always manages to find some of the most interesting and eye catching stories from around the web. This app has some neat UX (user experience) features like dynamic background images and differing layout/nav based on the orientation of your iPad. However, it’s really all about the rock solid content. The app also has really great sections serving as sources for stylish iPad wallpapers and recommendations for other bangin’ apps. The advertising is super subtle, sparse, and all really on point, so much so, that it’s more an extension of the content than an interruption – something most billion dollar media organizations haven’t even figured out yet. Sorry ladies, this app is masculine skewing, but much less so than our previous feature WITC. I’m sure there are cool lady apps out there, but I’m just not usually digging into that type of stuff on my free time.

iTunes Description:

“Nalden is all about a lifestyle for digital natives. This blog / app works like an online desktop and includes stories supported by audio, video, snapshots, photo galleries and shop. Some people think this blog is about trends, but it is more about curated observations.”

So there you go. Another little knowledge nugget for y’all. Hope your week goes well!

- Curt