Steve Jobs is planning to demolish his 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival mansion, located in Woodside, California. In its place, the Apple CEO will erect a simpler, single-family abode. Gizmodo has the scoop on this “pared down modernist home,” based on plans submitted to the Woodside Town Council. A few details: The Bohlin Cywinski Jackson architectural firm will oversee the project. (BCJ has been responsible for several Apple Stores, including the one in Shanghai and the one on Fifth Avenue in New York.) The new estate will feature a floor-plan half the size of the existing manse and will include a…
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On June 16th 2011, Sade will be heading out on a North American tour – her first in ten years! The platinum singer begins in Baltimore, Maryland and will hit 50 cities before ending August 30th in Anahiem, CA. These are the official cities that were announced today: June 2011 16 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center 21 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum 24 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center 28 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre 30 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre July 2011 6 -…
A 50-minute documentary on information visualization and its use in journalism. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/14777910[/vimeo] Source: Kotke
35 years ago today, somewhere in a French hospital, a glorious sunbeam was filling a hospital room full of magic pixie dust and Marion popped out as the sounds of 1000 angels filled the skies over Paris. Exactly 71 days later in a hospital in Renfrew, Ontario, a snow storm dumped 8″ on top of Victoria Hospital and yours truly entered the world as Dolly Parton’s “Coat Of Many Colors” played in the background on a country music radio station. But I digress…HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the most beatifulest, talentedest, and sexifulest woman on earth! And if you haven’t seen it…
I remember seeing this special by Dr. Christiane Northrup earlier this summer on PBS and immediately calling all my sisters to tell them if they each didn’t watch it I was never talking to them again. If men could lactate, then I’m sure I was at some point while I was watching the full special–it was really that amazing and absorbing. The preview here is the only thing I could find online to show you, but if you if you subscribe to PBS and check their schedules you’ll be sure to find out how to order it on DVD or…
For all fans of the Godfather of psychedelia / mind-bending / hyper-perspective craziness, MC Escher, Nico Roig has created this amazing “Tribute to Escher” from a computer-generated 3d environment, and then converted it into an interactive spherical panorama. CLICK HERE to enter the space. Via 360 Cities
From the art of travel to the architecture of happiness, author Alain de Botton’s writings filter everyday life through a philosophical lens. Monocle Editor-in-Chief Tyler Brûlé met with Alain de Botton at his London home to talk about his latest book, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, a lucid and detailed exploration of the workplace – from office to factory, fishing boat to call centre. Watch the entire interview at Monocle.