May 2012
25 posts
April 2012
43 posts
Urbnism + Optimism: The Banality of Zoning... →
urbnist:
Strange things are afoot in Tempe, AZ. You drive and you walk and you bike and you jog (but mostly you drive) around town, and you see fire engine red signs sprouting up out of the ground and the asphalt and the dirt of torn up lots. And by you I mean me. I’ve been driving by them lately. A lot of…
Dear Coquette: On dreads. →
dearcoquette:
I’m worried that my dreads are wrong and that it’s wrong for me to have them. Historically my culture; be it American, Mexican, or Dutch, does not include dreads. They are also of no spiritual importance to me. I feel that by me having them I am misrepresenting a culture that I do not, in any…
curiosity counts: Want Breakthrough Ideas? First... →
curiositycounts:
“We listen to dominatrixes, obsessive compulsives, teddy-bear enthusiasts, drug addicts and nigerian hackers. We seek out these obsessives, maniacs and eccentrics because they can help us get to big, breakthrough ideas. Some of them can show us how mainstream consumers will behave in a few…