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Josephine Cochrane, a wealthy Illinois socialite, invented the dishwasher in 1886 out of resentment for hand-washing dishes. Her company later became what is known today as KitchenAid.
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Although history has reduced Ernst Haeckel to not much more that an illustrator featured in Taschen-style coffee table books, it's really his ego and persistence that fascinates me. He was totally the indie rock star of the naturalist scene and defin [...]
Although her impact on the world of music is not disputed, I still consider Nina Simone as one of the most underrated artists of our time. Setting out to be a classically trained pianist, she experienced a disappointing response from white academia.
Having been abroad to Japan several times, one thing is certain from my experiences... Japanese culture has a history of caring for minimalism and iconography [...]
It's 1945 and Paris is just beginning to recover from the war. The streets were filled with joy and creativity was in the air and Parisians set out once again to do what they do best, enjoy life. However, within the arts, theatre, and fashion scenes, [...]
A sweet Atari catalog from 1984 that featured Atari home computers, printers, disk drives, modems, joysticks, and accessories.
James Franco on the meaning of art, his interview with Marina Abramović, and why his performance on the soap opera 'General Hospital' qualifies as performance art.
For the most part, the Hays Code was basically of a set of 'morals' for filmmakers and the major studios to follow. But writers and filmmakers who had to work within the Hays Code found a secret goldmine in these new restrictions. They found it in t [...]
At this point the term sustainability isn't even sustainable. Greenwashing, leaf logos. It's getting tired fast. Nevertheless, as L. Hunter Lovins explains, there is a business case for taking sustainability seriously rather than simply trying to sel [...]
I came across the Blommers/Schumm book Anita and was blown away by their work, particularly the Class of 1998 series where their mastery of microscopic detail and enormous vision are displayed to perfection.
Pecha Kucha: twenty slides with twenty seconds per slide adding up to a six minute forty second presentation for each speaker.
I saw this video back in the early days of YouTube and thought it was great. Really tight editing and obviously a hilarious choice of music.
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