August 31, 2011 | New Music | 
by Lamia Larkin |
It took a few viewings for me to fully come to terms with my feelings for When The Night Falls, but ultimately my love for P-Thugg in yellow was the final push that persuaded me. Leave it to Canadian duo Chromeo to take every guy’s nightmare (pregnant Zombie-like ladies chasing after them) and make it so darn catchy.
August 20, 2011 | Cool Travel | by Lamia Larkin |
STA Travel Australia sent three of their mates, Rick Mereki, Andrew Lees and Tim White, on a six week journey around the world. What resulted was three one minute videos of some pretty impressive stop motion footage of the food, culture, and people that they encountered. Read more
August 18, 2011 | New Trends | by Lamia Larkin |
I came across the British record label Finders Keepers within a little music shop in Austin, Texas, of all places. Browsing through the CD shelves looking for a good mix to help fuel my road-trip back to California, I spotted a spooked-out psychedelic jazz score to a 70s Czech horror film. It was so random and so strange that I knew that I had to have it. Read more
August 17, 2011 | New Trends | by Lamia Larkin |
Every now and then advertising agencies come up with some pretty ingenious ideas, and 13th Street Bowlingheads is no exception. Done by Stockholm advertising agency Jung Von Matt and artist Oliver Paass as a way to promote the German horror TV channel No.1, it took over three weeks to make these hand-painted detailed bowling balls. Read more
August 11, 2011 | New Events | by Lamia Larkin |
Do you have a favorite Newbery Medal book? From Charlotte’s Web to The Giver, there are tons of classics that we have all grown to love. James Kennedy, the author of the young adult book, The Order of Odd-Fish, has teamed up with the New York Library and the Chicago Public Library, to create the 90-Second Newbery Video Contest. Read more
August 8, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Lamia Larkin |
Being the independent film junkie an avid Hulu and Netflix viewer that I am, you can imagine my excitement when I came across No Budge, a website dedicated to no budget films. The site was created by filmmaker, Kentucker Audley, whose no budget film Open Film received critical acclaim from all over. Read more
August 1, 2011 | New Trends | by Lamia Larkin |
My commitment issues have always prevented me from getting a tattoo, and temporary tattoos always seemed kind of lame. That is until I discovered Tattly: a temporary tattoo company full of quirky hand drawn-esque images begging to be mine.
July 29, 2011 | New Products | by Lamia Larkin |
It was only a matter of time before Quirk Books released their next literary creation on the world, and this September they plan on letting loose Bedbugs. Yes, the title of the book is Bedbugs. Read more
July 29, 2011 | New Events | by Lamia Larkin |
I feel like the Smithsonian and Museum of the Moving Image have read my mind: an entire exhibit dedicated to the crazy and wonderful world of Jim Henson!? It’s almost too perfect to even comprehend. The retrospective is titled Jim Henson’s Fantastic World and it contains more than 120 artifacts: including drawings, storyboards, and props. The exhibit is open from now until next January. Read more
July 21, 2011 | New Music | by Lamia Larkin |
OC-based hip hop-electronica band BLOK is more like performance art for your ears. They’re not your typical young musical group coming out of SoCal, but honestly I’ve had enough indie folk to last me a lifetime. Made up of Damien Blaise, Jesse Saint John, and Gianna Gianna, these three siblings have a new music video, Jungle Dog Fang Hell. Read more
July 18, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Lamia Larkin 
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San Francisco artist Lisa Congdon was looking to try something different from her regular illustration work. So she looked around her studio and realized that she had enough items to photograph and document every single day. Read more
July 2, 2011 | Video | by Lamia Larkin |
What does one year of make-up really look like? Dutch video artists Lernert and Sander decided to find out with their latest video, Natural Beauty, where they continuously applied 365 layers of makeup onto one model. Read more
July 2, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Lamia Larkin |
This blog, Angel Does Stuff, features a cardboard cutout of Buffy The Vampier Slayer’s Angel doing fun things like grabbing something to drink out of the fridge, or standing next to a Betty White calendar. These photos shouldn’t interest me at all, but I just can’t look away. Read more
June 27, 2011 | New Film | by Lamia Larkin |
We live in a world where everything is online, where internet access is now a basic necessity, and where anyone and everyone’s voices can easily be heard. But what would happen if the democratic Internet, as we know it, was, instead, controlled by a handful of people? What if these same people had the power to shut the Internet down at their whim and discretion? That possibility is what the film #killswitch wants to discuss. Read more
June 17, 2011 | New Design | by Lamia Larkin |
Graphic designer Aram Bartholl is showing his support for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei with these these awesome F**k Everything glasses. You, too, can can wear these cynical shades and show your support by downloading the PDF here. Download, print, cut, and enjoy! Who doesn’t love D.I.Y art with a message? Read more
Graphic design and vintage book blog A Journey Round My Skull just published a fantastic post of Japanese graphic design from the past 80 or so years. Read more
Hahahahahaha! Cursebird is a ‘real–time feed of swearing on Twitter’. Perfect for idling away the hours when the work day just seems too damn sanitized.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
Conceptual artist Pascual Sisto stumbled across a Google Maps street view of Minnie Street in Fairbanks Alaska that was obscured by a plastic bag. He has the view preserved on his site in case Google decides to re-photograph the intersection.
I’ve yet to find out what they put in the water in Germany that generates such a consistently rich stream of good electronica. Carrying the torch at the moment is Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha du Prince, whose early 2007 release, This Bliss, landed on my doormat with a deep bass-kick and hasn’t left my iPod since. Read more
Nono Muaks makes some pretty quirky products that would make great novelty gifts, but I don’t quite get this Double TEE, which has no front or back: it’s a ’360 degree experience’.
We have a Contribute Section through which you can post onto LAEM under your name about your favourite pop culture discoveries. So help spread the good word about those talented peeps doing talented things. They win. You win. We win!
Danot has created a stunning line of new illustrated tanks and tees, featuring our latest obsession, the Forlorn tanktop. Is it a bird? Or a face? Or all of the above? Dive into this graphic and decide for yourself. While you’re there, check out the other great new Danot pieces in the Lost At E Minor store
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