Posts tagged with Maryland
June 16, 2011 | New Music | 
by Gerry Mak |
Driving through the idyllic Maryland countryside after a few hours swimming at the Pretty Boy Reservoir, we listened to Baltimore band Lands & Peoples. Their ethereal sound was abstract, yet harmonious enough to fit perfectly with our endorphin highs as the setting sun cast a golden glow over everything.
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June 28, 2010 | Cool Travel | 
by Gerry Mak |
A recent system of storms blew through the entire Northeast, drenching parts of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, but failing to drop any moisture on heat-paralyzed Baltimore. Still, the massive lightning cloud that loomed just south of the city a couple days ago was amazing to look at. It was probably related to the same system that hit Chicago, simultaneously striking three of the tallest buildings there with lightning.
October 31, 2009 | New Trends | by Gerry Mak 
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Maryland-based cartoonist Jonathan Wojcik’s obsession with insects, monsters, and anything related to Halloween comes through hilariously clearly in his web comic, Bogleech. Check out the rest of his site for various projects and his Etsy shop.
April 29, 2008 | New Products | by John Malloy |
Before my friends at Biggs & Featherbelle urged me to try their Muscle Soak, I’d never been a fan of baths. Read more
UK-based design firm SabotagePKG created this wonderfully eye-catching carafe style bottle and packaging for Evolve’s organic, cold pressed oils. Read more
Check out Zoë Taylor’s latest ‘Sheer Delight’ illustrations that accompany Harriet Walkner’s In The Cut weekly column in Another Magazine. With references to Dolce and Gabana and Christopher Kane couture, Taylor’s hand reveals why sheer is the ultimate fashion paradox. Read more
Having originally sprung from the Shaky Isles (otherwise known as New Zealand), I can appreciate the humour in the New Zealand cartoon series, Bro Town, the first homegrown animated series to screen during local prime time. It’s simply brilliant, a real play on the ‘thuck’ accent and small town ways of our Kiwi brethren.
A minimalist design hotel parked on Thailand’s Koh Samui island, The Library stole my attention as I wandered down Chewang Beach at sunset. Read more
Writer Warren Ellis and artist Paul Duffield have teamed up for a pretty stunning, albeit mildly cliched webcomic about mysterious survivors in a post-apocalyptic London submerged in water.
Skeletonbreath pound out some pretty raging post-punk anthems with a violin taking the lead rather than a vocalist. The trio can get surprisingly loud, despite frontman Robert Pycior’s classically trained virtuosity.
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The scientists explored the surface of our moon until they stood facing the foreboding presence of The Lunar Crystal. The two men stood in awe of the crystal’s existence. They stared without tact; oblivious to the inquisitive voices on the other end of their earpieces.
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The return of the Brionvega rr226
Italian brand Brionvega has resurrected the classy Radiofonografio piece first created in 1965. The updated version is just like the original turntable/radio unit, but also has a CD/DVD player.
How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! Read more
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
Cookie Boy’s creative cookie designs
I don’t eat cookies, so good thing Cookie Boy’s cookies are little pieces of art too pretty and cute to eat. Read more
Here are a couple awesome pieces by Matt Leines that were recently on display in the Doubting Thomases exhibit at Nudashank gallery in Baltimore. Gives me ideas for Halloween. Read more
This pendant by Portland designer Stephanie Stimek hangs from an eighteen inch 14 carat gold chain. Made from a Japanese quail egg, the entire shell has been coated in plastic for strength and is available for purchase through the Lost At E Minor store. Read more
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