Lost at E Minor

By Lost At E Minor in New Photography on Friday 21 December 2012

Melbourne-based Ben Thomas (Cityshrinker) has recently returned from Tokyo shooting for his first feature book for Chronicle Books (due for release early 2014). In the meantime, he is set to launch Cityshrinker//50. N2Y2C is the first image in this series to be released, limited to an edition of 50. The print has also been released [...]

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By Lost At E Minor in New Food and Packaging on Friday 21 December 2012

Scotch eggs, deep-fried hotdogs and uni croquettes. Stellar cocktails and hidden izakaya. The best espresso in town. In the Urban Grocer’s just-launched digital pocket guide, where to eat, drink and shop for food when in New York takes center stage. The Urban Grocer’s Guide to Urban Eating is a food-focused city guide on the coolest food discoveries in New York City, tailor-made for the urban foodie. Street art-inspired designs of bold stenciled typography overlay graffiti splashes of bright colors paired with striking photos of New York City street scenes and foodstuffs.

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By Night Panther in New Photography on Thursday 20 December 2012

A great artist and a great visionary, Kelly Kurteson is a graduate of New York’s top school for photographic arts. She is Night Panther’s photographer and takes all of our band photos.

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By Brooklyn Whelan in Cool Travel on Thursday 20 December 2012

So four years after opening a small bar in Tokyo and plenty of Whiskey Sours poured, my good friends at Kinfolk recently opened their new spot in Brooklyn, NYC. It’s got a really good stocked bar and I also hear the food is some New York’s finest. Get down and check them out if you’re in the area. It’ll be worth your while.

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By Roxiny in New Film on Wednesday 12 December 2012

Downtown Calling is Shan Nicholson’s ode to his New York City and the art scene of a dark era in the city that blossomed into a subculture dedicated to creativity. I remember watching the film the first time and the effect it had on me because it’s ultimately about how art and music can push [...]

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By Scott Tulay in Architecture on Tuesday 20 November 2012

Frank Gehry’s over-scaled cornice surprised the conservative town of Boston when he renovated the Tower Records building with Schwartz/Silver back in 1989. His penthouses in New York now take their sculptural cues from the experience of exaggerated bay windows where a person can step beyond the facade of a building. What is interesting is the promotional video for the new penthouses uses tilt shift views which imply that your view 870 feet up from the tallest residential building in the U.S. will make New York seem like your personal playset.

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By Phil Groman in Video on Tuesday 13 November 2012

ThunderWall is an interactive window display on Mercer Street, New York, that enables a passerby to activate a lightning storm behind the glass. By touching a button projected onto the window, the user initiates a series of lightning events in raw interior space. The piece uses capacitive touch sensing through glass to trigger sculpted lightening [...]

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By Matt from The Invincible Summer in Video on Wednesday 24 October 2012

It was New Years’ Eve 2011 and New York had, just days earlier, witnessed the worst snow storms in over 100 years. This day, the sun came out, the snow ploughs had cleared most of the streets, and the world was getting back to normal. I went walking to Washington Square, one of the great [...]

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By Matt from The Invincible Summer in Cool Travel on Friday 12 October 2012

Those who don’t like America haven’t been to New York, and those who don’t like American food haven’t been to Freemans. Located at the end of a once disused alley of The Bowery, Freemans is a charming and cool place to relax, have brunch, and, yes, drink breakfast cocktails. Featuring old world furniture, paintings, plants and some signature antlers, try some smoked trout, a hard boiled egg with horseradish cream and The Devereaux – a light mix of Bourbon, St. Germain, mint, lemon juice and champagne.

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By Jonathan Phelps in New Events on Tuesday 8 May 2012

Good news, This American Life, Ira Glass’ long running public radio show, will be airing live from on stage in New York on May 10.

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By Lost At E Minor in New Art on Saturday 28 April 2012

Brooklyn-born artist RAE enjoys leaving Urban Folk Art gifts in and around the streets of New York for the everyday person to gaze at. His murals, found-object sculptures, and single-line ink drawings usually reside on city streets off the beaten path. But don’t hesitate to look right under your nose, because when no-one’s looking, you’ll be surprised what he can get away with.

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