January 2012
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In Memoriam
Two months after his death, GQ remembers heavyweight titan Joe Frazier.
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Cinematic
Cinema in a Milan department store from Abitare (December 2011).
December 2011
4 posts
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Mind Eraser
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Best of 2011
Zinio Best of 2011: long-form journalism. The Kill Team, Rolling Stone (April 14, 2011). How U.S. Soldiers In Afghanistan Murdered Innocent Civilians And Mutilated Their Corpses — And How Their Officers Failed To Stop Them.
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Infinite Prayer
Monks gather from the frame to infinity on the Buddhist holy day, Magha Puja in the forthcoming issue of National Geographic (January 2012).
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You've Been Missing Greenland's Ski Season
Ski season is officially open in Greenland. In May. This photo from the upcoming January 2012 issue of Outside shows Johnny Collinson plunging off a 35-foot headwall of glacial ice on the outskirts of Kulusuk, Greenland. Hard to not appreciate the extreme amount of calculation needed by both photographer and skier, in order to land this shot.
November 2011
4 posts
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And the Turkey
“Town & Country” rewards us with a spread of the best butchers, cheesemongers, winemakers and chocolatiers that will ship directly to our door. We’ll be giving thanks for a long time!
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Science Leap of Faith
Physicist Alan Lightman talks about the Multiverse Theory in the latest issue of “Harper’s.” Ironically, this hypothesis (that leaves God out of the equation) also requires faith. As Lightman writes: “we must to believe in what we cannot prove.”
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Kyoto Story
Ai Tominaga, for Vogue’s Japan December issue, inhabits a Kyoto that could have been a product of Yasujiro Ozu’s psyque. Of course, Miles Aldridge had to make it über-voluptuous…and rather disquieting…
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Simple is not Easy
Elephant Magazine, eight artists and the power of frugality.
October 2011
3 posts
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Letters and Forms
Inventive uses of design to convey typography with shelves in Dwell.
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Grin and Bare It
ESPN’s Body Issue is heating things up on the newsstand yet again. Some remarkable photography going on, nude-but-not-really style.
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Killer Front To Back
So we’re now carrying WIRED UK. Get stoked on everything.
September 2011
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Bottoms Up
Christina Ricci gets all stylish in the new fall fashion / entertainment issue of Nylon. Here’s hoping more hand-drawn typography makes a comeback.
August 2011
5 posts
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Bright Suits
Maybe I’m just getting old, or businesspeople are getting more visually interesting. Harvard Business Review has some snazzy color patterns / illustrations accompanying their articles this month.
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Pretty Faces
Some people might be excited to see Gwenyth Paltrow in the new issue of ELLE. Me, I read it for the typography.
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Excess Jealousy
I’d imagine if you can afford one of these, you can afford two. So, anyone want to pick one up for me? Via Robb Report and filed under “Things I Will Never Be Able To Buy Ever.”
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I Heart Existentialism
The new issue of New Scientist is all about existentialism, with snazzy graphics and ideas that will probably depress you. Or at least make you feel insignificant.
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Although Monday Isn't The Best Day For High-Fiving
ESPN: The Magazine gives us a look at the history of the high-five. (Sidenote: For the best high-five, look at the elbow of the person you are high-fiving.)
July 2011
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Maybe You'd Like To Redecorate
In case you have more money than you know what to do with in the seven or eight figure range, Elle Decor has some snapshots of the way Courtney Cox lives.
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Palm Shadows
Particularly enjoying the palm print on the board courtesy of the sun in the new ESPN The Magazine.
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Things To Play With
I’d recommend neither sharks nor fire, but I guess this kid is okay with the former. From New Scientist.
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Not For Those Scared Of Heights
Sometimes I think about what you’re not seeing in a photo - for example, having driven Highway 1 through Big Sur, it seems to me like the photographer would have had to be standing on thin air or something to capture this. Either way, it would be a long fall. From Conde Nast Traveller.
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Greatest Hits
I’m not sure what’s going on here, but I’m strangely okay with that. From the new issue of Paper.
June 2011
12 posts
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One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other
A snazzy photo juxtaposition in the new issue of AFAR is one of like seven cool things in it.
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Designing Well
Newsweek (now available on Zinio!) has a good preview of one of my personal favorites, Breaking Bad.
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Buzz and Fuzz
Rocking out with The Joy Formidable in the new issue of SPIN.
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Light Source
The Paris Review is now on Zinio, which is pretty crucial if you ask me. More than just words, it features some great photography, such as these shaded walls.
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Waves For Giants
For some reason, this building (out of the new Architectural Record) makes me think of dinosaurs on surfboards.
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The Movie Star Life
James Franco photo essay in the new ELLE shows what he does when he isn’t attending eight colleges (or whatever).
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But I Could Be Wrong
When they say, “It’s just like riding a bike,” often referring to something being easy to figure out or pick up again, I don’t think they’re talking about the type of bike riding that goes on in Transworld Ride BMX.
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Sometimes
Here in San Francisco it’s pretty cold for summer (as one may expect). I’m also not rich, and live in a cramped studio apartment in a crappy part of town. Sometimes it’s nice to take a look at Elle Decor and imagine the possibilities, though. (Other times, it’s just depressing.)
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Beauty All Over
The new issue of MARK has some insanely good modernist design, as well as insanely good modernist design content.
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On Top Of The World
ESPN The Magazine’s photo issue features some sweet shots, including this amazing look at the thrill of victory / agony of defeat from up top.
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If you’re ever not hungry, and would like to be, I highly recommend checking out Saveur.
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Text And Type Oh My
Some hot typography coming from the new issue of Modern Painters.
May 2011
8 posts
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Iron Ron Swanson
Nick Offerman, best known as the amazing Ron Swanson, gets dressed up as Willie Nelson in the new issue of Under The Radar.
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Regina George Grown Up
Marry me, Rachel McAdams. (But since probably the answer is no, at least thanks for the photo shoot in Elle.)
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Anyone Want To Go To Stockholm?
Getting there with Lonely Planet is nice enough, but it’s raining in San Francisco.
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Twofer
Two beautiful spreads from the new issue of Rogue, still my favorite for best designed magazine that isn’t a design magazine.
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Fun To Look At, Not To Touch.
GEO has some amazing photography, and these jellyfish are no exception.
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What's The Applicable "Surfs Up" Metaphor?
Sometimes I wonder how many times a double-dare has landed someone in the pages of Bike magazine. Whew.
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Not to be confused with the magazine
Some spiffy wallpaper styles straight from the new Garden Design.
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Summer Daze
Smithsonian Magazine gives us a glimpse of some of the glorious times of summer.
April 2011
13 posts
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Handwriting
Slam always has stellar basketball photography, but it’s intro spreads like this that grab my attention. Such nice typography.
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Abstract Expressionism or Natural Disaster
The new issue of National Geographic Interactive is talking about the dangers of CO2 emissions and one day all ocean floors could look like this. But I really like Mark Rothko, so to me, this looks pretty stellar.
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The Sum Of All Parts
Los Angeles magazine talks about Chinese food, and now I’m hungry.
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What Pretty Lines You Have
I can’t read this, but I don’t care. Vogue France is the hotness.
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Anywhere But Here
It’s that time of year that makes you want to run away to wherever, and reading all this National Geographic Traveler sure doesn’t help the stuck-indoors blues.
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Doubt Not
A bunch of pictures of Gwen Stefani looking gorgeous? Elle thanks the prayers of my 16 year old self, still singing along to “Tragic Kingdom.”