Travel
August 25, 2010

20 Eye-Opening Cultural Norms in Japan

Look through the website of Jan Chipchase and you'll instantly notice that this man's been places. As Executive Creative Director of Global Insights at Frog Design, a global design and innovation company, Chipchase has not only traveled the world, he's also called major metropolises like London, Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo and Shanghai his home.

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Photography
August 22, 2010

Our Beautiful, Fleeting Youth (21 photos)

There's an honesty and vulnerability to 20-year-old photographer Tamara Lichtenstein's photos that you don't see very often. It's like she's giving us a rare look inside the lives of our modern day youth. Girls coming of age, exploring their identity, still sweet but with a new found freedom they have yet to understand.

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Art
August 17, 2010

Top 12 Banksy Pieces of 2010

Banksy is the gold standard when it comes to urban street art. His legendary reputation has only grown since the 2010 release of his intriguing movie, “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” To promote the film, Banksy went into super-overdrive and attacked city walls across North America like there was no tomorrow. The result is an incredible collection of thought-provoking, clever work that only the brilliant Banksy could come up with.

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Art
August 8, 2010

Art About Overcoming Obstacles (20 total)

Rain Stain Los Angeles based artist Mel Kadel creates complicated characters you can easily identify with. Influenced by Shel Silverstein and Maurice Sendak, Kadel creates drawings that also have a wonderfully whimsical nature about them. Going through her body of work, you'll notice that her characters are always struggling with something. In her words, her art is about, “getting through tough times, and conquering daily obstacles.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.