Cool Hunting
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Tropolism
by Josh Rubin
The world of Cool Hunting expands again: please welcome Tropolism to our little family.
Tropolism explores the city through the eyes of architects. It calls attention to the art of architects, finds urban beauty wherever it may be, and otherwise revels in the pleasures of the dense city. It also is very skeptical about what architects have to say about their buildings. Its task is to inform, enliven, provoke, and elevate the debate about buildings and the city while refraining from gossip.
The site begins in New York, and will expand to other major urban areas.
The editor is Chad Smith, an architect and award-winning designer with his own practice in Manhattan. In addition to Tropolism.com, he has contributed to The Village Voice.
CH Readers: Vote for Sony's PSP U.K. Launch Print Campaign
by Josh Rubin
Designers Neil McFarland and Jon Burgerman were asked to create art inspired by the game Wipeout Pure to be used in the print ads for the U.K. launch of Sony's PSP. CH readers get to pick which one will actually get used. Check them out and vote for your favorite.
WAV Magazine
by Ami Kealoha
WAV is a heady mix of relatively unknown music and left-of-center politics, published out of Los Angeles, California. Its most recent issue, with a profile of DJ Rap (referred to as "arguably the world's #1 female DJ") and a piece about the other video directing Gondry (Olivier, Michel's geeky bro), there's plenty in its pages to keep the avid culture hound's attention. A casual writing style and eclectic layout belie the glossy's youth (this is only their fourth issue), but that's often the case from what's likely the output of a no-sleep work ethic of an underpaid and understaffed independent publisher.
No Mas
by Josh Rubin
Been seeing these around the city lately and had to track them down. They are No Mas, live and direct from NYC. The latest run is No Mas vs. Swayzee and hints all sorts of the East Coast vs. West Coast friendly rivalry. Available at select shops and online at Turntable Lab.
Dazz-Ahh
by Evan Orensten
There's nothing new about simple syrup (sugar dissolved in hot water). Nor is there anything new about using it instead of sugar in an iced tea, iced coffee or lemonade (because it is much easier to mix with cold beverages). But this is the first time I've come across it in ready-to-use packets, sitting among the growing assortment of sugar, raw sugar, and their less-appealing chemical substitutes. The brand name of these liquid sweeteners is Dazz-ahh; they offer both a natural cane sugar and an artifically sweetened version.
