We Live In Public

Ondi Timoner, the filmmaker who gave us Dig! in 2004, just unveiled a new cautionary tale titled We Live In Public; a documentary about the rise and fall of Josh Harris, often dubbed "the Warhol of the Web." Remember him? Back in the early 1990s, the charismatic man who founded the first Internet market research company and the first Internet-based television network (Pseudo.com) produced live streams more eccentric than you'll ever see on Chatroulette, foresaw social networks and the domination of virtual reality – and like all geniuses who party a little too hard, he eventually took his game too far. Judging solely from the movie trailer, it's obvious his story will be thrilling to watch. 

03.12.2010

Our "Terrible Love": The National

We don't get musically-induced goosebumps for just anyone. But ever since we saw The National perform at sundown at Coachella a few years back, their haunting vocals do it for us every time. The Brooklyn indie rock outfit recently debuted their new, typically-heartfelt song "Terrible Love" on Jimmy Fallon. The bad news: Their new album High Violet isn't due out until May 11. The good news: you can bide your time by listening to the tune over at Stereogum. 03.11.2010

Attention Ladies and Gentlewomen

There's a new print style authority on the scene and its clean, classy design is already sending ripples through the publishing industry. Gentlewoman is the much-anticipated magazine from the Danish duo Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom, the men behind cult men's mag Fantastic Man, and is due to make its debut on March 22. The look and feel will take a cue from its brother title and editor-in-chief Penny Martin says that the magazine is “about modernity and women that are just fantastic." The first issue's cover girl is Celine's creative director Phoebe Philo as photographed by David Sims. 03.11.2010

Bitter Melon Extract and Breast Cancer

The extract of bitter melon, a vegetable often found in India, China and South America, might protect women from breast cancer:

“When we used the extract from that melon, we saw that it kills the breast cancer cells," lead researcher Ratna Ray, a professor of pathology at Saint Louis University, told HealthDay News. "We didn't see any death in the normal cells," she added.

 Read more here.

03.11.2010