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- The Great American Bubble Machine : Rolling Stone
required reading for the 4th of July: "Goldman's role in the sweeping global disaster that was the housing bubble is not hard to trace. Here again, the basic trick was a decline in underwriting standards, although in this case the standards weren't in IPOs but in mortgages. By now almost everyone knows that for decades mortgage dealers insisted that home buyers be able to produce a down payment of 10 percent or more, show a steady income and good credit rating, and possess a real first and last name. Then, at the dawn of the new millennium, they suddenly threw all that shit out the window and started writing mortgages on the backs of napkins to cocktail waitresses and ex-cons carrying five bucks and a Snickers bar."
- Surreality Only Beginning | TPM
please file this under "batshit crazy": "It looks like a duck and quacks like a duck. Either Palin is resigning ahead of some titanic scandal (which should emerge in short order if it exists) or her resignation was triggered by an even more extreme mental instability than we'd previously suspected."
- Travelling Surf Enforcer for Hire (Windandsea to O'side Harbor)
What I'm selling here is one week of regulation at your break. This includes intimidation and violence against the donkeys sporting SUP's, sponges, Stewart longboards, and funboards…. (via @surfysurfy)
- Ruins of the Second Gilded Age – The New York Times
Photo essay with captions by Edgar Martins documenting the recent real estate bust in the United States. "People are present in these images, bit not physically. You trace their action, the destruction they left behind." – amazing.
- "Nearest Tube" Augmented Reality App for iPhone
We've been hearing a lot about "augmented reality". Here is a perfect video example of how "augmented reality" will help your daily life. think of this as an simple version of how this concept will change our lives in the future.
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- Deus Ex Machina | Lovers Land Art Show
more photos from the Lover's Island art show. so nicely presented. very cool
- Jasmin Shokrian, Draftswoman
my homegirl and minimalista couturanarian Jasmin Shokrian throws the bomb hail mary and comes up roses. Michelle Obama wore one of Jasmin’s dresses at a speech a few days ago and I'm im'ing with Jasmin now, asking her when she's gonna be on Oprah. In all seriousness, Jasmin makes minimalist/simple high-fashion couture and sells it at places like Barney's and Opening Ceremony. She has a new, more affordable line out called "Draft No 17" experiments on the concept of a slipdress. if yer a chick and even slightly into beautifully designed, simple clothing, check Jasmin out. Also here's a post on Mrs-O about the dress.
- Mexicans Blame Industrial Hog Farms – washingtonpost.com
an article on the industrial hog farms in mexico where swine flu is expected to have originated. Local residents have been banning together for years trying to draw attention to the poorly run facilities. Company spokesman deny everything as they push for federal cases against the leaders of the grassroots organizations based on obscure, obtuse charges. I feel like like I'm reading some throw-back article from big agrobusiness in the 80s or a Ruth Ozeki novel.
- Surfing Photographer Jeff Flindt Shoots the Curl on Vimeo
short video interview with Jeff Flindt. lots of good tips and behind-the-scenes stuff. Flindt came up under Larry "The Flame" Moore. [via thomas hawk]
- Chandler Burr's Ten Favorite Fragrances
spotted at kottke. I'm definitely a perfume junky. and wish that the internet came with smellovision, just so i could smell new perfumes/colognes. Burr gives great advice: forget the perfume/cologne man/woman labels and wear what you want to wear. I love finding new uncommon scents, so this goes in the bookmarks. my main stays: Comme de Garcons #2, Mint, Tea and Palisander. I like to switch it up and combine scents. and I generally stick to the incense, wood, citrus, concrete, napalm, rose side of thing. I enjoy reading about the notes that make up scents.
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- Muller — Anatomy of…
awesome design series from Tom Muller (Kleber design studio). In this series, he goes in to the process behind the projects he's designed for clients. I especially like the Viking logo one. A great resource for designers, from a guy who's been visible on the web since the late 90s.
- Republic Bike | fixed gear bicycles
gorgeous bikes. i love all the colors and options. check out their Build feature to build your own.
- iolabs – fine art reproduction, large format printing, photographic and textile imaging, giclee, providence, rhode island
museum quality digital photography printing service. Hahnemühle papers, color correction, large format printing, display imaging. tons of cool options. their flickr site is rad too. tons of good humor in the studio. I'm gonna try these guys out for an upcoming gallery show in Vallarta.
- James Day – photographer
everything a flash-driven photography portfolio website should be and nothing it shouldn't. amazing photography. amazing presentation. See – flash can be cool. sometimes.
- LET IT DIE: Rushkoff on the economy
"The thing that is dying—the corporatized model of commerce—has not, nor has it ever been, supportive of the real economy. It wasn’t meant to be. And before we start lamenting its demise or, worse, spending good money after bad to resuscitate it, we had better understand what it was for, how it nearly sucked us all dry, and why we should put it out of our misery."
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