Photographs Tell Stories Of A Lifetime

Photographs can hold meanings far beyond the initial glance. They hold and display emotion that words never could. Carmine Galasso knows this. As well as the various individuals photographed and interviewed in Galasso's book, "Crosses -- Portraits Of Clergy Abuse". Galasso traveled the United States photographing "men and women who were betrayed by the very Roman Catholic priests and nuns they had once admired and trusted" (David Gonzalez, NYTimes).

Galasso set out to find survivors of these devastating occruances and give them a medium to share their thoughts and feelings. The book holds some truly emotional stories and photographs.
Galasso's nook can be purchased here.

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Concrete Cemetary

Artists are continually pushing boundaries and attempting to create images that society has never seen before. Artist Jason de Caires Taylor accomplishes just this in his work. Taylor creates life-size cement societies and places them in the depths of the ocean -- just off of the coast of South America. As time progresses, the sculptures become one with the sea lining, acting as the reefs do that cover the sea floor. The aquatic life accepts the sculptures as part of the environment, living on and among the statues. Taylor's work can be found in various bodies of water around South America. Experiencing Taylor's work is far different than the typical gallery visit.

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Tron: Legacy

Disney's Tron will hit theaters this Thursday at midnight. The film has been hyped for months, not because of the actual film, but mainly due to the pair of robots that created the score. Daft Punk is finally back after a three year absence from the music scene. As the popularity of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is on the rise in America, Daft Punk and Joseph Kosinski have chosen to so something very irregular with the score. Daft Punk's catchy, electronically synth. lines are accompanied by an 86 piece orchestra. Daft Punk & traditional movie scores collide, as TRON offers something that has yet to be heard. As an EDM enthusiast, I am extremely excited to see Daft Punk hit the big screen. The score, paired with some impressive modern day special effects should be more than enough to make this film rediscovery worth while. Disney will have no problem cashing in at the box office Friday. 

Path: The newest way to let everyone know what you are doing with every moment of your day.

Path is one of the newest social networks to pop up on the Internet. The network is mainly based around cell phones. Users take pictures if where they are or what they are doing and post it directly from their phone using Path's phone application. Users are able to give a brief description of the photo and attach location points to where the photograph was taken. Unfortunately, Path currently only works with the Iphone. Path plans on increasing the network to devices that run Android and Windows as well.

Path has taken a page from Twitter's book, keeping the network small and simple. Currently, each Path user is limited to 50 friends to share their photos with. It is a simple social network that is based around cell phone photographs. It seems to be a good way to keep updated with close friends, but does not seem to be useful as a professional networking tool. Below is a video with more information on Path and how it is utilized:

If you would like to know more about path or join the Path social network, visit path.com.

Drinking Green

Glass blower Dean Wolf has found a way for you to get all warm and fuzzy this winter while being environmentally friendly at the same time. Curl up by the fire and warm your insides with Wolf's Recycled Blown Bottle Shot Glass. The glasses are blown from recycled Topo Chico mineral water bottles.

Not only are Wolf's products environmentally friendly, but his studio is as well.

"This glass was blown in an environmentally conscious manner in our low-energy consumption hot-shop powered in part by renewable wind energy of our power company's Green Works program. We ship using recyclable cardboard and Bio-Bubble, a 100% bio-degradable bubble wrap."

Check out Wolf's shot glasses and other work at etsy.com, as well as thousands of other pieces of art.

MetraTrend: OLED Headphones

Personal Sounds with a Personal Lightshow

Designers Min-guk and Hong-joo of Metatrend Institute have released a futuristic design for headphones. The designer duo's Transparent OLED Headphones have a headband that is made from felxible OLED panels. These panels allow the listener to fully customize their headphones. With a few presses of a button, the color and pattern created on the panel can be changed, making each pair of headphones unique to the person using them. The OLED panels display the album artwork and title of the song the user is listening to, as well as creates a visual experience that moves to the music. The heaphones are yet to be released, but would see some great success in a market of consumers that are constantly looking for the most unique and customizable products.

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Yanko Design

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