Evoking DuChamp's "Fountain," Reece Terris's installation "American Standard" is composed of 15 functional urinals.
Transforming the facility into a public indoor fountain, water overflowed from the uppermost urinal and splashed its way down through the formation creating a deluge of water flooding the sunken floor. Visitors enter the space via tiled stepping stones, providing access directly to the sink and preexisting toilet, leaving the facility fully functional and open to both sexes.
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Read this fascinating essay in BLDG BLOG that juxtaposes the Israeli Defense Forces' military tactics in its 2002 incursion into Nablus with New York cop John McClane's (played by Bruce Willis) innovative exploration and adaptive navigation of the terrorist-controlled building Nakatomi Plaza in DIE HARD, or what the writer refers to as "one of the best architectural films of the past 25 years."
If my modern architecture course at 9 am was more like this in school I might have stayed awake more easily.
My resolution, again, for 2010 is to learn how to cook. After a slight delay involving not owning a measuring cup, I finally put on my chef's hat tonight and cooked "Farfalle With Gorgonzola, Arugula and Cherry Tomatoes," a featured recipe by Mark Bittman of the New York Times. Thanks to Mun for recommending this recipe. Needless to say, tonight was also the first time I've pronounced the words "Farfalle," "Gorgonzola," and even, "Arugula," so I have to thank Mun again for her help over the phone when I was attempting to track down these ingredients at the grocery store.
So, how did it turn out?
The recipe. Note how I underlined farfalle because I didn't know what it was, and I wrote "measuring cup" as a reminder to pick one up at the grocery store.
The end result. It may not look very tasty or fancy, and I may or may not have dropped some stuff during the (frenzied) process, but in the end I dominated this recipe. It was so yummy.
I finished off dinner with dessert, which was a bowl of refreshing and healthy homemade apple sauce. Okay, maybe it was homemade in a factory somewhere, then packaged in a glass container and sold in a store near my apartment...
Stay tuned for future episodes of Cooking in 2010. Feel free to send along delectable yet "EZ" recipes for me to try.
Sebastian Errazuriz's bench concept for the cycling enthusiast.
Last week I tweeted that wearing socks with sandals needed to be socially acceptable in 2010. I was reminded of that when I read Christoph Niemann's illustrated weather forecast for 2010, especially his prediction for September 9: "Most people back to wearing long pants, with lingering socks and sandals."
In the Wall Street Journal, a ranked list of the 200 best and worst jobs in 2009 "based on five criteria - environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and stress - according to a newly released study from job site CareerCast.com."
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b_9rhnn1r4] Check out this video of these guys break dancing. They certainly don't look physically challenged or disabled.
Michael Johansson, Packa Pappas Kappsäck (Pack Daddy's Suitcases):
The title comes from an old Swedish rhyme and refers to the difficulty of repeating the same thing several times. This time, the repetition lies in differently sized suitcases that fit perfectly inside one another, and thus lose their original purpose.
Photographed at Partners & Spade.
I spotted what may be the world's thinnest door at my friend's apartment today.
Adam Batchelor's trompe l'oeil donuts toying with my real emotions hunger.
Tetsuya Noguchi's Chanel Samurai.
Made from resin, cashew lacquer, cloth and glass, the exquisitely crafted protective suits sport the iconic double-C logo, allowing the wearer to flaunt his superior social status while crushing the enemy on the battlefield.
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In case you missed Harold and Kumar 2.
I’m sure that I will always be A lonely number like root threeThe three is all that’s good and right, Why must my three keep out of sight Beneath the vicious square root sign, I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick, with just some quick arithmetic
I know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321 Such is my reality, a sad irrationality
When hark! What is this I see, Another square root of a three
As quietly co-waltzing by, Together now we multiply To form a number we prefer, Rejoicing as an integer
We break free from our mortal bonds With the wave of magic wands
Our square root signs become unglued Your love for me has been renewed.
Sebastian Errazuriz's funny interpretation of Duchamp.
Fiona Banner's reconstructed functioning typewriter titled "