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FIVE SCOOP: Mantry is the Modern Man’s Pantry
- May 21, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- food
- innovators
- startups
- disruptors
- men
Let’s face it— it’s great to discover new things that we like. But shopping for them? Looking for them? –not so much. Mantry is a food-of-the-month club that helps you ...
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Could We Just be Bacteria Flying Through Space on a Mote of Dust?
- May 20, 2013
- By Joshua Lorenzo Newett
- innovators
- disruptors
- culture
- observations
It had been on my mind for several weeks but it finally crystallized up in the mountainous countryside outside Busan. When my friend and I started our ascent it was a humid ...
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SUNDAY IN SHORTS: Keira Knightley Inhabits The First Chanel Boutique by Karl Lagerfeld
- May 19, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- innovators
- film
- disruptors
- fashion
- weekend edition
- hollywood
Sometimes Sunday in Shorts uncovers the artful, the masterful, or the charmingly funny. And sometimes, like today, we uncover the quirky. To celebrate 100 years for the French luxury brand Chanel, Karl ...
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AUTOROTICA: It’s a Bird, It’s a Jet Plane, It’s a 1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP-74
- May 18, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- design
- innovators
- disruptors
- automobiles
- weekend edition
The fenders look like rockets. The plexiglass bubble roof affords you a 360 degree view. The removable top would automatically close when the sensors detected rain. This is the 1959 Cadillac Cyclone ...
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Five Summer Movies.
- May 17, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- hollywood
- innovators
- film
- disruptors
Hollywood is rather risk-averse during the summer season. It is all about getting as many butts in seats, and popcorn in the belly as possible. No one in Hollywood wants to miss ...
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On Existentialism. On Human Existence.
- May 17, 2013
- By Joshua Lorenzo Newett
- observations
- innovators
- disruptors
What is existentialism? The word makes appearances in pop culture from time to time, two examples that come to mind are Wes Anderson’s screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Fantastic ...
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METHOD 10 x 10: The Experience Tells The Story
- May 14, 2013
- By METHOD
- design
- innovators
- disruptors
- marketing
- creativity
This article is from a series of thought pieces called 10 x 10 which highlights new approaches and ways of thinking about varying industry challenges, needs, and trends. You can read the ...
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This is Water. David Foster Wallace on How to Think, and Live a Compassionate Life.
- May 13, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- gen y
- innovators
- disruptors
- observations
With a powerful, universal theme, David Foster Wallace’s This is Water makes us think—consciously, day-in and day-out. He proposes living a “compassionate life.”—a theme worth revisiting on a daily ...
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SF Made: Made by Hand in San Francisco
- May 13, 2013
- By Laura Zander
- design
- innovators
- disruptors
- creativity
- observations
In this tech-centric city giddy for digital updates and beta invites, it’s refreshing to be reminded that some businesses continue to create a physical object within city limits. SFMade is a ...
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CNBC Disruptor 50: 50 Companies, 10 Industries, 5 Days
- May 13, 2013
- By David Allen Ibsen
- innovators
- startups
- technology
- disruptors
- business
The business cable network CNBC will be revealing its first inaugural CNBC Disruptor 50 list this week. From hundreds of nominations made by industry analysts, venture capitalists, startup investors, and beat reporters ...
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