http://www.theapt.com/broadcast a daily cultural column curated by stefan boublil and an all-star team of life commentators Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en this, my friends, is the reason why the word AWESOME was invented. click play and enjoy... http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21686 on the heels of theaptFRIEND divad nead expounding the virtues of dirty dancing on the morning news' favorite worst movies post, let me wax poetic, if you'll allow me, on the joys i found, and still late-night find, on the gem that is predator. a schwarzenegger vehicle with apollo creed ... http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21684 without experimentation, we would not be able to enjoy sea urchin, penicillin or sodomy. which is why i am thankful for theturn.tv, the brainchild of one fredo viola who was able to harness the power of his imagination into something useful for me to taste the vacuousness of his life. ... http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21366 http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21317 very happy that the work done by pearlfisher for the jamie oliver retail line has won the gold in cannes for packaging. it's one of the only times that i have seen "handmade" done right, just beautiful. http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21680 expanding mecca is no easy feat as the opportunities to offend with every design detail must be overwhelming. imagine designing a beautifully ornate, multi-faceted handrail that, from the side, unknowingly looks like the outline of a star of david... decapitated architect! not really. but the good people at atkins are ... http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21677 ok, this is going too far for a tuesday before 10am, there's gotta be a better way to make me want to stop, well, stripping alive... http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21675 one-hit wonder? two-hit lucky? who knows? who cares? the video for lily allen's fuck you very much makes you forget about such arbitrary classifications. i lived in that video once... not sure now why i left. http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21673 after having succesfully tackled the midlife crisis iPod dock, geneva takes the next logical step and makes into cabinetry. http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21670 my grandfather, before he died, used to tell me that i should move to new zealand for that would probably be the last place on earth where the bombs would drop. and look at them kiwis, they do seem pretty happy, don't they, even presenting plane safety instruction! also, naked. http://www.theapt.com/broadcast/?p=21667