It's been too long since we last featured upcycled skateboard craft on these pages, time for a reup. This entry comes courtesy of Philadelphia's Claire McDermott, who takes full advantage of the material's colorful, distressed qualities to craft lovely eco-friendly jewelry and other accessories. The one-of-a-kind, handmade pieces eschew cold, sharp angles for more organic shapes, delicately......read more
If you have something against romantic, borderline cheesy music videos, you might want to sit this one out. Otherwise you're going to be squirming in your seat watching the new(ish) bit for "Stay Young, Go Dancing" off Death Cab For Cutie’s Codes And Keys LP. Director Claire Carre spins up a literal interpretation of the song's title, with a story of a couple at various......read more
It's always amazing when an artist can portray something banal in a fascinating new light. Claire Droppert does just that with these captivating images of sand thrown through the air. For the series, called Sand Creatures, the Rotterdam-based photographer captured chunks of sand suspended in mid-air, snapping super detailed photos in which the sand piles appear almost as clouds. The images are......read more
Stuck as we are in the middle of winter's cold, dark heart, most of us could use some relief from the cool-weather drudgery. This sunny new video for "Godless Brother in Love," from Iron & Wine's year-old Kiss Each Other Clean LP, is just the respite we've been looking for. The Claire Marie Vogel-directed clip follows a group of attractive young people hanging out in the beaming......read more