Recent blockbuster Captain America has followed in the footsteps of many movies taking comic book characters to the silver screen. For the movie, Daniel Simon was enlisted to create a series of vehicles in true ’40s style that would be both viable to manufacture and historically accurate. Simon worked with director Joe Johnston to meticulously research accurate engineering that would result in an authentic look for the Marvel universe.

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, wrapping up some big projects and getting them out the door. Did you catch the Michael Wallis interview on the Daily Show?! It was incredible. I could listen to Michael talk all day.
IF you missed it, check on the Daily Show’s website and see if they have a sample of the interview posted. I’m pretty sure they still do.

In other news, our boy Skypager is featured in the newest issue of Arkitip. AND. WE. ARE. SO. STOKED.
Mad props SKYPAGE! Can’t wait to check out the mag.

more:

Using the theme of Color we have selected a group of artists to create whatever they wish using Comex supplied paint.

Having grown dramatically from a collection of small family
businesses to a major industrial corporation, The Comex Group produces
paints and coatings customers count on for quality across North, Central
and South America.

Artists will use the magazine as a medium to give the viewer a
closer look at their results. The selected artists will be encouraged to
dig deeper into their process to showcase the inner workings of their
creations.

The culmination of these efforts has been published here in this
hand numbered edition, neatly housed with a cobranded Comex + Arkitip
paint brush.

Along with the printed issue edition we have shot a series of
Chronicles to document the artist’s processes. To round out the project,
the release will be celebrated with installations of the featured
artists created works at Project Space, in Los Angeles.

• Featuring:
• Aaron De La Cruz
• Anthony Lister
• Skypager

BMW will welcome a limited edition “Frozen Black” BMW M3 later this month. The blacked-out performance coupe features the M3 Competition Package with full premium and convenience packages, and black Novillo leather with red contrast stitching. From the exterior, the defining aspect of the car is the “Frozen Black” paint with painted black M3 GTS wheels and red calipers. The BMW 2011 M3 “Frozen Black” Edition holds an MSRP of $79,650 USD with a run limited to only 20 cars. A release will begin on June 16. [via hypbeast]

I love the Birkin bag, but I think the most incredible hand bag in history is the Hermes Sac à dépêches. In 1935, the Hermes leather Sac à dépêches was introduced. In 1956, a photo of Grace Kelly, who had become the new Princess of Monaco, carrying the Sac à dépêches bag appeared in Life. Thus, the company – or possibly more like the public – renamed it the Kelly bag, and it became hugely popular.

This story was also published on SQUARE

If I skip that process, I only get a fraction of the nutritional value of my food. I really never gave it much thought, that was until I saw our new juicer in action. Two things came to mind:

1. Most of the nutrients of vegetables and fruits are efficiently turned into juice, discarding a large majority of the actual fruit or veggie as “waste.” But to actually see the juice, the nutrients, was astounding. Only a very small percentage of the total vegetable or fruit is “juiced.” So it got me thinking, if I’m not chewing my food properly, can my body efficiently break down the food I’m shoveling into my mouth and get those nutrients? And if so:
2. How much energy does it take to do so? Am I putting a strain on my overall working/living performance?

So I did a little research. To save you the nerd chatter, I’ll tell you this. You should chew each bite at least 20 times before swallowing. When we gulp down
partially chewed food, tremendous stress is put on our digestive system and
zaps us of our vital energy several ways.

Our new juicer has inspired me to become a better food processor myself.

In other news, I’ve been trying to figure out why they called Mr. Jackson – Shoeless Joe Jackson. After many hours spent daydreaming of the answer, I’ve discovered:
According to Jackson, he got his nickname during a mill game played in Anderson, South Carolina. Jackson suffered from blisters on his foot from a new pair of cleats, and they hurt so much that he had to take his shoes off before an at bat. As play continued, a heckling fan noticed Jackson running to third base in his socks, and shouted “You shoeless son of a gun, you!”, and the resulting nickname “Shoeless Joe” stuck with him throughout the remainder of his life.
I’m so happy to hear it was a result of actually being shoeless. So many nicknames these days have no true/real/authentic meanings.
I can now curb the Shoeless Joe fiasco in my brain.

To conclude, my trip to LA was fantastic. Thanks to everyone that helped to make it a successful one.

What are the odds that the world is going to end in 2012? If you had asked me this question five years ago, I would have laughed in your face. Today, I’d cry on your shoulder.
It’s truly, absolutely, insanely depressing watching the news. The world is in a very bad place. No need to outline the current events that lead me to these thoughts/feelings, I’m confident you are in the know.
In 1997 I wrote a paper for a political science class that illustrated my theory of a volcanic eruption/earthquake ending the great US empire, ultimately crippling the entire world. The gist: Yellowstone national park [the world's largest volcano] erupts and annihilates one third of our country. The fallout would essentially wipe out all: Power, agriculture, communication and… everything. I haven’t thought of that paper for years. But as I sat there, glued to the television, watching as mother nature destroyed one of the most beautiful countries in the world, I remembered my report.

The devastation in Haiti was incredible, but it was foreign to me. I have never been to Haiti. I don’t have friends that live there.
The devastation in Japan is insane. It’s not foreign to me. I have spent a lot of time in Japan. I have a lot of friends there. The Japanese culture is so amazing, the people are beautiful and I’m at a total loss for words. I can ramble, I can hit the keys on my laptop, but I can’t pull the proper words together to express my thoughts. .

It’s a bit much, isn’t it.
We live in a world that is NOT, in a good place. Don’t believe me? Watch the news for an hour.
As of this week, the world has actually, physically shifted. By about 6.5 inches on it’s “figure” axis.
For years I have been hoping that the shift would be a spiritual thing, a global positive shift in the mind. [Don't be confused, spirituality and religion are very different, this isn't about religion.] We were born into a world that is, and has been, negative. For centuries the great minds/philosophers/prophets have been speaking of a positive “shift” that will take place.
Experts on the subject believe it is supposed to take place in the 21st century…
I’ve got my fingers crossed that it’s sooner then later.

Remote – the title of this post. Have you ever been in an extremely remote location? It’s an amazing feeling to be so far removed from society. A few times, I found myself on an island in a series of islands so fucking far away from the comforts of modern amenities, that if I needed proper medical attention, it would take at least 24 hours to find them.
I want to go to there.

*dictated but not read.