NEWS

I Am Cuba
January 10, 2006
Havana takes London with National Film Theater's
Redefinition
January 10, 2006
San Francisco rocks with new White Walls Gallery featuring
In the Cut
January 10, 2006
New York's Center for Architecture gets fly with The Fashion of Architecture
Night Writer
October 31, 2005
Newly published "Graffiti Brasil" highlights the best street artist from São Paolo and beyond
Electric Relaxation
October 31, 2005
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Tale of Two Cities
October 31, 2005
Rob Walker's “Letters from New Orleans” is a touching portrait of place
Green Day
October 24, 2005
Heineken Greenspace celebrates emerging Spanish artists with weeklong event in Valencia
Get Down On It
October 24, 2005
Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center presents vintage records in "A Thousand Tears Too Late" exhibition
Autobahn Reggae
October 24, 2005
Booozoo Bajou share roots music from Nuremberg
Good Graces
August 31, 2005
London's Carnival '05 is hotter than ever with Good Times
Luxe Life
August 31, 2005
Moët Moments brings us inside hotspots in LA, New York, Chicago and Miami
Pretty Ugly
August 31, 2005
Kid Robot in Los Angeles hosts an infestation of Ugly Dolls
Licensed to Ill
August 31, 2005
Ricky Powell brings his “Public Access” images to Paris
Think Tank
August 12, 2005
Pecha Kucha combines great minds for a living laboratory of ideas and innovation
Sweet Heart
August 12, 2005
Fellini's finest films color late summer afternoons in San Francisco
Brother with an Ego
August 12, 2005
Catch esoteric soul boys Cody ChestnuTT and Martin Luther in NYC
Black Magic
August 12, 2005
Wangechi Mutu brings “Amazing Grace” to the Miami Art Museum
Clear Blue
June 03, 2005
John Legend and the UK's finest perform in London to support Nelson Mandela's fight against global poverty
Futuristic
June 24, 2005
Artist Futura makes a rare visit to London with a new exhibition opening next friday
Secret Garden
August 05, 2005
Artist Tina Keane's "Le Jardin" brings natural beauty into the digital realm for Londoners
Weird Science
August 05, 2005
Apsci rocks Monday nights in New York with their transglobal blend of hip hop
Sweet Nothings
August 05, 2005
Threadless creates a community for the T-shirt obsessed
First of the Last
August 05, 2005
The Bay Area's 75 Degrees holds it down for the hip hop underground
Different Strokes
July 29, 2005
New exhibit "The Beautiful Script" takes the ancient art of calligraphy into the future
Bigger than Harajuku
July 01, 2005
Absolut Metropolis
Young, Fresh and New
July 22, 2005
Diesel-U-Music show brings together the best in new UK music
A Bronx Tale
July 22, 2005
Boogie Down documentarian Joe Conzo's exclusive exhibition in London
Hands Free
July 22, 2005
Omavi jeans comes to the rescue of i-Pod users, abusers and cult-members
Dear Summer
August 01, 2005
Sri Lankan MC MIA goes galang galang at Summerstage
One Mic
July 29, 2005
Rock the Bells festival brings the best of hip hop to the Yay Area
Street Sweeper
August 01, 2005
São Paulo graffiti superstars Os Gemeos take their art to your feet
Hip Hop Immortal
June 20, 2005
Real Deal brings Immortal Technique to London for first ever UK performance
Double Vision
June 20, 2005
Gilbert & George unveil a new series of work at this year's Venice Biennale
Signal de Plane
June 20, 2005
"Dancehall Riddim Driven" DVD documents one hot night in MIA
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
June 14, 2005
Rogues Gallery tees are vintage-inspired hit for summer
Twist
May 21, 2005
San Francisco artist Barry McGee pays homage to “Regan Youth” at Deitch Projects
Sea Change
May 16, 2005
Oki-Ni meets Motorola in the latest limited-edition V600 phone
Throwing Muses
May 16, 2005
UK artist Chris Ofili in a rare solo show at the Studio Museum in Harlem
Loco for Coco
May 08, 2005
The Metropolitan Museum launches a Coco Chanel retrospective
Break Out
May 08, 2005
Breakin Convention dance fest returns to London
No Limits
May 08, 2005
The new Puma Mihara Collection is sportwear's answer to couture
Asia's Verse
May 08, 2005
Berkeley MC Lyrics Born kicks off California mini tour
Off the Wall
May 02, 2005
Wooster Collective brings street art superstars to your cell phone
Computer Love
May 02, 2005
Mix it up with PSP and live music in London this Sunday
Anarchy in the SP
May 02, 2005
"Não Wave" compilation hightlights best of São Paulo punk
Fly High
April 27, 2005
The Red Bull Music Academy gives young musicians a shot at stardom
Rubber Sole
April 27, 2005
The new Sneaker A-Z from Unorthodox Styles
Birds of a Feather
April 27, 2005
Helsinki's Dead Birds and Lionheart create tomorrow's threads
People's Fest
April 15, 2005
The Tribeca Film Festival takes Lower Manhattan, April 19 - May 1
Beware The Ides of March
April 15, 2005
Denzel Washington stars in Julius Caesar on Broadway
Insane Clown Posse
April 15, 2005
Kidrobot and pop artist Frank Kozik create the Anarchy Dunny
Spooning
April 12, 2005
Fischerspooner celebrate the release of their new album arthouse style
One Love
April 12, 2005
Snoop and Game prepare for total takover with US tour
Trip-tych
April 12, 2005
Digital artist Jeremy Blake brings ghosts to the San Francisco MoMA
Top Hat
April 04, 2005
Snowboarder Trevor Andrew, skateboader Stevie Williams and Fat Joe add their flavor to some limited-edition New Era caps
Californication
April 04, 2005
The most popular hunchback of the Westside releases his latest album
Like a Virgin
April 04, 2005
The Virgin Threads web portal is the chic shopper's answer to mass market clothing
Streetscapes
March 14, 2005
São Paulo graffiti artists Os Gemeos exhibit at New York's Deitch Projects
Act Like Ya Know
March 14, 2005
Platinum Pied Pipers prepare for world domination
Graffic Jam
March 14, 2005
Brixton Graffic Show 2005 shows off the best artists of South London
Burners
February 24, 2005
Skylight Gallery exhibits "The Written War," a retrospective on the graffiti crews of Kings County
Weird Science
February 24, 2005
Textile genius Martin Churba is putting Argentine fashion on the map
Free Bird
February 24, 2005
MC Soom T performs at Henry's Jazz Cellar in Edinburgh
Ghetto Superstar
February 23, 2005
The classic Adidas Shell Toe turns 35 this year—with 35 new limited-edition Superstars to celebrate
Hoodie Hop
February 23, 2005
Sweatshop in Bangkok is not playing with tees that go POP!
Sleepless Nights
February 23, 2005
South East Asia's best contemporary artists get their shine at London's ICA Gallery
Live Girls
February 07, 2005
American Apparel calendar is sexy without the airbrushing
Angel Fire
February 07, 2005
Angeleno artist Sage Vaughn brings his new work to Gallery 1269
Fresh to Death
February 07, 2005
British artist Chris Ofili launches "Freeness" tour and dares musicians to defy the blanket term "urban"
Boy's Club
January 31, 2005
Lifestyle boutique Odin, is the East Village's new fashion outpost for style conscious boys
Smiling Faces
January 31, 2005
Lamar Peterson brings his twisted worldview to the Studio Museum
Camo Chamelon
January 31, 2005
DPM's new Andy Warhol inspired art toys
Rumble In The Jungle
January 21, 2005
New book "All Crews" takes a look back at drum & bass
Pull Up
January 21, 2005
Deadly Dragon Sound is the new spot for vintage reggae
Best Dressed
January 21, 2005
Rufus shirts does traditional button-down with style and color
Planet of the Ape
January 17, 2005
A Bathing Ape boutique opens in New York's SoHo
Revelation
January 17, 2005
Trip-Hop high priestess Esthero resurfaces with new album
Head First
January 17, 2005
Meschac Gaba's "Tresses" at the Studio Museum in Harlem melds West-African culture and urban citiscapes
Eastsiders
December 10, 2004
'80s art scene in NY's East Village finally gets its due with show at New Museum of Contemporary Art
Springs Eternal
December 10, 2004
"Born into Brothels" documents the children of Calcutta's redlight district
In Da Basement
December 10, 2004
PUMA Basement is the new London hunting ground for limited-edition finds
Brooklyn's Finest
December 06, 2004
Lemar and Dauley turn childhood nostalgia into fly design
Struggle Continues
December 06, 2004
Talib Kweli introduces "Beautiful Mix Tape Vol. 2" in time for European tour
TKO
December 06, 2004
powerHouse gallery hosts exhibition for "The LeRoy Neiman Sketchbook"
Live Flesh
November 30, 2004
Pedro Almodovar shocks us again with
Styles Write
November 30, 2004
Heavyweight arts collective is bigger than you
Extreme Close-up
November 30, 2004
Photographer Ricky Powell's new book
Shady for President
November 12, 2004
Eminem drops his latest, and most politically-charged, album "Encore"
Jimmy Hats
November 12, 2004
The Double Penny Collection releases Still Life hat line
Beat Life
November 12, 2004
"Dance:Beats" exhibition opens at London's The Place
Art For Art's Sake
October 12, 2004
Kehinde Wiley's new exhibition is old world tradition meets new world hip hop culture
Vote Or Die
October 12, 2004
Downtown for Democracy Tees are fashion for the politically hip
Afrobeat
October 12, 2004
"African Underground Vol. 1" shows off the finest lyricists in Senegal
Shellshock
September 21, 2004
Anime flick "Ghost in a Shell 2" finally plays stateside
Everyday People
September 21, 2004
Peace One Day documentary takes Manhattan
XXX
September 21, 2004
Terry Richardson blurs boundaries at Deitch Projects
Resurrection
September 14, 2004
Is West Coast MC Guerilla Black Compton's answer to Biggie?
alife Less Ordinary
September 14, 2004
Levi's and alife partner up for some limited-edition action
All Access
September 14, 2004
Patrick McMullan new book "InTents" is a behind-the-scenes look at New York Fashion Week
Watch Out Now
August 23, 2004
The Beatnuts unleash "Milk Me"
Warm-up
August 23, 2004
Atlantic Records launch party is the big run-up to the Notting Hill Carnival
To Pack
August 23, 2004
The new DC/Incase collaboration is a dream come true for tech-head skaters
Dream On
August 17, 2004
Diesel's new art-film project is in a fantastical dream world of its very own
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
August 17, 2004
"The Innocents," photographer Taryn Simon's amazing study on the falsely accused hits London
Silence Is Golden
August 17, 2004
Proud Galleries brings together the best in European skate photography in a new exhibition "Enjoy the Silence"
Pimp My Ride
July 26, 2004
Graff heads Swank and Relic transform cars into works of art for new project "Installation"
Play On, Player
July 26, 2004
The Roots release new album "The Tipping Point"
Id & Ego
July 26, 2004
SHOK1 introduces his SHOK1NG PINK! collection
The Journey is the Destination
July 19, 2004
Quiksilver Crossing discovers the world's surf spots
Transcultural Spirit
July 19, 2004
Cuban-born artist Ana Mendieta used her body and nature as a canvas
Screen Test:
July 19, 2004
TRACE lauches screenplay competition with Virgin Mobile
Self Portrait
June 25, 2004
South African photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin turn their lens on home
Money, Power, Respect
June 25, 2004
Jadakiss goes for all three with new album “Kiss of Death”
Women’s Work
June 25, 2004
Isis Rodriguez creates cartoons that aren’t for kids
Island Flavor
June 21, 2004
Photographer Wyatt Gallery's new exhibit reveals the spiritual side to Trinidadian culture
Obey the Duck
June 21, 2004
Shepard Fairey and Robbie Conal show off their new work
Mind Manners
June 21, 2004
Photographer Larry Fink brings "Forbidden Pictures" to powerHouse Gallery
Eye of the Storm
June 11, 2004
Barnstormers Collective brings its first collection of individual works to LA’s Transport Gallery
Hot Child in the City
June 11, 2004
Central Park Summerstage is back with a new lineup for ‘04
Newton's Law
June 11, 2004
The Helmut Newton Gallery opens in the late photographer's hometown
Like Father, Like Son
June 02, 2004
Mario Van Peebles plays his father in a behind-the-scenes dramatization of a blaxploitation classic
Lion Heart
June 02, 2004
Cameroon's national soccer team are back in the race for the World Cup
Pull Up!
June 02, 2004
DJ J.Period fights for your right to vote
Origin Unknown
May 24, 2004
Photographer Peter Sutherland puts a face on NYC's graffiti scene with his new book, 'Autograf'
Lights, Camera, Social Action!
May 24, 2004
On-line film festival, Media That Matters, puts filmmaking into socially conscious hands
Ride or Die
May 24, 2004
New book, 'Life and Limb,' is a collection of skateboarding tales from the edge
Fashion Forward
May 14, 2004
TRACE checks in with The Styleaholics, aka Najwa Moses and Elisa Harca, for a New York style update
Mad Hatters
May 14, 2004
Milliner Michael Calloway combines skyscraping hats and fantasy for a new photography exhibition
Coffee and Cigarettes
May 14, 2004
The new Jim Jarmusch movie pulls together an all-star cast of hip hop heads and Hollywood veterans
Wild at Heart
May 07, 2004
Italian actress, Asia Argento, gives JT LeRoy's book the celluloid treatment just in time for this year's Cannes Film Festival
Viva Mexico!
May 07, 2004
Mexican film series comes to London's Barbican
Rare Breed
May 07, 2004
Reebok's new limited-edition collection is the latest must-have line for sneaker addicts
Against the Odds
April 28, 2004
New retrospective takes a look at the extraordinary life of fashion designer, Patrick Kelly
Skate City
April 28, 2004
Slam City Jam brings skateboarding mania to Vancouver
Beyond Retro
April 28, 2004
MoMA's new exhibit takes a closer look at fashion photography
East Meets West
April 20, 2004
American artist Iona Rozeal Brown fuses hip hop culture with traditional Japanese styles
Bigger Than Hip Hop
April 20, 2004
New Movement: The United Nations and the hip hop community join forces for 'The Message'
The Kids Are Alright
April 16, 2004
Transculturalism Symposium at Columbia University draws thinkers and tastemakers
Body Beautiful
April 15, 2004
Martha Graham Dance Company channels strength, sex and smarts at New York City Center
Hollywood Art Invasion
April 12, 2004
Subliminal Projects Gallery is L.A.'s centre for creative collaboration
Masterpiece
April 12, 2004
Agnès b. unveils her private art collection for a new exhibition at Les Abattoirs
Life After Death
April 05, 2004
New book, 'Unbelievable,' explores the life of Biggie Smalls
Eastenders
March 29, 2004
Music and fashion combine with the new Chicks On Speed-Tatty Devine book collaboration
Talking Heads
April 06, 2004
Transcultural voices come together for a symposium at Columbia
Really really real? This year, really rule!
March 18, 2004
Black Girls Rule! Sneak preview: win a trip to Senegal
Street Life: Mali
March 18, 2004
Malick Sidibé's new book of '50s and '60s snapshots
Grey Matter
March 08, 2004
DJ Danger Mouse's Album is Red Hot, and Not for Sale
Cinema à la Française
March 08, 2004
Francophiles get their fill at Lincoln Center's annual film fest.
Comme des Garçons: Comme les Guerillas
March 01, 2004
Retail incursion hits Berlin!
Photo Show: Women in Hip Hop who Work It
March 05, 2004
New York exhibit features Lil Kim and Foxy Brown way back when
African Diaspora Films Flicker at the Brooklyn Academy
March 01, 2004
BAM's annual festival features director Marta Moreno Vega.



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NEWS UPDATE

I Am Cuba
January 10, 2006
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Redefinition
January 10, 2006
San Francisco rocks with new White Walls Gallery featuring
In the Cut
January 10, 2006
New York's Center for Architecture gets fly with The Fashion of Architecture
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