your annual pop-music mash-up

25 songs of 2011.

time magazine's person of the year

(surprisingly, it's not pitbull...)

"the protestor". cover by shepard fairey.

Time's editor Rick Stengel said the Protester was chosen, “For capturing and highlighting a global sense of restless promise, for upending governments and conventional wisdom, for combining the oldest of techniques with the newest of technologies to shine a light on human dignity and, finally, for steering the planet on a more democratic though sometimes more dangerous path for the 21st century." Very lofty.

The initial gut reaction on Twitter seems to be one of derision, as Time has gone with a faceless human mass instead of picking a single person (like Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi who Time mentions in the story and is widely acknowledged as the person who set off the "Arab Spring.")  In 2006, Time chose "You" (with a mirrored cover) to much disappointment. They also once picked the personal computer as "Machine of the Year" and Earth as "Planet of the Year," proving that it should probably just be "Story of the Year" if they aren't going to acknowledge an actual person. By not picking any one individual, they've basically chosen no one. (via)

kylie's top 25 fave songs of 2011!!

happy pizza friday! here's that playlist i promised you.


good news, there's actually 35 songs, because i couldn't decide.

2Pz 2011 faves : kylie's top 10 albums

well it's december, so... time to roll out some of our end-of-the-year-favorites lists. i'm going to start us off by listing my top 10 favorite albums (+ favorite track). ready?!?!

10. twin sister - in heaven
"stop"

9. architecture in helsinki - moment bends

"contact high"

8. beyonce - 4

"i care"

7. the antlers - burst apart

"i don't want love

6. m83 - hurry up, we're dreaming

"midnight city"

5. st. vincent - strange mercy

"surgeon"

4. drake - take care

"take care" (feat. rihanna)

3. bon iver - bon iver

"holocene"

2. the weeknd - house of balloons

"high for this"

1. pj harvey - let england shake

"the words that maketh murder"

honorable mentions:
the drums - portamento
jay-z + kanye west - watch the throne
blood orange - coastal grooves
jamie woon - mirrorwriting
the rapture - in the grace of your love

on friday, i'll give you my "top 25 songs of 2011" spotify playlist. rest up.

tell me your favorites in the comments, plz!

the 45 most powerful images of the year.

japan!

bin laden!

occupy!

tornaduhs!

sheesh, what a year.

tom ford s/s 2011 womenswear

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will we ever get out of this hole

this little article from record uses the literal hole in the ground that was supposed to be the chicago spire to discuss the state of the profession.

the long and short of it is that the recession isnt over for architects, we still have about a 20% unemployment rate, there is no end in sight, and no one is quite sure what is going to fix us.

if you're looking for a silver lining, its that winter wipeout is starting on thursday on abc!

pantone : honeysuckle 18-2120

the color of 2011 is honeysuckle! wahoo!