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alesandro romero
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about
- hi, willkommenJust the online log of a 21st century Manhattan guy trying to understand the ever changing physical & digital ecosystems we inhabit on a daily basis...I think. I write. I design. I take pictures. I tweet. Somewhere in between, I successfully help with search strategy for a couple major brands.
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Tweets
- Little baby bird sneaking into the barbershop @ Frank's Chop Shop http://t.co/P07eI1Af
- #Coachella 2012 poster collage designed at the Art Fair during the first weekend of the festival http://t.co/m1545PbO
- Dolphins died of drug overdose after rave #truestory http://t.co/rr7UCevD
- The day when I have my very own Tony Stark lab is not too far off. http://t.co/EAzcWZRd
- Video: Peak Condition http://t.co/Yk3Gtl6S
- New sick track from Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way #FreedomAintFree http://t.co/XZCFiPi4
- The awesomely insane Heaven and Hell nightclubs of 1890s Paris http://t.co/dnxCiWQd
- This blew my mind, apparently the Dire Wolf actually existed, about 10,000 years ago http://t.co/Moz4tWAp
- Remains of an enormous turtle, which was the size of a Smart car, have been unearthed in a Colombian coal mine http://t.co/wFUUM5rc
- "Forgive them, even if they are not sorry. All the vultures, bootleggers, at the door waiting." http://t.co/H8M4QhdH
- Photo: My latest work, Mystery at Lake Ruby Sticking to my surreal LEGO theme, our hero here stumbles upon a... http://t.co/wXOFwHvt
- Always said, people out there who chug Diet Coke's because you think coffee is "bad for you" are ridiculous http://t.co/NISZtDrB
- just a feed • Hey @smartcarusa, stop messing around with poor performance and dipping your toes in the American market http://t.co/JL0NXHoU
- $1 trillion in public handouts to fossil fuels a year. Sign @avaaz to put 1 trillion to clean energy! #Rio http://t.co/RiJhF0dW
- #Siri changes her mind on which smartphone is the best | Funny, but opens up an important convo about censorship http://t.co/q9eccXZ5
- Facebook Gets Earful on How to Spend IPO Cash | Could monetizing its #Search engine really be the next big thing? http://t.co/lWdUfRiB
- Chris Christie killed the new rail tunnel across the Hudson to fund more HIGHWAYS, exactly whats wrongs with our nation http://t.co/6d18beGd
- Manhattan as it existed in the early 19th century | Fun to imagine my block as part of the great farmlands of #midtown http://t.co/5xdBsXQb
- Time Warner Cable head clueless about iOS AirPlay | Exactly why this company is in for some serious #disruption http://t.co/OgQUqdv4
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Posts
In a world of rising urbanization, the degree of economic vigor that the economy of the United States derives from its cities is unmatched by any other region of the globe.
@Example - Midnight Run
Been listening to this dude for a while now, and seeing him live at his first US show on 3/26 @The Gramercy Theatre was pretty awesome.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
Gentlemen,
You may have heard of the latest craze, Pinterest, where the ladies are busily compiling images of beautiful, expensive things that they want you to eventually buy them…
Men, this tool was not made for you.
That said, modern guys obviously enjoy the finer things in life, as well. Many a buddy of mine has a Chrome or Firefox folder labeled “cool things” or “wishlist” items chock full of links. Trust me, been there.
But, about a year ago discovered a little thing called Svpply. Simple, clean & easy to use, Svpply is a NYC based visual bookmarking service similar in nature to others, but with a keen focus on tangible items. I use mine to keep track of things that I might actually purchase (or could). No fuss, no dramatic landscapes, amazing waterfalls or brooding models; just clean silhouettes of goods you want added to your categorized lists with a simple bookmark-let button on your browser tab.
In a web so cluttered and fragmented with disinformation, its obviously nice to have a place to gather things that you like. But for the guy who really knows what he wants, its better to keep things on this side of the fantastical.
The Range Rover Evoque
Obsessed. It has been a long time since I’ve simply read about a car and genuinely wanted to own it without really having even been inside it.
I mean, look at that picture?
Both the specs & the reviews are really impressive. According to Top Gear, the thing can do serious Land Rover-proud off-road, but also handle the streets awesomely. Motortrend SUVs of the year are never my thing, but this one is legitimately cool.
My hope, ultimately, is that it leads the way for even smaller, more compact sport utilities with serious chops.
We’ve now set a price for forgeries and fabricating documents. It’s $2000 per loan. This is a rounding error compared to the chain of title problem these systematic practices were designed to circumvent. The cost is also trivial in comparison to the average loan, which is roughly $180k, so the settlement represents about 1% of loan balances. It is less than the price of the title insurance that banks failed to get when they transferred the loans to the trust. It is a fraction of the cost of the legal expenses when foreclosures are challenged. It’s a great deal for the banks because no one is at any of the servicers going to jail for forgery and the banks have set the upper bound of the cost of riding roughshod over 300 years of real estate law.
ISAORA |
Three things that people know about me:
- I am fervently urbanist
- Very much into design aesthetics
- Love the great outdoors
Not too long ago it was difficult for a guy like me to find a brand that really helped accurately bridge the gap between these three personality traits.
No more. Bringing their own twist to the world of ‘performance fashion’ are New York City based Isaora. Founded by guys who really wanted clothes that could take them from SoHo to Killington in one fell swoop, the brand has been making clothes for about 3 years now, but it wasn’t until this season that I managed to get my hands on some stuff and it has yet to disappoint. Self-described as ‘forever obsessed with snowboarding and drawn to snow, inspired by adventure, and awed by nature, we are dedicated to stomping a new path in advanced sportswear. We promise premium performance, supreme protection and a perfect fit.’
More importantly, they practice what they preach with the use of sophisticated materials & fabrics (waterproof ratings of 20, 000 mm / MP 20, 000 g/m (b-1) ONE). Translation: serious technical performance.
Looks like they’re not stopping there either, with a foray into more casual gear, the just announced Spring/Summer 2012 collection is looking pretty dope…
Highly recommended.
She made me delicious Cinnamon-sugar donuts… lovely little Saturday (Taken with instagram)
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Sixteen Stylish Maxims for the New Year
- Style and taste are a particular sort of intelligence, and vice versa.
- Aesthetic judgments rarely transcend the culture of the judge.
- The style of studied nonchalance is the psychological triumph of grace over order.
- Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. Which is why Fashion is shallow, but taste is deep.
- There’s no right or wrong about style. Like a poem, it simply is what it is.
- Real luxury is understanding quality, and having the time to enjoy it.
- In the end, aesthetic judgments are perhaps merely enthusiasms.
- In matters of taste, if you can see the trees well enough, you don’t have to see the forest.
- To consciously avoid fashion is in itself a fashion.
- Today tradition is commercially merely another commodity. As is History.
- In a world of plentiful choices, taste is the hallmark of restraint.
- Luxury may be, as Balzac says, less expensive than elegance. But both are less expensive than fashion.
- Uniforms both include and exclude.
- Taste is one of those human concerns in which a lack of experience is no hindrance to opinion.
- Precision in dress is the neurotic refuge of the perpetually insecure.
- Deliberate nonchalance is intended to imply a strength held in reserve.
In fact you could argue we’re approaching Marketing Singularity: the point at which marketing is forced to become exponentially better, until it is so useful or entertaining it ceases to be a separate, stand-alone, one-way message and instead becomes indistinguishable from the product or service it promotes.
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Top ArtistsThe StreetsRadioheadArctic MonkeysLupe FiascoThe StrokesBombay Bicycle ClubCut CopyRobbie WilliamsThe Black KeysPlan BEnrique IglesiasExampleAlbert Hammond, Jr.The LibertinesKanye WestTwo Door Cinema ClubHIMEllie GouldingWashed OutGorillazThe PresetsThe RakesThe HorrorsCold War KidsAfiThe Dead WeatherThe NationalThe RiflesBabyshamblesMy Chemical RomanceKeleThe MaccabeesSurfer BloodChildish GambinoDigitalismMiles DavisMiles KaneLykke LiJames BlakeStumblebum Brass BandBloc PartyBand of SkullsJusticeRizzle KicksCarl BarâtDaft PunkThe VinesKings of ConvenienceYoung GunsMGMT
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My latest work, Mystery at Lake Ruby
Sticking to my surreal LEGO theme, our hero here stumbles upon a strange occurrence at a mysterious, lakeside temple. The cubical phenomenon continues…
- Original photograph
- Temple rendered in SketchUp
- Post-processing in Photoshop
LEGO Batman 2 artwork parodies Arkham City
Warner Bros. has unveiled some LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes renders that poke fun at Batman: Arkham City’s black and white marketing campaign.
Pre-order: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
$5 Credit and Pre-order Bonus Offer
Pre-order LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes for Xbox 360 or PS3 and get a $5 Amazon credit good toward the purchase of other Warner Bros Lego games shipped and sold by Amazon.com as well as access to the rare Heroes Skin Pack. This rare collection features Nightwing, Katana, Shazam, Zatanna, plus the brand-new Robin—Bruce Wayne’s son, Damian Wayne. Offer valid on all existing pre-orders.
Day and Night in New York City Captured in Single Images by Stephen Wilkes.
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