Rolling, Williamsburg-Style

You may be in Brooklyn once you cross the Williamsburg Bridge from Clinton and Delancey to South 4th and Bedford, but this isn't kid-obsessed Park Slope, at least when it comes to the transport. Yesterday I happened past this Mini Cooper with its Austin Powers roof and one of the most hilarious personalized plates I've seen: "Diet SUV." Oh yeah, baby.

Stars and Stripes

It's Independence Day in the United States and that means that Stars and Stripes abound on everything from flags to patriotic pedicures. Even this fire hydrant got some love of country love...




Happy 4th!

The Art of Appropriating Andy Warhol: Q & A with Mike Bidlo

Last Thursday I met the artist Mike Bidlo in the lobby of the Lever House to discuss the latest addition to the building's art collection: His stack of "Not Warhol Brillo Boxes." Instead of the provocateur I was expecting, Bidlo was a soft-spoken intellectual who is more interesting in teaching others about the masters than criticizing them. Read all about it on T Magazine's "The Moment."

World Cup Mania at Monkeybiz

I love this amazing beaded Bafana Bafana soccer player, made for Monkeybiz by women in the townships of Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu.

The height of the doll is almost one meter high (about 3ft).

If you want it, you'll find it the Carrol Boyes Store in the Waterfront in Cape Town.

I'm not convinced, though, that Monkeybiz should part with this museum-worthy piece too quickly...