Touko Laaksonen (8.5.1920- 7.11.1991), the artist behind Tom of Finland, is one of the most notable internationally acclaimed Finnish artists. Say what you will about his art, it leaves no one untouched and in a way you either love it or hate it. For me it's just well made underground art, that's slowly making its … Continue reading 10 fabulously curious things about Tom of Finland and its creator
Category: Pop trivia
TV formats in progress
Does you mother know? aka Busted aka People have a right to know This format I came up with around 2009 when Facebook had changed their terms of use for the umpteenth time to the horror of people around the world. It got people thinking and talking about privacy in a way no one really had before. … Continue reading TV formats in progress
Ten random photos from abandoned corporate Instagram accounts
Social media is easy. You just set up an account and start putting stuff out there. Maybe you're a summer intern or just passionate about the company you work at. That part is easy. But then the whole thing just gets too hard to do, you forget to post regularly and then in one random … Continue reading Ten random photos from abandoned corporate Instagram accounts
Funny, scary and bizarre coincidences
...and it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that this is not just "Something That Happened." This cannot be "One of those things..." This, please, cannot be that. And for what I would like to say, I can't. This Was Not Just A Matter Of Chance. Narrator, Magnolia (1999) This is a quote and scene from … Continue reading Funny, scary and bizarre coincidences
The lies we were told as kids
Myths, misconceptions and outright lies - the human history is full of them. Friends, teachers and above all parents have been repeating the same incorrect facts for centuries and the lies just seem to spread to the next generation to be repeated in infitum. What do you say we end it now? Here are the … Continue reading The lies we were told as kids
Designers hanging out together
MemphisThe Memphis Group was an Italian design and architecture group founded in Milan by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 that designed Post Modern furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glass and metal objects from 1981-1987. Here they are hanging out in the Tawaraya boxing ring bed by Masanori Umeda, a Japanese architect collaborating with Memphis at the time. and … Continue reading Designers hanging out together
Pop culture overload
I'm a pop culture junkie. Growing up in the 80's and 90's I had three ways of finding information - TV, magazines and books. What interested me the most were stories about films, video games and world changing events and I would get a glimpse here and there. I would dream about seeing strange movies … Continue reading Pop culture overload
The value of an image
"Images have no value" Those are my words that sparked a heated discussion between my colleagues and I in a LA hotel lobby at 11pm a month ago. I said it to provoke the others to prove me wrong. In a world where digital content is sharable and free for the taking, with minor risk … Continue reading The value of an image
The ten most controversial speeches
Most often when we think about public speeches by well known historical figures, we think about inspiring awe inducing masterpieces that make us see things in another light. All good and well there, but it is so much more fun when people step out of line and tell it like it is. My favorites below … Continue reading The ten most controversial speeches
The Min Morgon sessions
During the first half of 2011, I will be presenting the decades 1950-2010 and its design on the Finnish morning show Min Morgon. I love these sessions and I hope people will get something out of it. The images and videos embedded here are of course the property of Cityportal and YLE but I hope … Continue reading The Min Morgon sessions
