Living in California has its perks. Sona Patel aka Doc 420 has the ability to recommend medical marijuana as a treatment for whatever ails you.  On top of that, she is really hot.   Have a look at her site for more info.

Cult Classic, not bestseller.  If Bedtime Stories gets released on dvd, you should be happy.  The elusive vhs tape is almost impossible to find and the content of the video is well worth the search.  Check the cover art at the end, look familiar?  By the way, While You Were Sleeping was an incredible magazine.

Don’t miss Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang  at the Guggenheim. The piece that fills the atrium is the culmination of his obsession with explosions and explosives. This has long been his thing, partly perhaps because China invented gunpowder. His work has included blowing up houses, making videos of pyrotechnic displays and lighting gunpowder trails across canvass, all of which can be seen at his Guggenheim retrospective, I Want to Believe.

February 22- May 28

Boogie 

Somehow someone transplanted my families cottage from Luna Pier Michigan in New York.

“The Rusty Knot, (opening to the public tomorrow) the brainchild of Ken Friedman (The Spotted Pig) with the all-star cast of Taavo Somer (Freeman’s), Tobey Maloney (Milk & Honey) and a Momofuku alum. The result is a detail-rich, high-pedigree Manhattan cocktail spot colliding with a kitsched-out cruiseliner and an old-school tiki room…..

If that doesn’t do it for you, you might think about settling in for an ice-cold beer (which starts at the way-back price of 99 cents), nibbling on a few pigs-in-blankets, throwing back an oyster or two and watching the sun fade away over the Hudson.” Now if they only served Perch!  Via UrbanDaddy.

The Rusty Knot, open 12pm-4am, 425 West St. (at 11th St.), 212-645-5668, soft open tonight, and open to the public this Friday

Tune into Dave Navarro’s Spread tonight to watch the interview with Shepard Fairey. As you know he’s been getting some recent attention for his work on a Barak Obama poster and will most likely touch upon that during his time with Dave, among his other work.The New episodes will air both the Live and On Demand sections of the site on Thursdays at 8pm ET. If you have something better to do that day, you can watch it on Friday, anytime, the post the clips following the show.

If you have the chance to make over to the Powerhouse Arena in Dumbo, Brooklyn tonight, do.  Coinciding with the new book, the zinie photography crew known as Hamburger Eyes will be having an exhibition showcasing the talent.  More info here

Remember the shirts that changed color as you get hotter. Well not to many people do, but I have to say this is a great use of the technology, You will never burn your lip wondering if its ready to drink!    Available at Charles and Maria, today for 25.00

“At plain sight it is a standard black mug as they come a dime a dozen and in big white letters it say COLD. Nothing fancy, but once you add the hot beverage of your choice, the mug changes color and is turning white and in big black letters it states: HOT”

The April issue of Vanity Fair, A. A. Gill spotlights the latest in this noble line, Olga Kurylenko, who this fall stars in the 22nd Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. Click for the picts

Fresh for 2008, this ‘Handy Signs’ print by Steve ‘Espo’ Powers breaks the people of New York City down into four concise categories.  Measuring 24″ x 30″, the Giclée print comes in a signed and numbered edition of 250 and is published by Headless Heroes, whose mantra is dope, ” Art that you can appreciate, is the kind that appreciates.”  Available here

If you live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, you might have noticed a few buildings going up. You also might have noticed the corner of Metropolitan and Union, a development that is wrapping itself around where Kellogs Diner is. A while back Curbed had the early renderings, and now they have the “final” (?). Ask yourself what does Williamsburg need most, go ahead ask… Not sure, how about 28,000 square feet of shopping!

For those who have lived in Washington, D.C., this one is for you all.  An interview with Cool “Disco” Dan, who, I am happy to report is still alive and well in the DC area.

Check out the new PF Flyers “Albin”, they come in white, tan, and black.  Wrinkled Italian Leather, Lining Red Art Nouveaux Print.  Get them now!

St. Ide’s peaked in the 1990′s.  The ‘Liquid Crack’ reached mass audiences all the way down to early-teenage white kids.  The fame I think, can be wholly attributed to a genius marketing campaign featuring the most hyped rappers of the time, including Snoop Doggy Dogg, Ice Cube, Biggie Smalls, The Geto boys and more.  Follow these links below to hear the radio spots, and TV Spots.  Who knows, maybe after work you’ll hit the corner store, knowing exactly what you’re looking for….

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Kate Moss photographed by Craig McDean for Another Magazine

Photographer Nancy Davenport, from the seriese Accident Prone. Detail of “Georgia Grayson”, 1996, silver print, 16X20″

Icon, Orson Welles considered one of the best directors ever, parodied on Pinking And The Brain, cameos in multiple movies, and writer, director, actor of one of the greatest movies ever made Citizen Kane. The film acredited for pioneering overlapping sound, film sets with complete ceilings, deep-focus photography (which could keep objects in focus in the foreground and background simultaneousl) and expressionist lighting.

Check out John Naughton book of photographs that reveals the life behind and in front of the camera of Orsen Welles. “Orsen Welles at Work, out on Phaiden.

Also check out this great interview on the Dick Cavett show, and see for yourself how brilliant he was….. it starts off with an amazing observation on the America, which seem poignant about our current state of affairs.

Newton Virus is a computer virus designed by London collective Troika, that causes icons on your computer desktop to fall towards the ground as if affected by gravity. This has to be the only virus any mac owner would install on there machine. Via Dezeen

This is your new favorite site.  Crgslst (which claims it’s “so fast, the vowels are left behind”) understands. Using an AJAX search API, this site grabs from Craigslist’s RSS feeds to not only allow you to search faster, but also browse multiple cities at once. You should definitely go check out the site.

Via Josh Spear