Walrus TV Feature: Chef Chris Cosentino Cooks with N8 Van Dyke
In the latest Walrus TV Feature, San Francisco’s Chef Chris Cosentino takes N8 Van Dyke (Juxtapoz #90) on a culinary trip through the circulatory system of a cow. “If you’re willing to kill it,” states Cosentino, “Shut up and eat all of it.”
Ryan Browning
Love these paintings by Ryan Browning. Maryland.
On minimalism
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How does ’simple’ differ from ‘minimalist’?
That’s the question someone asked me on Twitter recently, and it’s a good one.
Zen Habits has become known as a leading simplicity blog, and at the same time I recently started mnmlist, a blog about minimalism.
Why the two blogs? What’s the difference? It’s an important question as it forces us to examine each concept a little more closely.
First, let’s acknowledge that the two concepts are related, and in some ways are two ways of saying the same thing. When you simplify your life, you’re cutting back on the complexity of what you do and what you own. Minimalism is about the same things.
Each concept is really a striking back against the growing complexity of the modern world, against consumerism, against the mindset that we need to buy to solve our problems, that we need more and bigger. Against the idea that busier is better and that we must always be connected.
So how is minimalism different? It’s basically an extension of simplicity — not only do you take things from complex to simple, but you try to get rid of anything that’s unnecessary. All but the essential.
Minimalism says that what’s unnecessary is a luxury, and a waste. Why be wasteful when the unnecessary isn’t needed for happiness? When it just gets in the way of happiness, of peace? By eliminating the unnecessary, we make room for the essential, and give ourselves more breathing space.
Now, exactly what is essential will vary from person to person. So someone might look at my essential things and say “That’s too much — it’s not minimal!” But they’d be wrong — because essential is subjective.
How to do minimalism
There’s no one right way.
I talk more about my recommendations in my ebook, The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life. You can also read weekly (or so) articles at my other blog, mnmlist.
Some recent articles at mnmlist you might find useful:
- How to do minimalism in steps
- 12 minimalist ways to reduce your carbon footprint
- Minimalist eating
- A minimalist approach to books
- Less
- Why reading faster doesn’t increase productivity
- Learn to love less
- Simplicity is the path, not just the destination
- The sweet science of less mail
- The beauty of small
- The lust for new things
- 7 Ways to Avoid Buying New Stuff
- On owning nothing
You might also enjoy these other blogs on minimalism: mnmlist links.
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Sound & Color Vibration Society
I have recently joined forces with Erik Otis and we will be in close collaboration on many projects in the near future. Check out more what he is doing right here…
SOUND & COLOR VIBRATION SOCIETY
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Too Fly Brings Back the Love
What's Love got to do with it? Everything, according to miss Too Fly (Juxtapoz #109) that is. Back by popular demand, the All of My Love jewelry series released for Valentine’s Day last year was a big hit.
Beauty is a Beast: Tomer Hanuka
Illustrator extraordinaire Tomer Hanuka (Juxtapoz cover #84) has turned his hand towards the lustier side of things with two new commissioned works for a wine company that he has also decided to release as a set of prints.
A Juxtapoz Office Playlist: Week One of February
Music drives us. Last week we indulged in some Sun Ra, The XX, and (of course) Radiohead. Evan Pricco sums it all up for us.
Zezao Lecture x Workshop
Zezão (Juxtapoz #102) a street-artist, photographer and urban explorer from Brazil, whose work reacts to, frames, and draws its aesthetic from São Paulo’s chaotic urban landscape. This coming Wednesday, Zezão will lead a workshop and lecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.
Super Apparel
“General of the Agents of the Area, the bald badass and Larry Lardog are only a couple of the names Mr. Tony Larson has been known to respond to,” writes Juxtapoz blogger, Isaac McKay-Randozzi. “The former Art Dumper, DC Shoes marketing man is now jumping in with both feet and going solo with SUPERbrand Apparel.”
Threadless Bestee of the Year - Giveaway
Every month a design is voted as the Bestee of the Month at Threadless. At the end of the year the Threadless community votes on the Bestee of the Year. The winning designer gets the prize of $20,000, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium, a $500 Threadless Gift Certificate, and the design is also featured on Adobe.com. That's why we love Threadless and want to encourage you all to vote, and we've also set up an awesome giveaway for you guys.
We are giving away a Threadless Gift Pack which includes: Bestee of the Year, Designer of the Year, Best Kids design, Best Type Tee, Best collaboration, Newcomer of the Year, Blogger's choice, Best unprinted designer. We're making it really easy for you, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite shirt with us. My favorite is the October one, "The Horde" by Aled Lewis.
The 2009 Bestee Awards are being given to recognize excellence within the active Threadless.com community, from the graphic designers and illustrators whose artwork help set Threadless.com apart from the competition to the dedicated bloggers whose ideas, creativity and devotion inspire us all.
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