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Apple: Apple Watch - So the Apple Watch has been announced, reviewed to death, and released. The most interesting and comprehensive review is from The Verge, the most insightful examination of what the watch means for human behavior and technology is from Backchannel, and the cleverest parody review is from The Next Web. Climbing (L/R): The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold - Incredible account of Alex Honnold’s climbing career, complete with beautiful pictures and videos. If this doesn’t inspire you to get outside and enjoy nature (or at least donate to the Sierra Club) nothing will.  IKEA: Kitchen of the Future - IKEA, one of my top 5 favorite companies (yes, I actually have a list) teamed up with another of my top 5 favorite companies, IDEO, to concept out the kitchen of the future and the results are fascinating. My favorite product is the transparent individual food holder - it’s driven by the insight that people are caring more and more about waste and that one of the best ways to mitigate waste is to see exactly how much of something you already have. And in case you were wondering how exactly IKEA has achieved world domination, this report by Forbes is a highly recommended look into IKEA’s globalization strategy and development process.  Movies: Moviepass - Unlimited movie tickets for $30 / month. I know a handful of readers go to a lot of movies, so this is for you.  Cinema: First and Final Frames - For those same movie lovers - this video shows the not-so-evident artistic thought that goes into the relationship between the first and film frame of a film.  Tools: Toolr - Have a problem? Need a product to address it? Someone’s probably already built it. Search toolr. 

Product: Amazon Dash - A few weeks ago, Amazon introduced the Amazon Dash button, a single button that allows you to order a single product when pushed. It’s designed to be used for common household items that you don’t want to run out of but use frequently - like detergents, and coffee, and toilet paper. It’s simple and easy, and I want a million of them all over the place - but is it really a good thing to be able to purchase items so easily? Don’t we want some kind of accountability and process in our lives so that? As things become more and more simple, do we want to start thinking about going back to a culture where there is pride in mastering more complex things?  Food: The Good, The Bad, and the Hangry - As anyone who’s spent any time around anyone in my family around 5:30pm knows, you’re not you when you’re hungry. But to what extent? Apparently it’s actually a lot more than just becoming whiny and short-tempered, and some of it is actually positive. Globalization (L/R): I Followed My Stolen iPhone Across the World And Became a Celebrity - It’s all in the title, and it’s a great (true) story. Baseball: The Common Man’s Crown - Baseball’s back, so here’s the history of the baseball hat. 

Music: The Steal Your Song Chart: Measuring Some of the Greatest Rap Guest Verses Ever - Rap is poetry, and the guest verse is a time-honored tradition that doesn’t get enough recognition. TL;DR - Snoop Dogg was 20 when he dropped the best guest verse of all time on “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang.”   NYC: Cooper-Hewitt Outdoor Advertising - If you live in NYC haven’t seen some of these on the street yet, try to find them all. They’re very clever.  Game of Thrones: Valar Morghulis, An illustrated guide to all 456 deaths in “Game of Thrones” - GoT is back, and the best way to refresh your memory on what’s happened so far is to review all the deaths.  Sandwiches: Don’t Mess with My Breakfast Sandwich - Or any other one of my sandwiches for that matter.