In what looks to be a case of ‘lost and found’, the James Franco directed visuals for R.E.M.’s single, “Blue”, have surfaced after mysteriously laying low for nearly a year. Starring Lindsay Lohan, the video is a pleasant surprise for fans–especially since it is for a song that is off of R.E.M.’s very last album together, Collapse Into Now. Retaining …
Booklandia.
Portlandia can be a strange place, but thankfully the Norse Gods have bestowed upon us, Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors. With everything from a comprehensive restaurant guide to a purposefully God awful trailer, this book is guaranteed to usurp the bible in both usage and worship. Get a copy of the book → here. ← “Please note, and point out to your best friend, that …
A Sparkling Rarity.
After releasing the video for “The Symbol” last month, Action Bronson has finally submitted the highly anticipated mixtape, Rare Chandeliers. Produced entirely by The Alchemist, Rare Chandeliers sports a few dope features like Styles P, Mayhem Lauren, and Schoolboy Q. The project also sports a dope GIF cover by artist, Johnny Sampson. Bronson serves up more of that good shit, dishing out brassknuckle raps …
A Tiny Projection.
As you may already know, we’re down for anything Instagram related–even it’s malaria. Hailing all the way from London, designer Benjamin Redford has developed “Projecteo”, a tiny projector that uses wheels of 35mm slide film to showcase instagram images. Similar to classic View-Master toy, Projecto uses a special wheel roll to access these photos: “Through an iterative process, we optimized the focal length of the lenses and added a …
Right On the Monáe.
Janelle Monáe is the new face of CoverGirl® and we couldn’t be happier. Props to CoverGirl® for stepping outside of the box from ‘Easy and Breezy,’ Girl Next Door’ to pompadour hair, black and white wearing hipster. CoverGirl® is often known for the more traditional fair; however, their selection of Monáe is far from traditional. Her look is the exact revamp …
Can’t Forget the Little People.
After nearly a decade long hiatus from New York City, London based artist, Tomoaki Suzuki, is back with a brand new exhibition at Marc Jancou Contemporary–and although Suzuki’s return to the Apple is a grand occasion, the works on display are of a more Lilliputian nature. Boasting a height of 22 inches (on average), Suzuki’s miniature sculptures are a result …
The Scattered Crowd.
After ‘oohing’ and ‘ahhing’ over the Balloon Lamp we featured last issue, we were happy to stumble upon this 2002 installation by William Forsythe. Titled, Scattered Crowd, the installation involves an insane number of balloons and engulfing audio. Scattered Crowd directly relates to relationship, humans, distance, and emptiness. “In the gorgeous, breathless space that is choreographer William Forsythes «Scattered Crowd», the …
Hump Day Treat of the Week: Sans Pan.
With Black Friday looming and the premature bombardment of holiday cheer, Thanksgiving is now viewed as a mere speed bump. Nonetheless, there are still some of us who still cherish that day when you are forced to be under one roof with all your annoying relatives. For those who are actually looking forward to Gobble Gobble Day, this one’s for …
Alphabet Soup.
Dee & Ricky are best known for their Lego® brooches, which quickly got the attention of a number of fashion industry leaders like Marc Jacobs and Kanye West–the crafty little Lego® heart was the breakthrough piece needed to make the Staten Island duo relevant. They have since partnered up with Casio, Pony footwear, and now with LA based designers, Joyrich, for …
H(Ola).
New York City isn’t exactly the land of 1200 sq foot apartments and it helps to have furniture that is both useful and space efficiency. Coming off of a showing at the Green House, Stockholm International Furniture Fair in 2010, the Ola Table is a perfect piece for those who have the “privilege” of living in a 8 x 9 box that …
Doing It in the Park, Especially After Dark.
New York artist, Leo Villareal, combines the realms of art and mathematics with his latest work titled, BUCKYBALL. Inspired by the work of Buckminster Fuller, the 30 foot sculpture will feature two nested, geodesic sculptural spheres comprised of 180 LED tubes arranged in a series of pentagons and hexagons, known as a “Fullerene.” The light sequences created by the BUCKYBALL is said to …
Listening to Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.
Rapper Big Boi invited everyone to experience his new album last night at Converse’s Rubber Tracks. Titled, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, the album is anticipated to be a stellar follow up to his previous effort, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. After announcing in May 2012 that the album was 80% done, the Def Jam recording dropped the …
Gordon Parks at Jackson Fine Art.
An exhibition is being held in honor of the late, great, Gordon Parks. Selected works by the iconic photographer will be on display at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Aside from his extraordinary skill, Parks is most famously known for his documentation of a pre-Civil Rights America. Parks traveled all around the country capturing aspect of American life and …
By a Thread.
We stumbled upon the work of Ryuta Iida and out of all the projects we saw, the one being featured today is the one that affected us the most. Iida, an artist from Shizuoka, Japan, there are some sectors of her work that reminds us of Meg Hitchock–but her Misin series isn’t as recognizable. In fact, it is perplexing. We can’t …
The Pie Hole: Baked Little Piggies.
And this little piggy made for a real treat. These Piggy Breads make for a delish gift for your friendly cubicle mate or a high sodium gift for your annoying neighbor. How schmancy will you sound when you present them with a ‘moufflet?’ Meaning soft bread in French, it’s all in the presentation. So take your moufflet and become that ‘Suzy …
Bacon Neck.
Although your boss probably wouldn’t appreciate you showing up in an outfit made from different cuts of steaks, Lady Gaga shouldn’t be the only one who gets to dress in meat. Created by artist Natalie Luder, the Fou Lard is a 100% silk scarf with the image of a bacon strip digitally printed throughout–truly a tasty accessory worth having. Get …
A Skate on Paterswoldse Meer.
Employing the use of a kite, photographer, Eric Kieboom, captured breathing taking aerial shots of Paterswoldsemeer–a lake just southwest of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The photos were taken in 2009, but their overall beauty stands the test of time. Kieboom is a brilliant kite aerial photographer who is bringing new light to a genre of photography that often overlooked. Although …
Portrait of An American Craftsman.
The world of business can be a treacherous one, but every once in a while you meet someone who gets it; someone who is able to balance profit and efficiency with integrity and self reliance. Marcus Troy knows that someone and is nice enough to introduce us to him. His name is Frank Clegg and his company, Frank Clegg Leatherworks, …
UO 2012 Fall Catalog: Part Deux.
After experiencing some success with their first digital lookbook earlier this year, Urban Outfitters has released a second edition for the 2012 Fall season. Featuring brands like Obey, Standard Cloth, Gant Rugger, Hawkings McGill, and others, the catalog also features modeling by Nate Lacoste (featured above), Olu Alege, Jonny Ollsin, and David Kitz. All of the pieces worn in the catalog can be found …
Return of the Ratkings.
New York City collective, RATKING, recently dropped visuals for the single “Comic”. Featuring one of our favorite new school rappers, Wiki, the group consists of three other members who go by the name of Ramon, Hak, and Sporting Life. Ratking was relatively quiet over the summer, but with their recent signing to XL Recordings, it looks as if there will be …
Sweat It Out.
Although the weather is acting like a schizophrenic weirdo, there’s no good reason that you shouldn’t be keeping your eye out for that perfect autumn sweater–especially if you can ignore the fact we’ve had a hurricane, a snow storm and a spring day in the span of just two weeks. Nonetheless, you deserved to feel the comfort of not just …
Everything Must Go.
Yesterday, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts began the first phase in which they will proceed to auction off 350 paintings, photographs, and prints at Christie’s in New York. Te auction is open to the public and features some never before seen works that are priced anywhere from the lower thousands up into the millions. Here is Life+Times’ exclusive …
A Look Back at Election Night 2012.
Last Tuesday was a nail biter–for about the first few hours–then, by night’s end, Obama supporters were joyously rioting and looting in the streets while Romney supporters were downing vats of arsenic. Our good friend, Cassell A. Ferere, was at Brooklyn Tap House NYC capturing the festivities and was nice enough to share his experience with us so that we …
Quiet Lunch Magazine ‡ November 12th, 2012. – November 25th, 2012.
With the after effects of hurricane Sandy still looming, it seems like it’s been a year since our last issue. Although most of our staff stayed dry and were merely inconvenienced by power outages and a gas shortage, a majority of the northeastern coastline was absolutely devastated by flooding. Homes and lives were lost and there are many who are still …
Testing.
What you are seeing today is an evolution of Ryoji Ikeda‘s Test Patterns. An audiovisual installation, Ikeda uses sound and sight to submerge his audience in world of binary code. “Test pattern is a system that converts any type of data (text, sounds, photos and movies) into barcode patterns and binary patterns of 0’s and 1’s. Through its application, the …
Keep Running.
Your lungs are burning, your thighs are trembling and if the ground was made out of marshmallows, you would voluntarily fall face first into the sidewalk–this is what runners go through on a daily basis. Your body and your mind may be telling you to take a breather but Nike is encouraging runners to keep running. Even if they have …
Float Lightly.
Although the Balloon Lamp belongs in a child’s room, it sings a soft lullaby to the kid in all of us. Designed by Kouichi Okamoto, the Balloon lamp uses a high-intensity LED light and runs for over 100 hours with the included lithium-ion batteries. Purchase it → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …
A Journey Through CMJ: Panels, Panels, and More Panels.
We reach the final chapter of our journey through the CMJ marathon and despite this having the feel of a sobering ending, the panels were actually one of our first stops. At first, we had no intention of filming. We were more interested in soaking up the valuable insight and the wise words that came along with it. To be …
A Head For Business And A Bod For Sin.
Acne Paper just released a splendidly simple fashion story featuring Karlie Kloss–who is styled by talented Marie Chaix. Shot by photographer Roe Ethridge, the editorial journeys down a vintage path, relying on a black and white motif. Titled, A Head For Business And A Bod For Sin, the shoot appears in the 14th issue of Acne Paper. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot …
Here’s Looking At You, Kid.
Anyone who tells their lover that they can look into their eyes for forever and a day has yet to see this series of photography from Suren Manvelyan. Titled, Your Beautiful Eyes, the project involves intense close-ups of the eye–revealing all sorts of textures that we rarely notice, even during our most intimate interactions. The cornea, a part of the eye that …
Donky Ride.
Are you tired of sexy hipster bikes that aren’t really good for anything besides looking sexy? Are you more concerned with schelping around groceries and picking up hitchhiking Labrador Retrievers than you are with cruising down Allen street to the tune of Minus the Bear? Well be concerned no more! Introducing the Donky Bike.↓ Made for carrying thing like groceries–and hitchhiking …
Neighborhood Bodega.
Spanish Harlem rapper, Bodega BAMZ, goes hard in the visuals for his latest single, “Thrilla”. The A$AP Mob affiliate teams up with Brooklyn’s own Flatbush Zombies in the monster inspired video–which was directed by Rik Cordero. BAMZ has been making a lot of noise lately and this debut video is only adding volume to his buzz. If you can recall, …
Splitting Headache.
Textile artist, Jillian MacLachlan, creates some changeable pieces that seem to transform before our very eyes. First presented as Skull Intact (shown above) it is also presented as Exploding Skull (shown below). Exploding Skull is made from yarn, wire, lace, and clay while Skull Intact contains only yarn, wire, and clay. As a student of both fine art and biology, …
A Journey Through CMJ: Adrienne Mack Davis x New Villager x Project E.A.R. x P.P.S. the Writah x Krissy Krissy.
During the CMJ marathon we made our way to Drom, a great underground haunt located just outside of Alphabet City. The night looked promising, featuring acts like Project E.A.R., P.P.S. the Writah, Adrienne Mack-Davis, Krissy Krissy, and the dynamic art collective, New Villager. Hosted by the charming, Cathleen Angelo, the evening started out with a performance by New Villager which …
Die Entdeckung Der Langsamkeit.
We live in an age of instant gratification. There was a time when New York was the only city that never slept, but with technology becoming even more advance, the world is becoming one restless ball of energy. Seeking to counteract this effect, designer, Susanne Westphal, is inviting us to get reacquainted with slowness. Westphal’s project, Die Entdeckung Der Langsamkeit (The …
Galactic Cuisine.
There’s no doubt that NASA is a palace of secrets and hoarded kickass technology–they have shared their food with us but who believes that that crusty brick of powder is really ice cream? Thankfully, Giorgia Zanellato has given us a visual of what real Space Food looks like. Taking a rather humorous approach, Zanellato’s Space Food series is a chuckleworthy …
Hunter S. Cruz?
Rapper, Anthony Cruz, evokes the spirit of the late, great Hunter S. Thompson in the recently released visuals for his titular single, “Fear and Loathing in New York City”. Directed by Andrew Benavides, Cruz and his cohort go under the influence in a seedy a hotel room before heading out to paint the town psychedelic. The single will be included on …
A Black and White Issue.
TOPMAN’s Rucksack collection is dope altogether but there is one particular piece that caught our eye. The simply intricate Black and White Nylon Rucksack is perfect those who to seek to pop without succumbing to crazy colors. Click the picture to purchase or check out the rest of the collection → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that …
Keep the Vibe Alive.
The web is jizzing their pants over the latest informal release of a demo video of Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” featuring Lady Gaga. In the demo version, Lady Gaga can be heard crooning the hook. The video consist of candid shots of Gaga and company touring in Rio and Colombia. Released by Gaga herself, the song was intended to …
PB & J Heydays.
We are complete suckers for hyperrealism and will continue to be as long as we keep discovering splendid pieces like the ones we are featuring today. Painted by Mary Ellen Johnson, these nostalgic paintings of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches bring with it a flood of childhood memories. Like most hyperrealistic works, these pieces look more real than an actual …
Geniuses in a Half-Shell.
The following pieces by artist, Rachel M. Loose, have been receiving quite an amount of press lately, but, unfortunately, the artist herself has not. While the art lovers have trading her work back and forth, they have forgotten to actually mention the gifted soul who was clever enough to come up with these illustrations in the first place. Gently alerting …
A Formation of Time.
David Cox has teamed up with Humans Since 1982 to created one of the most kick ass clocks since Big Ben. Seriously, The Clock Clock White is genius and any attempt to up its significance and metaphorical mandate would make us sound like complete idiots. Fortunately, Humans Since 1982 has provided a statement that accurately helps us get a better …
Party Animals.
Manny Pacquiao may have lost his last fight but we’re sure he’d feel much better about it if he saw the video to Kool A.D.’s single titled, “Manny Pacquiao”. Filmed on a farm, Kool A.D. and the gang go hog-wild with a new dance while showing us that animals that animals are pretty cool to get drunk and stoned with–there’s …
Showing a Little Heart…
Most are advertising this umbrella has the perfect Valentine’s Day gift but we have a different meaning in mind for the Heart Umbrella. We have nothing against Valentine’s Day but with all the weather that has been hitting the eastern coast here in the states, the Heart Umbrella would be put to better use as a symbol for strength and …
10 Things Goodman Learned…
Designer, Timothy Goodman, came with an awesome typographic illustration that shows exactly what he learned about the election. Listing a total of ten, Goodman really tickles our funny bones with a few of them. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …