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Monday, February 22, 2021
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Art Dubai 2021
Mark your calendar: March 29-April 3, 2021 at the Dubai International Financial Center.
The Watch Annual 2020
Fine Piercing Collection
Made with cultured (never-mined) diamonds and colored stones. Get to know Laura Chavez.
CIBJO Guide For Classifying Natural Pearls And Cultured Pearls
Cambridge Moonflower
The experts at Cambridge University Botanic Garden believe their moonflower Selenicereus wittii is the first to flower in the UK. Take a look.
Inside NBA Top Shot
Built on the blockchain, the same technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, NBA Top Shot moments are tiny pieces of digital ephemera that belong to you, and you alone. And, much like trading cards, they've become strangely lucrative, particularly for a small subset of gamblers, cryptocurrency speculators, and super collectors. It's hard to know what's real and what's not. If your're lucky, you will hit the jackpot.
The Marvel Universe
The serialized storytelling that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has adopted came from Stan Lee's vision to make comic writing, and character creation, collaborative. No one person was responsible for any one comic. Writers and artists worked together and bounced ideas around, and only then, could a new hero spring to life. A marvelous story.
A Study In Indigo
The article chronicles the traditional industry in Kojima, Japan as creators such as Buaisou---a name that may be familiar given their collaborations with Drake's and Blue Bottle Coffee---turn fields of indigo plants into garments, the deepest of blues. Truly fascinating.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
The Le StandUp
Loeva has created a new standing paddleboard that's all about transparency. The Le StandUp, as it's called, is constructed with mostly clear materials, creating a window-like board that offers unobstructed views of the ocean below your feet. Take a look.
Hockney In Normandy
Hockney in Normandy will be on view at Richard Gray Gallery, New York from February 22 through March 19, 2021. Take note.
Reverso
Vintage Vs. Pre-Owned Watches
Jon Bues was spot on. Simplified.