Scott Morrison is the Sean Parker of denim. Though not as ubiquitous as facebook, Morrison has had a string of successes with the launch of Paper Denim & Cloth and…
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What’s In Store? - Saturdays Surf
By Tom Ran
Photo: Tuukka Koski
For years surfing in NYC was reserved for the die hards. Even though the Atlantic Ocean is minutes away, the urban density didn’t make transporting a surfboard an easy task….
Read MoreBehind the Bar - Karlsson’s Batch 2008
By Craig Cavallo
Photo: Stefan Andersson
Potatoes are a significant part of Swedish culture. On Cape Bjare, in the south of Sweden, the soil they grow in is referred to as farmer’s gold. The country grows…
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Retail
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Zakka
Toshiki Okazaki moved his beloved design bookshop, Zakka over the East River in 2007 after many years in Manhattan. Settling into a much larger space with similar aesthetic. read more »
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Charmingwall
Nestled on the busy street of West 4th in the West Village one wouldn’t expect to find a gallery as charming as this one. read more »
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The Conran Shop
English designer, writer, restaurateur, and retailer Sir Terence Conran opened his first retail space in New York in 1999. read more »
Dining / Bars
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Hibino
Several blocks south from bustling Smith Street sits a quiet Japanese restaurant in Cobble Hill called Hibino. The restaurant is a collaborative effort between two chefs and a graphic designer. read more »
Features
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The Vendley Brothers
For the past several years the Vendley brothers have been setting up their Mexican food cart on the corner of Prince and Wooster Street in SoHo. Their specialty mix of… read more »
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enormouschampion
Communication between friends these days has been reduced to brisk emails, text messages, and IM’s. In spite of these trends, enormouschampion understands the meaning and pleasure of sending a hand… read more »
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Alex and Companies
Alex Calderwood has a history of turning nothing into something. He looks at unloved and abandoned spaces with an optimistic eye, seeing potential to infuse them with new life, art,… read more »
Videos
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Billykirk
Brothers Chris and Kirk Bray have been producing leather goods for the last ten years. They launched Billykirk from Los Angeles in 1999, learning their craft from a third generation… read more »
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Josh Vogel
We visited Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. in late 2010 and kick started this year with a feature on the wood sculptor based in Kingston, New York. read more »
Events
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Jenny Holzer's For the Guggenheim
For the past three years from September 2005 to July 2008 the Guggenheim underwent an extensive restoration to Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building. To compliment the completion of the restoration,… read more »
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Jenny Holzer: Protect Protect
Jenny Holzer’s pioneering approach to language as a carrier of content and her use of nontraditional media and public settings as vehicles for that content make her one of the… read more »
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Join the award-winning documentary filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig for a screening of his film The Devil and Daniel Johnston, followed by conversation and Q&A. The film portrays a musician and outsider… read more »
Blog
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Big Brooklyn Pig Roast and Harvest Hoedown
The fall season hasn’t stopped Brooklyn Based from hosting “The Big Brooklyn Pig Roast,” it might as well be summer. Next Friday evening starting at 6pm Kelly Geary… read more »
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Tom Sachs - Space Program Mars
The process in making a sculpture is just as important as the finished piece for Tom Sachs. It’s an educational undertaking for him as he explained in a 2011 interview… read more »
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TOMS
For the past five years TOMS Shoes has been known as the for-profit company using the “one for one” model. Every pair of TOMS sold, a pair shoes would be… read more »
TOURS
The Bacon Tour
By David Tez
Photo: Staff
From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…
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By Siobhan Vivian
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The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…
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