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2010 Nissan Altima Coupe: Party of One
Party of one — that’s what the 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe does best, make a single person’s get around town peppy and look good while doing it. The sedan is in the new grocery getter segment, but the Altima coupe is no family car. Think of it as the muted version of the 370Z, spicy with mild + sauce and a design scheme that shares definite traits with the sister Infiniti G37. The Altima Coupe has more spunk than the average front-engine coupe with the scrappy... Read More
Naana B: Style with Substance
The thick textured fabric of Naana B’s debut collection has substance. Substance comes with a story. Naana’s piece are made from Sika print bought and sewn in Ghana through the Rural Communities Empowerment Center. The literal translation of Sika in Ghanaian is “money” — and Naana’s work is indeed, money, on several meaningful levels. “It’s the most common fabric that women in Ghana wear to weddings, funeral, baby namings.... Read More
The Etymology of Luxury
The fate of luxury branding teeters. Blame it on the ultimate patron of the luxe life — the Romans and the root of it all luxuria. Two short years ago, luxury was everywhere in ads, magazines, brochures, Google searches, high rise condos and splashed decadently across the high-end automobile market. But in the post-greed-recession-staggering unemployment-war mongering era that beckons with a promise of hope, luxury branding is no longer doing it for most Americans.... Read More
New Music: Bizarre “Friday Nights at St. Andrews”
Detroit lyricist Bizarre drops his third album “Friday Nights at St. Andrews,” an ode to a popular Detroit club night of the ’90s, ripped with stone-cold realism. On the first single “Believer.” Bizzare is introspective, revisiting the loss of his childhood friend and bandmates Proof and Bugz and the destitute conditions surrounding him in Detroit, with evenly paced melancholic delivery. Detroit Michigan home of the broke dreams, abandoned houses,... Read More
Tales of a Mercedes-Benz and Burberry Pocket Square
The svelte form language of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, creates a certain lust for classic curves of yesteryear. That desire is quenched by the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, a storied sports car that counted Zsa-Zsa Gabor, Sophia Loren and Elvis Presley among it’s owners. Only 1,400 of the post-war coupes were made. The single-seater version of the sports car is currently on exhibit at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Not surprisingly the car summons a pretty... Read More
Chrysler and Battery Electric Fiat 500: Made for America in 2012
The Fiat 500 form will be used to outfit a battery-electric powered for Chrysler scheduled to debut later this year and to hit the U.S. market in 2012. The technology relies on a high power electric powertrain module, advance lithium ion battery, and an EV control unit to manage power flows, according to company reports. While the Italian-based manufacturer Fiat provides the platform, powertrain engineering and vehicle development will take place at Chrysler Group headquarters... Read More
The Allure of the Automobile: High Museum of Art Atlanta
A new show, Allure of the Automobile at the High Museum of Art Atlanta, offers a fresh perspective on the exquisite contours of rare 20th century classic automobiles. The exhibit focuses on elegance defined by era and the subtext places the automobile as a work of decorative art. Set squarely among the landscape of Art Moderne and Postwar Modernity, the car and art worlds converge at an engaging intersection. Porsche Type 64 The 18 cars selected for the exhibit expand on... Read More
Times Square Mural Provokes Discussions
courtesy of artist Sofia Maldonado is an emerging artist surrounded in controversy sparked by the imagery she created for a mural on 42nd St commissioned by the Times Square Alliance. The mural is consistent and reflective of Sofia’s body of work — illuminating, highly detailed, vibrant and provocative. What’s causing the controversy is Sofia’s interpretation of women. The gripes are focused on the suggestive nature of the Black and Latino female... Read More
Seat Belts: Slum Village and Nick Speed Buckle Up
In case you missed this Slum Village track that served as PSA for Safe Kids USA, here’s a little known fact. Detroit producer Nick Speed made “4 Steps” using sampled seat belt functions, and SV penned their lyrics over the mechanical beats, which tied in with the Detroit hip-hop outfit’s Chevy campaign. “These tracks were completely made from car sound effects. Every sound you hear, including the drums, are made of seat belt clicks, car doors... Read More
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