Disney Rejection Letter, 1938

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This letter originally belonged to my grandmother. After she passed away we discovered it and were surprised at how well it was preserved for being nearly 70 years old.

The letter speaks for itself and it remarkable to note how times have changed since then.

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Alicia Keys Soho Penthouse for Sale

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Talking about dream location, well this is probably one of my favorite street in Manhattan. The 30 Crosby street is where Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz lived in for the last two years. This (sorry for the term) cheesy Soho Penthouse has just come up on the market via Sotheby’s, for $17.95 million. When I say cheesy, I’m talking mostly of the furniture and arrangements and not the place itself. I mean who wouldn’t dream of a 5 bedroom, 4 bath of 6167 sqf triplex Penthouse with an additional 3000 sqf terrace in a pre-war Condo in the heart of Soho !

Sotheby’s Description:

Enter via keyed elevator to either floor; this magnificent sun filled loft has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 powder rooms an enormous state-of-the-art windowed gourmet eat-in kitchen, walk-in butler’s pantry, separate formal dining room that faces East encased in a glass solarium, an expansive living room with fireplace, library/media room are all surrounded by undoubtedly one of the most beautiful private terraces in all of Soho. A floating glass staircase leads to a separate private master suite complete with spa, pass through dressing area and private terrace.

More information at www.sothebyshomes.com

TED-Ed

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A new initiative for creating and sharing educational lessons reaches the traditional classroom and beyond

For years TED has fulfilled their mission of spreading ideas and inspiration through conferences, media and research fellowships. Taking this a step further and in the direction of generations to come, today TED launches a new TED-Ed initiative to assist educators and students worldwide. Understanding the evolutionary role of video in the modern classroom (and beyond), the new TED-Ed site offers a structured avenue for repurposing content by allowing teachers to “flip” any video on YouTube—including but not limited to TED-Ed videos—into a sharable lesson ripe with quizzes, informational copy and attention keeping animations.

Directing the initiative is Logan Smalley, a former TED Fellow with a background in documentary work. After starting in January 2011 and working on the TED Prize, Smalley sparked the TED-Ed program to rethink the traditional notion of teacher and student. To address this the new initiative aims to share educational lessons and inspiration with anyone willing to learn or teach, both inside and outside the physical classroom.

Open to anyone, the thematically organized lessons can be taken without a login, although one is required to assign or track lessons. This proves valuable for both students and teachers as one can share and subsequently track participation and total student interactions with a specific lesson. With the customization platform teachers can adjust lessons and quizzes to meet their individual needs. This means adding, removing or changing quiz questions and informational copy. Once edited the lesson is given a unique URL to be shared freely.

As the initiative is in its beta stage the majority of lessons offered at this point have been originally created by TED, but as it grows lessons created and adjusted by outside educators will eventually be uploaded for sharing. One can “flip” a TED-Ed video to customize the quiz questions and copy, or “flip” any video from YouTube to create an all new lesson. All lessons uploaded will first be cleared by a TED review board to ensure only the most effective, informational lessons reach the final audience.

As participation grows TED-Ed online will as well, adding subcategories to their subjects and expanding upon the traditional taxonomies presented. And in keeping with the spirit of TED, signing up is free, allowing anyone and everyone to be a part of the evolution and education process. For more information or to experience the beautifully designed site yourself head over to TED-Ed online.

Sephora + Pantone Universe™ Pop-up Shop

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Sephora partnered with Pantone, to present the first SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE beauty collection, featuring the 2012 Color of the Year PANTONE® 17-1463 Tangerine Tango. To celebrate the launch, Sephora envisioned a mobile pop-up shop shaped as the iconic PANTONE Color Guide for clients to experience the assortment of makeup and accessories in the iconic color. To bring their vision to life, Sephora commissioned Neverstop to create the unexpected retail environment, which will have two limited engagements in Manhattan (March 21- 30 @ Chelsea Triangle) and Los Angeles (April 16 – 22 @ The Grove).

Designed and executed by Neverstop, the aluminum skin structure, which stands 23 feet tall by 43 feet long, is equipped with a fully functioning mechanized door that fans out, featuring the Color of the Year and harmonized tones, just like the iconic PANTONE Color Guide. The interior boasts sleek, minimalist fixtures showcasing the SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE Color of the Year products, designed with ease of makeup application in mind. The southern exterior wall (if facing the front of the structure) hosts a digital screen featuring real-time feeds via #sephorapantone.

P is for PIE… A is for ABECEDARIUM. This is the debut project of Wieden+Kennedy’s new class of W+K 12. (Portland, OR)