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• Rearview Rock Stars, United States of Coffee and TGIF Music

  

  Ever look in the rearview mirror as you're driving and pretend you're starring in your own music video? Or feel like you're playing the starring role inside... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: The Hum, Face Test & Goodbye, Sex

  

  I usually try to be really positive on Ventipop, but sadly, it looks like we're all gonna die.Reports came out last week that young people no longer like sex... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: Hudson University, The David Spade Index and Every Song Ever

  

  Today's Daily Grind needs Ritalin. It suffers a bit from Attention Deficit Disorder and is a little all over the map. Think of it as one of those brown, paper... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: Rogue One, Spanish Artists and Please, Not Taran!

  

  "Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act." ~ Leonard Cohen In this Friday edition of the Grind, we're featuring some artists from all... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Very Special Episode of The Daily Grind :: Readers Submit

  

  Remember those "very special episodes" back in the 1980's? TV sitcoms would regularly insert one or two per season. Looking back now, they were so incredibly... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 7 Magnificent Female Singers Deserving of Your Attention

  

  I muted the Olympics last night. Put on the Bose and sifted through music until I came up with 7 Magnificent Female Singers Deserving of Your Attention. Why 7? Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: Books, Coffee, Music & Locked Doors

  

  Good to have you back, my Pretties. In today's grind the convo circles around literature, screen addiction, beverages of choice and then right back around to... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 9 Revolutionary Game Changing Products

  

  I spend a lot of time on Ventipop writing about design and art, but I haven't written a lot about specific stuff. By stuff, I'm referring to the same stuff... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Maps Are Wrong, Onions Are Apples and The Brits Are Off Their Rockers

  Turns out all the maps are wrong, you don't live where you think you live and we've been taught to look at the Earth upside-down. Cartographers use a 2D... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vitamins for the Soul :: 8 Videos to Restore Your Faith in Humanity

  

  I do enjoy making people cry, but in a good way. Here are 8 videos to restore your faith in humanity. They show how amazing and complex and beautiful people... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: I Hate Birds, Whales Like Flutes & Australia is Moving

  

  It's always nice to kick off a Monday with a laugh. Nobody better than this guy to get our week going:"First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• How Happy Good Art, Design and Music Make Us Feel

  

  Instead of the usual opening salvo, I'm going to let the little boy in the video below illustrate how happy art, design and music makes us feel. This is the bes... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Music from PJ Harvey, King Creosote, Laurel, Owen, Rachael Yamagata & More

  

  Music fills in the gaps where words fail. Therefore, trying to describe how great a song to someone using words can't be done and moreover can't be trusted. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Stranger Things on TV and in the World

  Ahhh...the beauty of being a kid on a bike unaccounted for and unsupervised for hours on end. If you grew up in the 80's, you have to check out Stranger Things... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vintage Escapism, Novel Ideas & A Farewell

  I'm going to close out the Grind today by saying goodbye to one of the men who helped me escape the world at least once a week. Writer, Director and Actor... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: Art & Design in Unusual Places

  

  "If you knew how much work went into it, you would not call it genius." ~ MichelangeloIn today's edition of the Daily Grind, we celebrate design and art in... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: Nitrogen Coffee, Dopplegangers and Mellow Monday Music

  

  Here's hoping you all had a fun, safe summer weekend. The highlights of our weekend included a Gnome named Norm derailing our local Amazing Race endeavor, one o... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The 10 Best Shows on TV Right Now

  I'm a snob when it comes to tv, and openly admit it to family and friends. Before I commit to a show, I usually listen to or read a review from a few critics I... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Daily Grind :: Ventimix Playlist, DNA Hard Drives and Robot Furniture

  Good morning, Popsicles! That's a nickname one of you readers came up with for Ventipop readers. Not sure if that will stick. Not sure if I want that to stick.... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Alone, In the Dark with These 5 Musicians

  

  It's storming outside. Rain pounding the windows. Wind blowing. It's been a long week but I'm not quite ready for sleep. I slide on some headphones and start... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE