July, 2011 | Serial Optimist - Part 1

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Skateboard Shades

Filmed and edited by Joe Stevens, to the tunes of T.Rex and The Black Keys, follow Shwood’s own Eric Singer as he meets up with Keith Hufnagel and others to [...]

Louie Makes You Cry Laughing & Sometimes Just…Cry

If you’re not already watching Louie on FX, one of the best comedies on television in years, then at this point I don’t know what to say to you, but [...]

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BORBAY | The Artist With a Rappers Hustle

BORBAY is a Manhattan artist with a rappers’ sense of politics. He was voted Time Out’s Most Creative New Yorker in 2009 – the result, he says, of getting his [...]

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A Different Point of View

The wonderful thing about art in general is that it makes you feel something, or at least it should make you feel something. That something may just be a brief [...]

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SO Legit: SBTRKT – Trials of the Past

SBTRKT (pronounced Subtract) is Aaron Jerome, a London-based producer. The name came about to create a musical identity separate from any single person. The self-titled debut album was released in [...]

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Photo Feature: The Visions of Kai

New York based photographer Kai describes his passion for photography “As a kind of magic that helps me to show and share my visions with the people of the world [...]

Comedy Done Right: The Super Serious Show

In the era of the smartphone and being horribly bored at work, comedy has largely become a commodity for those that need a laugh right at this very instant. Out [...]

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SO On Repeat: Urban Cone – Urban Photograph

Swedish outfit Urban Cone just signed with Universal Music, and the buzz is starting to get loud. The indie-electro-rock band plays delightfully upbeat tracks that will no doubt make you [...]

SO List: Top 5 Zooey Deschanel Videos

Actress, musician, and all around treat Zooey Deschanel has been popping up all over the place the lately. Whether it be a funny chat with Craig Ferguson, her contributing to [...]

Artist Feature: J. Taylor

J. Taylor, the Los Angeles native and Dallas-based visual artist is firmly positioning himself in the world of contemporary art. While there seems to be a lot of focus on [...]

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SO Approved: Computer Magic – Running

Danz, the voice and force behind the synth-fueled tunes of Computer Magic, says: “The story for ‘Running’ was one that I’d initially been considering as a short film or even [...]

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An Inspirational, Funny, Behind the Scenes Interview with Rob Riggle

It’s hard for me to explain how wonderful of an experience it was talking with actor/comedian/writer Rob Riggle. You know him from his stint on Saturday Night Live, his three [...]

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The Good, The Bad, Or The Hipster

We will start off easy for our first installment of The Good, The Bad, or The Hipster. Because really, do I need to even ask? This is bad, yes, but [...]

SO NYC: Heineken The Spot’s Digital Art Battle at Openhouse Gallery

The New York Times is investigating a sudden rise in graffiti. Army of Banksy copycats? Recession-inspired rebellion? Or, just the absurd spans of urban and industrial whitespace? I go with [...]