I never knew

Mouahahahah. One of my most recent posts Gizoogled Yo.

I love summer. You can just walk outside and go somewhere, most of the time there’s no need to worry if you need to wear a huge jacket, boots, whatever. Something missing for dinner? Slip on the sandals and take a pleasant walk to the grocery store. Not so in winter. And of course, summer has beautiful tanned and scantily dressed women everywhere.

Still, being a guy who enjoys stylishness in everything, there’s certainly something to be said for fall and spring. Like this week for example, warm enough that a variety of clothes can be comfortable but still nippy enough that we’re not all wearing the minimum. This kind of weather is, I think, where stylish women (and guys) shine the most.

Layered shirts, sweaters and jackets, little boots of all shapes and sizes, useless but cute scarfs swinging around, nice skirts, one inch of skin showing instead of eight, fun little hats and caps cocked on one side, hair flowing instead of tucked in tuques, everyone out on terrasses, buttoned up because it’s not that warm but still wanting to sit outside. Everywhere you look there’s another fetchingly attired lass smiling at the sun*. Looking good Montréal, looking real good.

*That phrase is sponsored by St-Patrick’s day.

Nice ressource for “bedouin workers”, Delocator lets you search by zip code to find independant cafés in your area.

Cafés are vital social outposts that have historically provided subjective, social, local, and at times, irrational interaction, inspiration, and nourishment to artists, hipsters, musicians, activists, intellectuals, radicals, and others alike. Currently, independently owned cafés around the world are under aggressive attack; and their numbers have been sharply decreasing for many years. Delocator.ca is a means to preserve these local businesses.

Strangely, they also give the adresses of nearby Starbuckses, kind of defeats the purpose but I guess it makes sense in some areas. At least the others are displayed more prominently.

The fastest-growing city on earth, Dubai is spending mind-boggling sums on construction and is about to swallow up P&O in its bid to be a global maritime power. Given the scale of its ambition, could it become the most important place on the planet?—Boom Town

I love this! A design student created a brochure for a fake, fun, country and it worked!

The brochure—an aesthetic cross between McSweeney’s and Edward Tufte—evokes a fantasy culture where poetry and bicycle riding are exalted pastimes, and geographic features have names like Sea of Enumeration and Untold Islands. “I wanted it to seem rich and detailed, like a fairy tale too good to be true,” says Spielman, who has worked as a graphic designer for Time Inc. and in art production for Food and Wine and Martha Stewart Living. Her tongue-in-cheek dream city features free ATM machines, a ban on plastic foliage, and an official motto of “people who don’t read can’t be trusted.”

Look the brochure over, nice design and a lot of little humorous touches. Great idea.