This entire weekend, Creative Recreation- known for their chic, innovative sneaks- will host a “parking lot sale” at Sportie L.A.  Expect men’s, women’s and kid’s kicks, from current and past seasons, as well as exclusives and never released samples. Don’t miss out- Dj Dax will be providing fine tunes while you sip on a beverage and shop the latest, international trends in sneaker fashion.

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Sun Xun: From Painting to Animation
Freer Gallery of Art-Washington, D.C.
10/29/09

Artist and filmmaker Sun Xun (b. 1980, Fuxin, China), whose videos are currently on view in “Moving Perspectives” at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, will screen several of his recent video works and discuss his creative process. A graduate in printmaking at the Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Xun has gained considerable recognition for his drawings and complex animations. →

With close to two decades of music making under his belt, MF DOOM remains one of the most respected, original, and enigmatic voices in hip-hop. Always prolific, the emcee and beat maker has a vast catalog of non-album tracks, guest appearances, and collaborations. On his Unexpected Guests mix, DOOM collects the cream of the crop for a mix selected and sequenced by the Super Villain himself. →

 “Green Eyed Love” – Directed by Mazik Saevitz

Hip-hop producer Waajeed & pop disco team Classixx have both remixed Mayer Hawthorne’s “Green Eyed Love” which will be released on a 6-track green vinyl soon. The 12-inch EP is a flavorful array of remixes, including instrumentals and fresh beats. →

You’ve probably been hearing about Google Wave for a bit now and wondered what all the fuss is about.  Well it looks like Google is up to no good once again, to create another platform that might be capable of stealing some of your time away from Twitter or Facebook. →

We all poo-poo Microsoft a lot–hey, it’s easy–but they genuinely do some great work when they’re not making terrible ad campaigns.  This latest video showcases Microsoft’s vision of the not-too-distant future; a world where anything and everything is interactive and interfaced.  In all of Microsoft’s highly publicized flubs, it’s easy to forget that there are some genuinely brilliant people working there.  It’s reassuring to see that companies are still pushing innovation in the face of dire economic straits.  If even half of this video comes true, I think we’re all in for a serious technogasm come 2019.  Full 5-minute expanded version after the jump. →

Six weeks from now, the leaders of 192 nations will converge on Copenhagen, Denmark for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) to develop a new, and perhaps final, treaty on climate change. Leading up to COP15 have been numerous efforts do develop awareness such as Hopenhagen which allows people to share location-specific messages of hope, and Not Stupid, the action campaign of the recent film The Age of Stupid which fast forwards us into a future where nothing was done to prevent climate change. →

Intervals: Kitty Kraus
Guggenheim Museum – New York, NY
10/9/09 to 1/6/10
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On October 9, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened Intervals: Kitty Kraus, the second installment of a new contemporary art series designed to reflect the spirit of today’s most innovative practices. Fast-paced and modest in scale, this experimental series, initiated by Chief Curator Nancy Spector and launched in spring 2009, allows the museum to respond quickly to innovations and new developments in contemporary art as they arise. Conceived to take place in the interstices of the museum’s exhibition spaces, in individual galleries, or beyond the physical confines of the building, the program invites a diverse range of artists to create new work for a succession of solo presentations. →

With producer credits by Spike Jonze and Stephen Colbert, you’d think The 1 Second Film was a big-budget Hollywood production. On the contrary, the project is an experiment in new media and global collaboration. Filmmaker Nirvan Mullick intends to create a one-second film that contains 24 frames with a 9 x 5 foot painting corresponding to each frame. Hundreds of participants produce the paintings at a large party event, and the film is being entirely made with the help of volunteers. →

Unlike his former adviser and friend Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung believed in the importance of mythology and religion. He believed that our dreams and unconscious were indelibly tied to a collective unconscious shared by an ancestry of people. In this regard, Carl Jung was not only a clinician and psychologist. He also played the role of mystic and inspired counter-cultural movements in arts and politics. →