Beer-tober

This time of year is amazing, not only is there great weather but great food and beverage. This time of year when the leaves change color, and the mornings are cool I know Wawa will soon bring back their hot turkey hoagie, oh and its also the best time of the year for beer. Octoberfest and Pumpkin ales are two of the YoCo's favorite adult beverages during Fall/Winter. Check out this great article about the best fall beers to indulge in and upon.

In the year 93?

In many respects 1993 seems like a short time ago but on further thought it was almost 17 years ago now. Rendering us without a cell phone, computer, internet, and GPS amongst many other technological marvels we take for granted. Check out these great ads from the year of 93' from AT&T. Crazy how accurate they were since we currently have most of what they predicted.

Comic Art?

The YoCoPros have always been big fans of art, especially comics, which unfortunately don't get that great of a wrap, or somehow get overlooked as an art-form. Check out this great article about 21 Great Comic Artists that changed the game. If you are unfamiliar with them or comics in general, we suggest you hit up your local store or Brave New World on 45 North Second Street and learn more about them. Also check out the yearly gathering of comic nerds at ComicCon.

Funemployment

Hopefully none of you Young Cosmopolitan Professionals have been slighted in this bad economy and have lost your job. Most people would panic or feel down and out, which is completely understandable, but take a look at it this way: Is this the best possible outcome that could have come out of getting laid off? This is the topic of a recent article in the SF Weekly. Read about how YoCoPros took advantage of unemployment to do the things they been wanting to do, like go back to school, start a business or travel. Read it here!

I love your shadow

We have seen all kinds of art but this is a first, and we must say its pretty amazing. Sculptures made from found items that look seemingly uninteresting, but add a light to them and bam! You have crazy realistic shadows that are unbelievable. Check out the shadow art.

You have a beautiful Manhole

I wish this would spread outside of Europe and Asia but sadly it hasn't. Check out these crazy manhole covers!

Computer Porn

Im a big computer nerd, and these are some sweet pics of computers from back in the day. Check em out!

The Homeless Stay Wired

In the US there are about 3.5 million US residents (about 1% of the population), including 1.35 million children that are homeless. It's an alarming number to fathom, and there are 4,000 persons who are homeless on any given day in Philadelphia. I recently found this WSJ article that absolutely amazing, it spoke about how homeless people are adapting and incorporating computers and technology into there lives. We can see how it was just a matter of time before more and more middle income people become homeless, but are able to salvage the very least to stay connected to "Reality". Check out the article here, and lend a hand!

The Next Areefa

We are sure most of you have seen the new Cricket Wireless commercials, if you haven't its a newer cell phone company to this area and there slogan is Respect (Along with Aretha's song). One particular ad has Youtube vids of people singing "Respect," one girl in particular is ridiculously good, and apparently she's only 10 years old. Her name is Lukeja Poland and she is sick! I couldn't believe it after hearing the respect song and then I listened to "I Will Always Love You," and "Take a Bow" and they are even better. This girl is gonna have a long and successful career ahead of her.

2 Legit to Stop!

Flash mobs have been around for a while now, if you dont know what it is this is what Wwwwiki says: A flash mob (or flashmob^[1]) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via social media or viral emails, rather than those organized by public relations firms or for a publicity stunt.

Anyway some are funny, some are for protests, and awareness some violent (like this week in PHL), others are just plain Hammer-Licious.

Inagardenofbeera

We are huge fans of Silk City, as we've mentioned many times before, but when we thought it couldn't get any better they throw us the finally completed Beer Garden. We have watched the construction go on all winter and now it is open for business. Upon entering, you feel like you have traveled to a place that is no longer Philly, but with the good old traits of the Silk. Huge decorated walls and metal sculptures adorn the garden and make it a fun place to eat, drink and hangout. I can definitely see Mark's, influence in the design and it reminds me of his other place North 3rd. The garden has a full wooden bar, tons of beach influenced tables and huge chairs that make you feel like your the life guard on duty of Bay Watch.

What A Great Ikea

Well we all know Ikea a pretty f&#cking cool, but often times we have found ourselves modifying Ikea products to use them in a different way then they were intended. We ran across a great blog with tons of Ikea Hacked submissions, great for ideas and even inspiration. We couldn't stop playing around on the site and admiring how creative people been with their Ikea stuff. Not to mention many of the the submissions mention getting the items via the amazing As-is room, in the garbage or on the Craigs. Hope this inspires you to do something cool next time you find yourself with a bit of a Trondheim on your hands. Check out Ikea Hacker!

"Can you pull me into town?"

To go along with my last post of Freakish Bikes, apparently cargo bikes are going to be the next big thing. I have slowly seen the increase of bikes in Philadelphia and I'm sure ill see more and more as the weather gets nicer. I have seen cargo style bikes in Philly and New York but they are a rarity, I know in Europe its pretty common, Ikea has even jumped onboard with rental bikes and cargo trailers for you bike. The idea is pretty sweet and of course green, I just wish Philly along with so many other major cities would get their sh!t straight and make more bike lanes and just increase awareness of and for bicyclists, and prevent horrible things like this.

Freakish Bike

I love bicycles, but no where near the way these people do. Some crazy, crazy stuff going on here.

Silk City: Sick show last night

I had the honor of winning free tix last night, to a show filled with Philly acts, at Silk City .

The show started out with DJ Cramske, spinning beats from Philly artists. He was followed up by local MC Rok Bottom and his band the Burndown All-Stars. This was the first time I heard of the group and I was very much suprised. The band kept it upbeat mixing Jazz, Funk and Reggae with Rok's storytelling. It was an awesome set and I cant wait to see them play again, check out his free mixtape too.

Next on stage was the Last Emporer, an amazing Philly MC with unbelivably clear and witty rhymes, hes a legend that has performed with the best in the business. He's a must listen to all lovers of hip-hop. To end the night Black Landlord performed and tore it down, crazy energy and a huge band and fun lyrics. I've been trying to see Black Landlord for about a year now, but it was well worth the wait.

Silk was packed last night and for good reason, this was by far the best tickets I have ever won and one of the best shows I've been too. Check out the bands and mc's and most importantly my second home: Thanks Silk!

Awesome Album Covers

Check out Smashing Mags list of obscure and remarkable album covers!

Oh Snap! I mean Stinger

Dell's Della-ma

Hella Della Stupid

Dell has sunk as low as to market computers specifically toward women. Well you might ask, Whats wrong with that? Check out the copy and the stock shots of women, oh and this is my favorite: Among those uses: Finding recipes online , making "your mini ... your meditation buddy as you take mini-breaks throughout your day ," and using a netbook "to track calories, carbs and protein with ease, watch online fitness videos, map your running routes and more."

More funny quips in this article, or you can see Della in all her glory here.

Kanye Fish

Hey everyone, came across this funny article involving Kanye "Gay Fish" West. I as many others have grown to hate him as the years have gone by, and his head has also continued to grow and quality of music decline. Anyway if you didnt get the "Gay Fish" reference, check it out here: its F#$King hilarious. Anyway Kanye not only likes to rant and scream in real life but he does it online as well in his blog. His latest topic involved how he doesnt Twitter because "EVERYTHING THAT TWITTER OFFERS I NEED LESS OF." Check out the full article and what he attempted to write about in his blog.