With consumer space voyages looking more and more promising, and freak kitchen accidents an ever looming possibility, Omega is bringing back - in a limited release of under 2000 units - its Speedmaster Moonwatch “Alaska Project” timepiece. This design was cooked up in the 70’s during the early days of NASA forays into the void, and boasts temperature resistance encompassing more than 400 degrees Celsius (from -148 to +260) thanks to it’s red-anodized aluminum construction. You get one of these on your wrist (price TBD), and you’ll set the standard both on Mars and at Burning Man– same difference, I guess.

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Hakon Bleken has spent the last 57 years making a name for himself as one of the most reknowned contemporary artists to emerge from the Scandinavian landscape. Not only is the 79 year old recognized for his portraits of his fellow noted Norwegians such as the former King, Olav the 5th, but he’s also created a wide array of heaps of paintings, pastels, graphics and coal drawings, that have been the subject of much acclaim. For all of his arresting artwork, the near octogenarian has all but avoided having his presence felt on the web– that is until now. His new website allows the work of an old master to the reach the masses via the relatively new medium of the world wide web. The only downside to Bleken’s brand new site is that you’ve got to be able to understand Norwegian to get any more info on the artist himself… but then again, you’ve probably been looking for a reason to learn a new language anyway.

In her photographic series “The Real Story of the Superheroes,” Mexican-born, Brooklyn-based photographer Dulce Pinzón explores the cultural identity of Mexican immigrants working low-wage jobs in the U.S. and the value placed on the labour they provide. Pinzón doesn’t shy away from addressing some hot button issues. She takes into account the now-ingrained but seldom-examined idea of American “heroism” post 9/11 and looks through the lens of her own immigrant history and experience in Mexico to ask “what really is a superhero?”
To raise the point, Pinzón creates a comical but photographically engaging contradiction. Her subjects, all Mexican immigrants working low-wage jobs to send money home to their families, are pictured at work wearing culturally iconic superhero costumes. Spider Man washes windows, Cat Woman changes diapers, and so on. The photos enlighten through their sense of entertainment, but there is something deeper. We’re trained to instantly relate to the legend of the superhero, but the juxtaposition becomes clear when you read the caption: each photo lists the name of the worker and how much cash they’re sending home to their family each week.

The series doesn’t provide definitive answers, but like all good art, forces you to think for yourself. Are these workers tragically over-looked and maligned by the very people they are serving, or are they taking advantage of flawed immigration policies and then being celebrated for it?

Voyeurism is an art. At least with Felipe Morozini’s Last Floor Project it is. While I avert my eyes when I see my neighbor in the building next to me walking around in her underwear because I hope to god she does the same when I’m similarly careless, this Sao Paulo resident shamelessly pulls out his camera, focuses his image-capturing device on his neighbors and shoots away, using his higher-up vantage point to capture their everyday moments. Dudes sun tanning on the ledges of their balconies, people hanging up laundry— in real life, we already knew that such mundane things could be so addicting and thrilling to watch, but I’m happy someone could document it so that we can stare as long as we want.