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Marc By Marc Jacobs x Juergen Teller.

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Marc Jacobs’ diffusion line, Marc by Marc Jacobs, has offered an affordable alternative to his high end line Marc to his loyal fans since 2001. Continuing on his decade long professional relationship with Jacobs, photographer Juergen Teller Marc Jacobs has taken up his newest campaign. To look further into one of the longest creative collaborations in fashion, you can check …

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Foodie Flags.

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Advertising agency, WHYBIN\TBWA, came up with a cool concept for the Sydney International Food Festival. Creating flags out of food, they even went the extra step by placing the appropriate food that is most associated with that country. Be forewarned, not all of the flags’ foods foods are country-appropriate, some artistic license was taken. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online …

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The Grud Spiral.

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Artist Narcélio Grud creates a splendid contraption that births innovative spiral based pieces. The video shows Grud’s step by step construction the machinery and also shows the end results. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” …

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Street Art View.

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Google Map’s street view can be rather intrusive, capturing unbeknownst everyday people in the midst of their daily routine. But Paolo Cirio’s project Street Ghosts seeks to transform that intrusion into works of public art; further immortalizing that intrusion. “In this project, I exposed the specters of Google’s eternal realm of private, misappropriated data: the bodies of people captured by Google’s Street View cameras, whose …

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Frolicking in the CDSea.

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A trip to the beach inspired Artist Bruce Munro to create the CDSea installation which consist of thousands of CDs that make up one glorious shimmering spectacle. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean …

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Nature’s Tea.

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Neil Leslie‘s Boh Tea allows the user to customize their tea time with specialized tea bags feature various images from nature: “Each Boh Camomile Tea bag features a design, printed using edible tea ink, depicting the stressed person’s state of mind. Once the tea bag was immersed in a cup of boiling water, the edible tea ink dissolved, revealing a …

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Lupe Fiasco: The Great American Rapper.

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Twas a busy day for us yesterday. After shooting A$AP Rocky on the eastside, we had to scurry back to the westside once our friend DJ Jamieson Hill told us that Lupe Fiasco was in New York City having a release party for his latest — and hopefully not his last — project, Food & Liquor II: The Great American …

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For the Children.

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Bleeding heart artist Michael Aaron Williams has garnered much attention with his series of cardboard cutouts of homeless children. According to My Modern Met, “Williams started a Kickstarter campaign where he hoped to make enough money to take a trip to Asia so that he could make some sort of immediate impact. After it was successfully funded, Williams went on that trip …

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A$AP Pops The Block.

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A$AP Rocky popped up at the A$AP ARMY Mobile Truck in L.E.S. yesterday at Prohibit NYC. An accompanying event to the ongoing tour that also includes Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown, other members of the A$AP Mob — specifically A$AP Ferg and A$AP Nast — were also in attendance. Fans were also in full effect, waiting to get their hands …

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The Kingdom of Alexandra.

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There is something humble about Lyvia Alexandra. She never tries too hard but always seems to impress. Her style is almost juvenile — sarcastically playful even. As you can see, Alexandra’s work isn’t all cupcakes and sprinkles. She is usually attempting to convey a specific message that is glazed with a cheeky sense of humor. If you’re interested in acquiring some …

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Across the Northern Sky.

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Steffen Heidemann and Viktoria Klein have created a strikingly accurate depiction of our great northern sky. The Northern Sky print comes with enchanting details that will keep you enthralled for hours on end. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative …

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Boys Just Wanna Have Fun.

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Models: Mikhael Ayoub, Nick Madrid, Matt Waters, Thatcher Dodge, Sam Saffman, Louis Mayhew, Jonathan Sampaio, Kevin Sampaio , Misha Lukianov , Brennen Steines, Issac Weber, Brendon Beck Photographer: Branislav Jankic Magazine: Bullet   Editorial Curated by Francine Lucas.↓ Francine Lucas.noise-and-ambition.blogspot.com/

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Rest for the Brits.

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Sculptor-Designer Pierre Ospina design an intriguing stool made from cricket bats. Ospina’s “Rest for the Brits” transforms the blunt instrument into sturdy furniture with simple application of a few legs. “Cricket is a sport, a national emblem, a culture. Bats, stumps and bails imply the practice of the sport and are also pure symbols of such culture. By transposing them …

Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Refract.

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Refract (Pronounced: Re•frakt)→ Transition Verb.: a) to subject (as a ray of light) to refraction. b) to alter or distort as if by refraction. Example: “Light is refracted when it hits water.” Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we …

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Up For Your Interpretation.

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Gonçalo Campos has come with an interesting calendar concept: “A calendar that allows you to see the year pass more naturally letting you interpret the time that passes in an intuitive way, adding one piece per day. It’s universal puzzle pieces allow an expression of how you see the year, how you personally relate to it, or wish it will …

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Kirby’s Ride Through Space.

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Lee Kirby uses light to paint the bodies of his subjects in his Pro-ject series. Creating creatures that are almost Avatar-like, Kirby manipulates perspective by placing an image inside of an image. Some of the works resemble dancing galaxies. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, …

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Olivier Rousteing x Balmain.

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Olivier Rousteing has put a rather special touch on Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection. Rousteing took a trip back a couple of decades, stunning Paris Fashion Week with extra-broad shoulders, all denim schemes, and spectacular patterns.   Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …

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The Pie Hole: (Thai)ed Together.

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Usually we feature recipes that we have yet to try and we let you, the reader, journey through the process with us. But today is a different story. Today we have a recipe that we actually had the pleasure of trying — we even have pictures! Thanks to We Are Never Full, we’re on a Thai kick this week. Crispy …

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3D Dangerous.

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We’ve featured 3D printing before on Quiet Lunch but today we feature the technology with great disappointment. According to Dezeen Magazine, Defense Distributed, the activist group led by Texas law student Cody Wilson, has just received $20,000 in funding for its Wiki Weapon project to create instruction kits for working guns. Individuals would be able to download the kits and use them to 3D-print …

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Goldfish Fixation.

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Although Vince Pezzaniti has produced plenty of other work, the artist seems to have a thing for goldfish. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com

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Seasons Ahead.

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Sculptor Krisztianna recently created wall sculptures that explore all four of our seasons. Each work comes customized with appropriate adornments that pay homage to their respective season. Autumn Muertita. “Autumn Muertita is one of four sculptures that represent the seasons. This Muertita is the crowned sentinel of the harvest, feasts, and remembering the lives of those who are no longer …

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Forever Summer.

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One of our favorite photographers, J. Quazi King, recently shot the lovely Whitney Summer. The series is a minimalistic and quaint, somewhat of a far cry from his usual bold, vibrant style.   Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we …

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Man and His Best Friend.

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“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.” – Mark Twain. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance …

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Cup Full of White Sprite.

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Riff Raff recently released visuals for his single “White Sprite”. Directed by Jason Ano, the video was shot at the Upper West Side home of our good friend AT; our homeboy, Liam McMullan, owner or The Factory New, also makes an appearance along with artist Aesha Waks. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects …

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True Luv.

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What is Love? This independent film looks into the world of a police officer (played by Common), whose underworld connections interferes with the life of the most important person in his world… his son. Take a look into what true Luv is. ↓ Luv .↓ Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of …

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Take the Good with the Bad: Emmys Red Carpet Breakdown.

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The Emmys have come and gone; now it’s time for Quiet Lunch to switch it up and play fashion police. The stars were lacking luster that night with only a hand full of actresses standing out- whether they wanted to or not.  So we’ve compiled a brief list of the good and downright horrible. Let’s take a look. The Good. …

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Hump Day Treat of the Week: Up, Up & Away

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Pogo gets another pic for this week’s Hump Day treat. This time is a great musical treat based on Disney/Pixar’s “UP” animated movie. Here is our viral Hump Day Treat of the Week: → Happy Hump Day ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …

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A Course in Swearology.

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Education in America is almost dreadful. When you think of how many of us aren’t well versed in the ology of swearing, it makes you sick. After all, how is one suppose to express their anger adequately without a proper vocabulary of swear words to work with? How will the younger generation truly offend the elderly when their curse word …

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The Zombie Men Cometh.

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After our brief interview with the RZA, we didn’t think the night could truly get any better. Little did we know, the Flatbush Zombies would readily grace our cameras after a monstrously ill performance that left the stage smoking. The gang was surprisingly subdued, nowhere near as raucous as they were on stage but still maintaining an easygoing joviality that …

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The Pie Hole: Custard’s Last Stand – Most Likely Not.

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With the days of summer now behind us, we can now delve into the more savory and hearty foods that warm our soul the most. Today’s recipe comes from Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez and feaured a reinvention of the classic Japanese egg custard—chawan mushi—with creamy corn and crab. Steamed Corn Custards with Crab.↓ Ingredients.↓ FOR CUSTARD • 1 cup fresh corn kernels (from 2 ears) …

Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Quaff.

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Quaff (Pronounced: Kwahf)→ Verb.: a) to drink deeply. Example: “We stopped at a bar and quaffed a few beers.” Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com

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Noise in Paris. (NSFW)

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Ever since we featured his Naked Truth series a while back, Mario Zanaria has become one of our most cherished photographers. His work is often a revealing experience and his innate ability to capture these moments is what makes him an artistic force to be reckoned with. Once photographed, his subjects are usually encased in a frame of bare honesty. …

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Quiet Lunch Magazine ‡ Sept 24th, 2012. – September 30th, 2012.

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This week’s issue sees the conclusion of our epic summer night. The issue also sees Quiet Lunch catching up with the Flatbush Zombies who also performed Burton’s launch of the movie 13. Unflinchingly Yours, Quiet Lunch Staff. Stay Tuned! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …

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Into the Abyss.

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Artist Jen Stark creates a seemingly endless crater of color in her Abyss sculpture. Also dabbling in drawing and animation, Stark colorful sculptures take center stage for the most part. See more of work →here←. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …

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Hell Yeah, No Way, Whatever.

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Artist Oliver Hamsch creates some fun work that illustrates some key phrases that some of us may use everyday. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com

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Flags, Letters, Countries & Stereotypes.

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Kirill Zaytsev‘s “Flagsters: Flags Letters Countries & Stereotypes” is an entertaining visual experiment that translates national flags by using their verbal stereotypes to reinvent pre-existing national designs. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean …

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A Stretch in Anatomy.

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Artist André Wee has found a way to give you that third arm you’ve always wanted. No more itches you can’t reach. No more stretching across the couch to get the TV remote. Check out André’s “Anatomy” project for some artistic relief. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …

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R&R with a Side of Bacon.

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It may be safe to say that the folks at the Yellow Bug Boutique just might love bacon more than we do. We didn’t think it was possible but once we saw this pillow, we knew that we may have met our match. They even have it down to an exact science! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication …

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Strapped to a Gold Mine.

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With the value of the U.S. Dollar plummeting thanks to QE Infinity, folks are loading up on stock piles of that thing that originated in the stars, gold. Brought to you by Lodon-based clothing brand, KTZ (or Kokon ToZai), this pack just might make you bust out your old grills and really blind your haters. ↓ Golden BackPack ↓. This backpack has gold coin print , …

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Great Lawn of Know-How.

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The growth of knowledge is very much a figurative concept. Fortunately for us, Yuruliku has created GreenMarker bookmarks that allow you to see a wealth of knowledge grow before you like a lush lawn of know-how. Get yours →here←.   Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, …

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42 Is the Magic Number.

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Baseball icon, Jackie Robinson, is finally getting a biopic done in his name. Directed by Brian Helgeland, 42 will not be first movie to tell Robinson’s tale but unlike its television based predecessors, this will be the first motion picture since Robinson played himself in 1950s The Jackie Robinson Story. Set to be released on April 12th, 2013, Robinson (who has been previously played …

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The Pie Hole: The Great San Gennaro Pigout.

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For decades, New York City has enjoyed the lights and sweet aromas of the San Genarro Festival. Held annually since 1996, the 86th Feast of San Genarro has become a key indication of fall, bringing with it games, merriment and, most of all, delicious foods. Hungry tummies roam the selected blocks of Little Italy following their noses to whichever food …