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Ivan The Wonderful

Congratulations to my great uncle Ivan Lincon who is retiring from 39 years of journalism, specifically theater criticism for the local Deseret News. Today's paper features a two-page spread with highlights from his career including this picture of him and Carol Channing whom he took me and a friend backstage to meet once. She gave us fake diamond rings to always remember that diamonds are a girls best friend. (Photos: Laura Seitz and Deseret Morning News)

Disco Era

Don't miss my friend Nick James's fun Night at the Disco tonight at Mynt Lounge. Sign up for the list at NightAtTheDisco.com to get your NATD passport.

Be A Micro Lender With Kiva.org

You've probably heard of "micro loans" by now but Kiva.org is the first website/organization of it's kind by helping everyday people provide a "micro loan" to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored and the repayment rate is currently 100%.

Kiva's new service is currently experiencing record traffic from the incredible press attention it's received (Oprah, The Today Show, and President Clinton's book "Giving" and Frontline World). On average, loans fundraising on the Kiva website receive full funding within a day. To give everyone a chance to lend, they have temporarily limited loan contributions to $25 per business. Kiva hopes to remove the limit soon, as they work with Field Partners to post more loans on the site.

Watch this 15 minute segment from Frontline World to see how truly revolutionary personal micro loans can be.

(Shown above is Allen Byaruhanga's group, one of the four people NCM is supporting using Kiva. She is in clothing sales and requesting a loan to buy a baby lock sewing/embroidery machine in order to improve the services that she proves to customers.)

A Smart Car Built Fortwo

Three feet smaller than a Mini Cooper, the Mercedes-Benz engineered Smart car "fortwo" arrives stateside in 2008 starting at $11,600. [Via Men.Style.com]

Wrong Woods

Wood grain printed plywood furniture from Established & Sons via Dwell.

Stewart from the UK started a website that aims to be a meeting place for all things foodie in SLC. Nice!

Download NiteLite December Mix

As promised, for the die-hards, here's the live recording of my December NiteLite mix. Download the full raw set here (right click and 'save as'). The file is encoded at 160 kbps .m4a variable bit rate for good sound quality at a reasonable size. It's pure tech house and techno ending with some deeper elements towards the end. Enjoy.

Suzuki Omnichord

Over the years the Omnichord has gained a cult following. Musicians that use the instrument include Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Bjork and others that might surprise you. [Coolhunting]

Bad product names.

Technothermia Begins Tuesday In Park City

I'm kicking off what might become a monthly or bi-monthly residency this winter for a new party called TECHNOTHERMIA in Park City, (UT) this Tuesday night. Click the above flyer for a larger version and come check it out.

Cloned kitties glow in Korea.

NiteLite Cleared For Take-Off Tomorrow Night

NewCityMovement and W. Lounge are offering a FREE CHAMPAGNE PRE-PARTY from 9 to 10:30 in thanks to all our supporters and to kick off tomorrow night's NiteLite madness.

That's free entry before 10:30 and free champagne while it lasts. Hooray!

A friend turned me on to some cool mixes for download at the Avalanches website. All you have to do is sign up for an account and viola! ...check out "THE AVALANCHES YOGA MIND MELD ZOMBIE RELAXATION TAPE," "SOME PEOPLE" & "GIMIX" for some super fun afternoon listening.

New Work By Ruhlman

Local artist David Ruhlman has recently updated his site with new work including the "Anagram" series (left) and "Caught Between Hungry Loaves of Bread [Part 2]" (right). Also, here's a recent interview.

Small Sculptures

Love this funky toy version of Don Quixote's Sancho Panza by Angels & Gringos. More at the release party, gringospace.

Caspian Ruined My Life

More than a thousand Black Chandelier devotees braved a dangerous snow storm Friday night to take part in Jared Gold's sold out Caspian Runway Event. The scene was scrumptiously madcap and with a front row seat at the end of the runway I was lucky enough to take it all in, up-close and personal.

The clothes, more muted in comparison to Jared's past collections delivered his signature darkness by using Scandinavian mythology as a touchstone instead of his trademark obscure pop culture or Victorian references. Wearable dresses, separates and outerwear embroidered with extravagant Nordic symbols and patterns came down the runway in cotton, satin and Gold's hallmark, felt. Not your usual fabric luxespects, but it's what makes Black Chandelier so fun, accessible and affordable to the masses.

The grander couture statements, like two basket woven fur-trimmed bodice dresses with intricate ribbon lacing, exaggerated muumuu sleepwear along with beautifully embroidered empire dresses and equestrian riding pants are what really brought the house down. It was a new direction and and accomplished statement from the house that revels in it's own nexus of frivolity, art, spectacle and myspace superstar models. It's a sight to behold and one that connects people to a renegade world where Jared Gold is the (leather clad) Robin Hood of high fashion.

Here are some of my favorite looks from the show which I found at this online gallery. I'm sure more will be available soon at BlackChandelier.com.

Over Graphic Seas

Since the opening of SLC's first Urban Outfitters store, I've started wondering if wearing a graphic tee sans the graphic part might constitute the most fashion forward thing a person can do. If your lust for loud still brings you to your knees, well then you might start getting your clothes from another country, like Sixpack in France.

Crush at Mynt this Friday with DJ Jesse Walker

Pink vol.2 mixed by Matthew Bandy Released

Matthew Bandy steps up to mix the 2nd volume in Swank's new lifestyle
series. Pink is a soft, mellow and accessible.  Matthew Bandy (one half of
Deep House Souldiers) is a stalwart of the deep house scene, with a regular
touring schedule that complements his many original productions and remixes.
For this mix, Bandy has selected a few classics, some current favorites and
some previously unreleased white labels.

Availble at:
Twist & Shout Records - Denver, CO
Virgin
Best Buy
www.cduniverse.com
www.amazon.com
www.itunes.com
www.beatport.com
www.traxsource.com
& all major indipendent outlets.