From the (g) round-up!

Here's some news I gathered, from the ground up, as you know me, in a random order:
to prove the world that, ehm, well:

"Pink is not enough": Finally, a well written piece on a subject many women must have been irritated by since, well, ever since the advent of 'Female' mobile phones. So, shrink and pink an item is not enough. making it oversimplified without any advanced options isn't very appreciative of your customer. Funny thing is, that ditching touch screens (for long fingernails), iPhone apps for menstrual cycles and grocery/ recipe todo lists on the iPhone, are described as things that 'real women' can use. I guess this means this geek girl is not a real woman and I guess I'll wait to develop my own apps on Android to measure things (heartrate, blood pressure, bank account) that are more important for me.

Geek present: My friend Aure Uzi Ohn blogged for Elle about the latest geek present, the golden ring representing the processor of the 1981 Atari video console. It is designed by Brooklyn-based artist Sakurako Shimisu

Bicyclists: Cycling, something that used to be an emancipated act, nowadays, in Brussels at least, is more like an SM act of enslavement to trucks, and a death wish. On an international level, however, cities full of eco hipsters are trodden with cyclists, like Agyness Deyn in London, Duffy in LA, and Cycle Chic blogs popping out on the net everywhere.
With the failure of Brussels' shared bikes project, Brussels is now, ironically, hosting the worldwide conference on "Re-cycling the city" (Velocity, coming May) and will release a new system that adheres more to the one in Paris, where Parisiennes, even the most elegant, all cycle around. So, why am i writing about this? because the BBL, is looking for cycling fashionable ladies that could write some blogposts or post pictures for the Brussels Cycle Chic blog. I would love to, unfortunately, my great bike, has no place to stand anywhere in brussels so I can't join...

Courtney and Kurt: did anyone notice, after years and years (it started in 2003) of 80ies fashion and music recycling we have finally arrived at a 90ies revival? This makes me feel quite old, but I do understand the nostalgia now that people have towards 60s-70s-80s: so much awesome stuff. The best style from the nineties (hey, I was a teen then) is of course grunge. and sometimes, it resembles nerd/geek style (think: checked lumberjack shirts). i guess the common element is carelessness: not shaving, growing your hair, wearing old and baggy clothes was just as cool as it was uncool. and we didn't need 80s hysteric No Future- punk nor goth parades.


Here we are now, entertain us: Green My Style is selling the vegan eco version of Kurt's famous flannel checked shirt