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Atisha Paulson Captures NYC

By Leah Taylor on

We tasked acclaimed photographer Atisha Paulson with capturing the essence of New York City. No small feat, we know. But then, Paulson is no noob. Having worked with David LaChapelle and published work in everything from VICE and Huffington Post to Paper and The New York Times, Paulson’s images evoke the rawness of seminal NYC documenter Nan Goldin. We fell in love with his work after he shot some Flavorpill staffers on the court at the US Open this summer. … Read More

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Flavorpill Goes to Africa! Vol. 5: Cape Town

By Tom Hawking on

The appeal of ultra-portable computers is kinda self-explanatory: they’re ultra portable! Or that’s the idea, at least – the combination of light weight and low profile means you can take them just about anywhere. Anywhere? Well, let’s see. In conjunction with our friends at Samsung, we’ve equipped one of our intrepid editors – specifically, Music Editor and general man-about-Flavorpill Tom Hawking – with the new Samsung Series 9 laptop and sent him off on a trip likely to really put the machine through its paces: a journey through Africa for three weeks! He started off in Cairo, and after an epic journey down through Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique, he’s arrived at his final destination: Cape Town. … Read More

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Flavorpill Goes to Africa! Vol. 4: Maputo

By Tom Hawking on

The appeal of ultra-portable computers is kinda self-explanatory: they’re ultra portable! Or that’s the idea, at least – the combination of light weight and low profile means you can take them just about anywhere. Anywhere? Well, let’s see. In conjunction with our friends at Samsung, we’ve equipped one of our intrepid editors – specifically, Music Editor and general man-about-Flavorpill Tom Hawking – with the new Samsung Series 9 laptop and sent him off on a trip likely to really put the machine through its paces: a journey through Africa for three weeks! He started off in Cairo, made brief stops in Addis Ababa and Dar Es Salaam, ten days later, he’s blazed down the continent’s east coast to arrive in Maputo, the idyllic beachside capital of Mozambique. … Read More

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Flavorpill Goes to Africa! Vol. 3: Dar Es Salaam

By Tom Hawking on

The appeal of ultra-portable computers is kinda self-explanatory: they’re ultra portable! Or that’s the idea, at least – the combination of light weight and low profile means you can take them just about anywhere. Anywhere? Well, let’s see. In conjunction with our friends at Samsung, we’ve equipped one of our intrepid editors – specifically, Music Editor and general man-about-Flavorpill Tom Hawking – with the new Samsung Series 9 laptop and sent him off on a trip likely to really put the machine through its paces: a journey through Africa for three weeks! This week we’re publishing his adventures: he started off in Cairo, trundled through Addis Ababa, and now he’s in Dar Es Salaam, avoiding ferry disasters and lapping up Tanzanian hip hop. … Read More

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Flavorpill Goes to Africa! Vol. 2: Addis Ababa

By Tom Hawking on

The appeal of ultra-portable computers is kinda self-explanatory: they’re ultra portable! Or that’s the idea, at least – the combination of light weight and low profile means you can take them just about anywhere. Anywhere? Well, let’s see. In conjunction with our friends at Samsung, we’ve equipped one of our intrepid editors – specifically, Music Editor and general man-about-Flavorpill Tom Hawking – with the new Samsung Series 9 laptop and sent him off on a trip likely to really put the machine through its paces: a journey through Africa for three weeks! He started in Cairo, and today we find him in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and also — unbeknownst to your correspondent — the 19th African Union Heads of State and Government Summit. … Read More

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Flavorpill Goes to Africa! Vol.1: Cairo

By Tom Hawking on

The appeal of ultra-portable computers is kinda self-explanatory: they’re ultra portable! Or that’s the idea, at least — the combination of light weight and low profile means you can take them just about anywhere. Anywhere? Well, let’s see. In conjunction with our friends at Samsung, we’ve equipped one of our intrepid editors — specifically, music editor Tom Hawking — with the new Samsung Series 9 laptop and sent him off on a trip likely to really put the machine through its paces: a journey through Africa for three weeks! First stop: Cairo, home of the Pyramids and of Tahrir Square, a city that’s both a hotbed of social change and the home to a history that’s the envy of the rest of the world. Click through after the jump to read what he’s been getting up to. … Read More

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The E-Reader Roundup: Can You Kill A Kindle?

By Lauren Hubbard on

Though some school’s are handing out Kindles for free (only to be met with controversy from the blind community), Amazon’s still in trouble for the Orwell debacle and The Free Software Foundation is petitioning them to relinquish control of e-books customers buy.

Barnes and Noble are getting into the game with free wifi in thier stores for what they are calling “the world’s largest e-bookstore”. The software will be available for free on the iPhone, iPod touch, smart phones, computers and the Plastic Logic e-reader, which is expected to come out later this… Read More