oh, september!

Kanye West’s New Design Company: DONDA

Kanye West has announced the launch of his new design company, DONDA, set to create “products and experiences” for people. The company will encompass 22 different divisions, including architects, graphic designers, directors, producers, social media experts, publishers, lawyers, nutritionists, scientists, doctors, teachers, A&R’s, etc. Through numerous tweets, Yeezy revealed that he intends to “help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel

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Furthermore, Kanye stated that he intends to reshape the American school system, which he says was “designed to turn people into factory workers.

Guess that means Kanye West will be hiring soon.

(via hypebeast)

The Boy With The Arab Strap

My 15 year old cousin’s online away message says, “Color my life with the chaos of trouble.” I immediately recognized that line because it’s from my favorite Belle & Sebastian song, The Boy With The Arab Strap. This is amusing to me because when I was his age, this was considered new indie music. Now, this is part of an older generation of music. I guess this what Belle & Sebastian is to him, like what the Smiths was to me. This makes me feel old, but I have to admit that my little cousin has good music taste.

Age of Anxiety

” Anxiety begins with a single worry, and the more you concentrate on that worry, the more powerful it gets, and the more you worry. One of the best things you can do is learn to let go: to disempower the worry altogether. If you start to believe that anxiety is a foregone conclusion — if you start to believe the hype about the times we live in — then you risk surrendering the battle before it’s begun.”

(via the NYT.)