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Official website of Olju Man. Hands up for all things tech, music, fashion, and art.

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The First 60 Degree Day of the Year in New York

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66 (Old) Movie Dance Scenes Mashup (Mark Ronson-Uptown Funk ft.Bruno Mars)

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“The Impossibility of Geometry in the Mind of Someone in a Bikini“, 2013

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If you’re at Art Basel, or you live in Miami, or you feel like flying to Miami, you’d better come eat all these burgers we ordered and look at all this artwork we hung on the walls. 

Here’s a preview:

Shake Shack. Double Shackburger, 2014. Burger on bun, 8 oz. 

Marc Dennis. Genius, 2015. Oil on linen, 40″ ✕ 40″.

Yum! See ya tomorrow. 

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Happy birthday, Mario Testino!

Here, go around the world in the famed photographer’s most iconic shots.

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Alessia Cara - Here (Vincent Remix)

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taylorswift you are pure magic

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FREEDOM. June 30th. Coming to applemusic

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To Apple, Love Taylor

I write this to explain why I’ll be holding back my album, 1989, from the new streaming service, Apple Music. I feel this deserves an explanation because Apple has been and will continue to be one of my best partners in selling music and creating ways for me to connect with my fans. I respect the company and the truly ingenious minds that have created a legacy based on innovation and pushing the right boundaries.

I’m sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering a free 3 month trial to anyone who signs up for the service. I’m not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months. I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company. This is not about me. Thankfully I am on my fifth album and can support myself, my band, crew, and entire management team by playing live shows. This is about the new artist or band that has just released their first single and will not be paid for its success. This is about the young songwriter who just got his or her first cut and thought that the royalties from that would get them out of debt. This is about the producer who works tirelessly to innovate and create, just like the innovators and creators at Apple are pioneering in their field…but will not get paid for a quarter of a year’s worth of plays on his or her songs.

These are not the complaints of a spoiled, petulant child. These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles who are afraid to speak up publicly because we admire and respect Apple so much. We simply do not respect this particular call.

I realize that Apple is working towards a goal of paid streaming. I think that is beautiful progress. We know how astronomically successful Apple has been and we know that this incredible company has the money to pay artists, writers and producers for the 3 month trial period… even if it is free for the fans trying it out.

Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing. I say this with love, reverence, and admiration for everything else Apple has done. I hope that soon I can join them in the progression towards a streaming model that seems fair to those who create this music. I think this could be the platform that gets it right.

But I say to Apple with all due respect, it’s not too late to change this policy and change the minds of those in the music industry who will be deeply and gravely affected by this. We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation.

Taylor

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Karlie Kloss spent the day at an Austrian spa known for dramatic health makeovers.

See what happened on Vogue.com

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Two photographers, two continents and the awe-inspiring wonder of nature gtty.im/1OdA7s9

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Lanikai Beach

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Alyzard12 took this gorgeous shot at the Sand Dunes National Park. 

CONTRIBUTE HERE to our ‪#‎FindYourPark‬ project.

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Kite Fight

After futebol, soltar pipas, is Brasil’s most popular sport. In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, flying the pipa is more than a leisurely escape from on-the-ground realities—it’s a venue for battle, with the entire sky as the arena. Pipa designs and airborne “cutting” strategies have been passed through generations, from rooftop to rooftop. Filmmakers Guilherme Tensol and Leandro HBL spent time in Rocinha, Rio’s largest favela, among its young pipa warriors and elder statesmen, absorbing their secrets and documenting their stories.

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Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta