authenticity
What’s Behind Melbourne’s Love Affair With the Milk Crate?
You know the look instantly: Unpolished timber, peeling paint, some Edison lightbulbs, and a slew of plastic crates picked up for nothing from an alley somewhere.
Canadian Students Made This Neat Nanotech Ink to Thwart Counterfeiters
A smartphone camera's flash and some fancy processing algorithms are all that's needed to verify the authenticity of whatever the ink has been applied to.
'52 Tuesdays’ Is a Clever and Sensitive Look at Transgender Parenthood
We talked to director Sophie Hyde about her new film, which was shot only on Tuesdays, every Tuesday, for one whole year.
Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Chinese Food in Shanghai?
Chinese food in Shanghai simply isn't all that good. I'm not talking about Shanghainese cuisine, with its fatty pork and sweet, thick sauces. I'm talking about food from the diverse regions all over China, which Shanghai just can't seem to get right.
'Clone Zone' Is an Easy Tool for Building Fake Websites
A new tool just made every website on the internet instantly and totally customizable. Now what?
Your Italian Sausages Have Too Much Garbage
Italians don’t cut corners. We do everything with care. An old-school Italian sausage should contain pork butt, salt, chili, and fennel, that’s it.
Making Schnitzel Doesn't Make Me Any Less of an Indian Chef
How does something become authentic? If it’s tasty and some thought was put behind the dish, then that’s all that matters.
Seth Troxler Rallies Against Ketamine, Inauthenticity, and Aoki (Again)
"I've been punched in the face a few times. I've been kicked in the face before. My face has been stomped. It sucked, but through life, you learn things."
Protecting the Precious Flower That Is Black Metal
Black metal hasn’t produced a new voice as exciting as Myrkur in years, so why does she provoke a collective howl of discontent from the metal community? Is it because fans have the same "authenticity" issues indie music fans had with Lana Del Rey?
Things Contemporary Dance Music Needs to Pack In
Oh man, did you once hear a Cassie song? I'm so impressed.
Checking Out Istanbul's Knockoff Marketplace While It Lasts
As Turkey's relationship with the European Union becomes tighter, adopting its copyright standards is nearly a foregone conclusion. For now, knockoff peddlers are able to do their business more or less in the open, dealing mostly to European tourists.