The Infamous ‘Drexel Shaft’ at 30th Street Imploded
Today the infamous ‘Drexel Shaft’ near 30th Street Station was imploded. The structure, located above the old Penn-Coach train station, was a steam power plant built back in the 1920’s. The structure was taken out of operation in 1964 and has remained empty ever since. The structure was so-named by Drexel students upset over what they termed unresponsive treatment by Drexel administration.

Free Music: Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Pixies “Doolittle”
One of my favorite bands from ‘back in the day’, The Pixies, are celebrating the 20th anniversary release of their seminal album

The Last Days of Gourmet Magazine
On October 5, Condé Nast publications pulled the plug on Gourmet Magazine. Gourmet has been published since 1941, and was one the first U.S. Magazines to cover food, wine and “good living” on a wide scale. While dead-tree publications like newspapers and magazine are suffering on the whole due to silly factors like “the economy” and “those internets”, it’s a damned shame to see this grand old publication fold. Photographer Kevin DeMara, who worked at Gourmet for 8 years, captured the final moments as the sad and bewildered staff packed up their lives and said goodbye to jo

Straight-forward Packaging from Brooklyn Fare
This is the kind of straight-forward, sensible design that I love. Great copywriting, clean, minimal design, limited color palette, and ONE typeface. This is a client I’d love to have. Plus, there’s this kick-ass video that presents the entire corporate identity package. Brillaint work by Mucca Design. Well-played, lads. Brooklyn Fare from Mr. Mucca on Vime

Recipe: Halloween Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Did you carve your Halloween pumpkin yet? Hope you didn’t throw away those seeds! Toasted Pumpkin Seeds are easy to make, taste great,  packed with protein and fiber (and are highly addictive!). We always prepare these while we’re carving our pumpkins (that way you only have one mess to clean up). How to prepare Toasted Pumpkin Seeds: When carving your pumpkin, use a large metal spoon to scrape the inside ‘pumpkin gut