Mavericks, Klaxons and art lovers

ART
DL.Dropbox.com

An iPhone app for art lovers. Designed by German artist Sascha Pohflepp, Buttons allows users to “take other people’s pictures”. Depress the button, and the image that pops up in the screen will be another person’s picture, either taken at that same location or at the same place anywhere else in the world at exactly the same time you pushed the button. Ind.pn/caATG3

LITERATURE
BookShelfPorn.com

“Featuring a book on your bookshelf is akin to displaying a trophy,” says the ‘New Yorker’. “You’ve accomplished something in reading a book; it feels like a victory.” Too true. If having your own cubby holes for cherished tomes isn’t enough, check out other people’s. From Paris to New York, here are the world’s “most exciting” bookshelves. Ind.pn/b0Et6e

ARCHITECTURE
EnvironmentalGraffiti.com

The Longaberger Company building in Newark, Ohio, resembles a picnic basket. The wavy lines of the Crooked House in Poland look like a dream sequence from a Bunuel movie. The tacky façade of Kansas City Public Library is built to resemble the spines of books. Take a look at the world’s most bizarre buildings, then be thankful that you don’t live near them. Ind.pn/bl9Txtx

SCIENCE
Slate.com

Some flies live for days, some clams for centuries, but what is the key to human immortality? The quest for a pill that will extend our lifespans seems out of reach. More likely, the solution to our continuing life lies in the isolation of the mechanisms in our cells that keep them free from accumulating waste products. Ind.pn/cUchkP

PUBLISHING
Wired.com

Some publishers are skipping over traditional print to create publications especially for the iPad. In one of the latest direct-to-iPad initiatives, Richard Branson’s Virgin empire has announced plans to launch its first consumer magazine, ‘Maverick’, without a print or online edition. And they’re not the only ones. Ind.pn/az8lSp

MUSIC
YouTube.com

For their new work, Klaxons may have parted ways with their previous producer but it looks like they have stuck with the same video director. Saam Farahmand, responsible for all of Klaxons’ memorable videos on ‘Myths of the Near Future’, directs the boys again, this time taking them to desert surroundings. Ind.pn/cS1SB6

CELEBRITY
MissWintIt.com

If you’re after a bit of light relief at your desk during the working day, why not take a look at Miss Win It, a new website which combines “sizzling showbiz news” with tons of competitions including festival tickets, clothing vouchers and VIP nights out. Plus there are celeb profiles and videos from old winners. Ind.pn/aCsK0K

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