January 2012
3 posts
#sopa has huge implications that will impact you....
Congress wants to censor the web. In January 2012, Congress is set to debate the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect-IP Act (PIPA), bills designed to let the US government block websites and information from the public. Not only does this bill let the government restrict free speech, but also does not effectively address the issue of online piracy, the stated intention of the...
#sopa has huge implications that will impact you....
Congress wants to censor the web. In January 2012, Congress is set to debate the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect-IP Act (PIPA), bills designed to let the US government block websites and information from the public. Not only does this bill let the government restrict free speech, but also does not effectively address the issue of online piracy, the stated intention of the...
Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man
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December 2011
2 posts
Need her on the @holstee advisory board
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'Mobile Year in Review 2011' by our good friends...
another amazing production by the istrategylabs crew! Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
November 2011
2 posts
holstee shop gets a fresh new look!!
super excited to launch our refreshed site today. the improvement include things like a new option to create an account to make your future check out even faster. my personal favorite is the ability to easily share specific lines from the manifesto via a single button (screen shot in the last photo in the series). get the full scoop here! See the full gallery on Posterous Posted via...
#BlackCurtainFriday aka #buynothingday @holstee
the holstee shop is down for the day. enjoy this beautiful friday + remember the greatest gift we can give is time. besideds, we’ll be back tomorrow, looking fresher than ever. Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
October 2011
1 post
Birthday bananas x lucia!
One of the most creative gifts I’ve gotten to date. Apparently not every shop will laser cut a banana for you?! Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
September 2011
1 post
Babajoon's garden
See the full gallery on Posterous Or more like 50% of it. Figs, pomegranates, peppers, herbs, lemons, grapes make up just a part of my ‘grandpa’ aka babajoons backyard garden he’s been building from scratch. Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
August 2011
1 post
Sweet ride x Aaron Geman
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July 2011
5 posts
Purple sky over NYC right now
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Raise the Debt Ceiling x Remy
bail out all kind of cars got all kind of whips ladies ask me how I get em I tell em STIMULUS Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
Loved rocking dc's brilliant @bikeshare past...
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John McCain is in the house #buyyoung
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The sky over the east village last night....
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May 2011
9 posts
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camping lake welch
See the full gallery on Posterous 1 hr from the city. Great last min decision. Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
love outdoor concerts- this was one of the best:...
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OAT: Biodegradable Kicks that Bloom
Vision “The future of fashion lies in a reconciliation between nature and industry. OAT Shoes strives to lead the way to that future.” Actually the future, our future lies in a reconciliation between industry and nature, between mankind and nature. We have to close the loop, come full circle and realize we’re an integral part of the whole thing. We are nature, we were born...
Home grown Pearl Oyster mushrooms- courtesy of...
So here’s atleast one good use for nyc’s humidity. Left for cali for a couple wks, had nothing growing.. and came home to this. Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
getting my last cannonballs in before leaving ca...
nyc, see you soon. Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
#bitcoin, a p2p currency. ok that is disruptive....
will be very interested to see how this develops. Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
Shirin, my niece, a couple days old and we're...
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Sweet ride
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ahh, an old fashioned sewing circle *for...
helped sew parts of a ‘tea tent’ together for an exhibit going on at the new museum. made from some of the nicest collected scraps ever.consensus, even if i am the slowest sewer in the world, that shit is relaxing.bummed i wont be there next week to see the exhibit launch!! good luck daphne! Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
April 2011
5 posts
Planet Money: A Former Crack Dealer On The...
NPR: Planet Money Podcast #266: A Former Crack Dealer On The Economics Of Dealing Lots of fancy economists write about the economics of illegal drugs. Here’s a paper from a Harvard guy. Here’s another… in the discussion of whether it would do more harm or good to legalize drugs, i feel like this gives some good insight. Posted via email from Michael...
ipad light painting is brilliant via @bpousman
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rad bro photo
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Now at rad's house: @Airbnb'er Shlomo from...
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themushroomkit.com
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March 2011
7 posts
Looks like someone already tagged the manhattan...
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Taylor Mali on what teachers make
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President Obama's Nowruz Message
and for some nice persian music, courtesy of challeh vida- Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
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I love my commute
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Loved @sandbox_network's brainstorm tonight for...
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Back to school: attending Columbia U class lecture...
Together w the holstee crew, Ive decided to kick off the week with a columbia uni classroom lecture by Jeffery Sachs. The lecture topic is merit goods of education and healthcare. He has strong opinions in the lecture but does a good job backing them up. I’m not convinced this one way style lecture is so great for anyone. Still, it’s fun to be in a classroom for a day. ...
"drop the 'h'" :-) thanks @cshapiro @daverad...
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February 2011
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The @Holstee Manifesto Poster now available
via blog.holstee.com Feels great to be launching one of our most requested products to date- The Holstee Manifesto Poster. Our manifesto is one of the first things we created, after quitting our jobs to start Holstee and still plays a big part in guiding each and every decision regardless of whether for holstee or our own personal lives. for this project we opted to do it a bit ol school...
Arrived: Delhi Intl Airport
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January 2011
2 posts
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this one runs on fat and saves you money (via...
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Fondue at Klosters & Dinner at Lars from Guate,...
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October 2010
1 post
Untitled
misprinted labels: with cut off ‘e’ or extra ‘e’: See the full gallery on posterous sewn in labels are almost twice as long as previously requested: Posted via email from Holstee Docs | Comment »
September 2010
1 post
Via @kuhncnn ok this sums up the wkend...
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August 2010
2 posts
Made this boat from toothpicks + walnut + almond...
And only one to make it across! Michael Rad (419) 465-7833 www.holstee.com {on the road} Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
Latest @curatedx video review: @poopbags
Learn more here. We first bumped into Paul and Paige at PoopBags when we were looking for an alternative to common petroleum plastic bags for our Tee and Fin packaging. Though we didn’t we didn’t have much to show at the time, they really believed in what we were doing and offered to send us whatever we needed. Picking up some poopbags means not only means reducing your impact on...
July 2010
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prepping for Zurich Fest Day 2... some photos from...
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May 2010
2 posts
Scored @scoreswap whoop!!
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Niamh Teaches Riverdancing
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March 2010
2 posts
Even tjs knows what's up
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Photo Series: East Village Skate Park
- amazing talent in this park + a great op for me to learn / practice my photography will def be back See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Michael Radparvar | Comment »
February 2010
5 posts
Library Bar
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