April 2014

News

Apr 16, 2014

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IVL is extremely pleased to announce our latest startup partnership with LA-based children's brand rhyla. rhyla is a fashion & accessories line for ages newborn and up, designed with the chic, stylish mommy and their amazing babies in mind. All items are affordable, fashion-forward and wildly unique in style, with special designs created for comfort. Check...

Editorial

Apr 15, 2014

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Last week, I attended the final meeting of the Programming Committee for this year's Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Next month's screenings will be the thirtieth annual showcase of movies, shorts, and other cinematic endeavors presented by the Little Tokyo-based collective of activists and entertainment insiders. I belong to neither camp but am flattered...

8 Questions

Apr 14, 2014

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John Pangilinan is something of a creative powerhouse - a one-man agency, even. Everything he's achieved professionally has been through following his serious passion for cars. He first made a name for himself in the automotive industry by customizing a BMW, which lead to a gig at a tuner shop, quickly immersing him in different...

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Apr 11, 2014

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Imprint's New Year's Resolutions for 2014 included "exercise more," so I've been trying to take that to heart, with a lot of help from the Nike Fuelband SE. I'm not getting any younger, and I often struggle to incorporate enough exercise into my day while commuting by car. Something had to change, and I figured...

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Apr 10, 2014

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It took a little longer than people had probably expected, but someone finally did it - the very first affordable 3D printer for the mass public just launched on Kickstarter a few days ago and has been met with an insane (and that is an understatement) amount of support. Conservatively listing their goal at $50,000...

Editorial

Apr 09, 2014

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I recently purchased a bottle of perfume for my wife, she mentioned she really liked the certain scent. So I went out and got it for her, and I did some googling and realized I had just stumbled on to a company that’s been around since before 1612. Santa Maria Novella originating in Florence has...

Editorial

Apr 08, 2014

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Sometime around 2000, I met Greg Girard the old-fashioned way: I sent a letter to the publisher of City of Darkness, a brick of a photo book about Kowloon Walled City that Greg made with his friend Ian Lambot. Through a series of letters, faxes, and phone calls, I eventually interviewed the then-Shanghai resident about...

8 Questions

Apr 07, 2014

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"Aged in whiskey barrels for a unique, fruity, spicy, and smoky flavor. You’ve never tasted Sriracha quite like this before." Meet Lisa Murphy - Chief Sauce Maker (how awesome is that title?!) of SOSU Sauces. It all started with a good ol' challenge in San Francisco. A friend had brought over some truffle mustard from France,...

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Apr 04, 2014

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We were thrilled to discover that the good people at tech news source Mashable recently included the Solar app from the IVL Hollr partnership on their recent "9 Super Simple Apps That Will Make Your Life Easier" article. It's yet another wonderful example of the recognition that Solar has earned for its ground-breaking approach to...