THE SCOOP #34
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In this week’s edition, one luxury brand makes daily hydration a glamorous affair, Burger
King serves up a whopper of an anti-bullying PSA, and the future of culture and
content curation comes to Long Beach with ComplexCon. Beyond the silver screen,
two renowned directors showcase their considerable talents, one in service of
fast fashion, the other in an effort to expand the future of cinematic
storytelling.
1 - Carne y Arena
Academy Award winner Alejandro González Iñárritu will add another
statue to his shelf with a special award for his much praised virtual reality
installation (Carne y Arena (Virtually present, Physically invisible),
now on display at LACMA. Read more about the installation, and what it means
for the future of VR as a medium, here.
2 - The Secret Life Of Flowers
With the assistance of director Baz Luhrmann’s signature visual
flare, H&M teased their new capsule collaboration with Erdem Moralioglu in
a lavishly produced short film, The
Secret Life of Flowers. And it might just leave you scratching
your head. Read about the collaboration and short film here.
3 - ComplexCon
Billing itself as “our generation’s world fair,” ComplexCon is set
to take place in Long Beach, CA the weekend of Nov 4-5. Organized by New
York-based media platform Complex, the convention seeks to bring
together cultural creators and curators. Read more and explore here.
4 - Bullying Jr.
Half PSA and half promotion, Burger King’s recent social experiment
invited unknowing restaurant patrons to speak up against bullying in everyday
life. The result is a heartwarming, if sobering, call to action for all viewers
to take a stand against bullying. See the video here.
5 - The 500 Collection
The marriage of luxury and the mundane is always worth noting when
accomplished with the verve of BKR and Swarovski’s recent collaboration—crystal adorned water
bottles that both add glamour to an everyday accessory, and benefit the Water For
People Organization.
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