Category: The Muses

Daniel Lanois: What does your avg musical genius do while cruising Kensington in a retro Caddy? Remix Tinariwen, of course!

Daniel Lanois: What does your avg musical genius do while cruising Kensington in a retro Caddy? Remix Tinariwen, of course!

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Pharrell Williams & Daniel Lanois in the sonic laboratory

Pharrell Williams & Daniel Lanois in the sonic laboratory

When multi-Grammy winning music producer Pharrell Williams wanted to interview a multi-Grammy winning music producer about the process of sonics, who did he go to? Who else but our own […]

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I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings

I Carry Your Heart With Me: An Ode To Art & e.e. cummings

At Different Is Cool we are passionate about art – art is a tangible representation of the human soul – it tells the story of our collective human history, of […]

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In Conversation With Model/Entrepreneur Courtney Bingham: “everyone has insecurities”

In Conversation With Model/Entrepreneur Courtney Bingham: “everyone has insecurities”

Courtney Bingham. Photo Courtesy of Courtney Bingham.   Different Is Cool recently introduced Courtney Bingham as our newest Ambassador of Cool and Contributing Editor.  We are very excited to partner […]

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Judging & Bullying on Social Media: The Death of Kindness, Compassion & Happiness [Courtney Bingham edition]

Judging & Bullying on Social Media: The Death of Kindness, Compassion & Happiness [Courtney Bingham edition]

Courtney Bingham modelling photo. Courtesy of Courtney Bingham.   [Article first published on October 10, 2012.] She’s the ultimate tall, gorgeous, California girl turned super-elite model.  She’s a young entrepreneur, […]

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Margaret Atwood makes reading comics cool & Dan Lanois looks to the future

Margaret Atwood makes reading comics cool & Dan Lanois looks to the future

  Daniel Lanois and Margaret Atwood at Gateway to Bohemia 2011 event [Photos: Jeremy Buehler] On Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the Wu loft residence in downtown Toronto, Different Is Cool held its […]

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This is Gonna Hurt

This is Gonna Hurt

Rock n roll’s ultimate bad boy prince, Nikki Sixx [founder, songwriter & bassist for hard rock group Mötley Crüe] has a new multi-media project titled “This Is Gonna Hurt“. The first release […]

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Here Is What Is

Here Is What Is

Entrepreneurs are different–people who see possibilities where others see limitations. But best ideas seldom win, and paraphrasing my friend Daniel Lanois in his film “Here is What is”, people would […]

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Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen Retrospective at The Met

Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen Retrospective at The Met

Making his way through the Costume Institute’s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty press preview this morning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, milliner Philip Treacy, whose creations are prominently featured in the show, […]

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