Tag: USA

Made-In-America is a hot commodity in Mexico apparently. Good news for us living in America as this means more of us keeping our jobs on our own soil.

dildo-factory

I guess you wouldn’t know it unless somebody told you, but inside a 10-building complex in North Hollywood sits the manufacturing headquarters of Doc Johnson, the largest and one of the few remaining sex toy makers in the United States. In an industry of rubber, plastics, and silicon, much of production for sex toys has [...]

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Here’s a fantastic project by a joint group of Magnum photographers who travel to distinct regions in the US to document the life there. The project is called Postcards from America.

The New York Times has produced this video that goes over some of the important images that came out of the American Civil War. This video reminds me of the utterly amazing exhibit at the MET in NYC about the Civil War. If you are in NYC, I highly recommend visiting this exhibit because it [...]

rustbelt-almanac

Just got sent this interesting magazine called the Rustbelt Almanac which profiles select individuals in America’s former industrious heartland who are still making things despite industry moving elsewhere. You can pre-order Issue #1 right now for $12, and I highly encourage you to check out their blog in the meantime. Lots of good videos there.

Kenmere Ave is a short video directed by Nicolas Heller about CYDWOQ Shoes, a company that makes shoes from start to finish right here in Los Angeles. This video is quiet and beautiful.