A combo of dance and interiour design, this short film was Janunger's masters project and is her way of exploring the intersection of architecture, choreography, and music. Though she's not the first film maker to tilt a set to create the illusion of defying gravity, I've never seen it done so quite unapologetically before. It's not a gimmick or just a visual trick - this weightlessness is part of these girls' reality. Counter to our normal fantasies of the freedom of flight, they seem (in a crazy paradox) weighted down by their very weightlessness. Like it's a cross they bare. When brilliant dancers Malin Stattin and Tuva Lundkvist gaze right into your eyes, you can tell this isn't a state of being they've chosen for themselves.

She's also almost shockingly multi-talented. She not only directed, art directed, and set designed "Weightless", but she also wrote the music and lyrics to it's haunting soundtrack. She's got a Tori Amos-esque sound that I clearly dig, and she's an equally accomplished liver performer. In fact her site divides into two sections - design and music. On the music portion you can download a few tracks for free and order her debut album "Hazy". Plus, you can see a video of her performing live at the Lilith Eve's Gala in Stockholm here.

On the design side, her site is a trove of various projects, including "Workshop in the Woods" where she lit up a forest near Gothtenburg, Sweden.

In fact the more you look into her work, the more it seems like there's nothing she can't do. Holding a masters in interiour architecture and furniture design from the College of Art, Craft, and Design in Stockholm, Janunger clearly has an eye for design. But it's her drive to explore the art of how people interact with her creations - with lighting, with a chair - that sets her apart. She is driven to create, as her statement on her site makes pretty clear:

"Creating architecture and design, is like making music. By using three dimensions - three notes, you make a chord. By using many chords, shapes and spaces - you can create an entire world... I want to understand how all that works, I want to create surroundings and objects based upon peoples lives and feelings. I want to create worlds, I want to play God."

Via Brian Fichtner @ Cool Hunting

Created by comedian and improv actor Charlie Todd in 2001, the group is based in New York but conducts its missions in cities around the world through its network of undercover agents. Their latest stunt involved sending 200 agents into Grand Central Station and having them collectively freeze for 5 minutes. The result of this is unexpectedly fascinating.  It’s interesting to watch how we’ve become so engrained in the commonplace that even the smallest sort of upheaval in our schedules causes this much wonderment. Some people were enthralled, others were confused, and some were just really, really suspicious.

Some stunts have a more obvious social commentary to them, like last October when they sent 100 shirtless guys shopping  at an Abercrombie & Fitch in NYC.

Pictures of a half-naked overweight man standing happily next to the ubiquitous male model greeter are fun, but also make a statement about inclusion and male body image. Other times, the mission name itself tells you all you need to know; “No Pants! Subway Ride” doesn’t leave much up for interpretation. It’s exactly what happened this January when 2000 agents in 10 cities around the world simultaneously got on the subway in their underwear. Watching the videos of people’s reactions is about as much fun, conversely, as you can have with your pants on.

The site is loaded with pics and videos from more than 70 stunts and if you’re in the mood to join in you can sign up to be an undercover agent yourself. I joined, and I’m eagerly awaiting my turn to take my pants off in public.