An all-fiction encyclopedia!?!? The Encyclopedia Project is the brainchild of Brown University MFA graduates Miranda Mellis, Kate Schatz and Tisa Bryant. It’s a five volume hardcover book project that adopts the aesthetic and design of a traditional encyclopedia, but “subverts the canonical structure and method.” The Encyclopedia Project is focused on increasing the visibility of the avant-garde and experimental arts, and reflects the founders’ frustration with how traditional literary journals segregate the arts and artists. Renowned educational institutions such as Brown and Temple Universities have already started to utilize the encyclopedia as a unique teaching tool in their literature and creative writing classes. The first volume (A-E) is available for purchase online, where you can also subscribe to future volumes. While not exactly cheap, they’re sure a bargain compared to conventional encyclopedias.

In the past twenty years, Jamie Oliver (a.k.a. The Naked Chef) has made a “pukka” evolution from a rock and roll drummer–to a chef–to a T.V. personality–to an outspoken children’s health advocate (in case you were wondering, “pukka” is Jamie’s word for brilliant). Jamie grew up in a small Essex village and got his culinary feet wet in his parents’ pub as a kid, where he developed the no-frills, disheveled cooking style for which he has become famous. His fame began in 1998 when his acclaimed, indie-esque cooking show The Naked Chef became a hit in the U.K. His most recent efforts have been focused on tackling the enormous problem of unhealthy food in U.K.’s schools, and has delivered the problem to the public eye with his shows School Dinners and, most recently, Jamie’s Return to School Dinners. Using his fame and T.V. shows as a voice, Jamie has been instrumental in the creation of new governmentally-mandated school food standards in the U.K.– called the School Food Trust. Jamie Oliver is not just an amazing chef, or a quirky and fun guy–he truly cares about children’s health and has used his notoriety to create positive change in his home country. Maybe he can free some time up to continue his efforts in the U.S.?

Now, I am sure most of you are thinking the same thing, did MC Hammer have a garage sale or something? But, don’t jump to conclusions just yet. When Darren Romanelli was just a college student he would go to thrift stores and buy vintage pieces, take them apart and put them back together. After doing this on his own for a couple months, the LA hipsters and hipsterettes started to notice Mr. Romanelli’s (sorry Dr.) creations and soon a clientele of LA’s hottest boutiques were on board. Once an underground demand started to build for Romanelli’s one-of-a-kind hand made pieces, Nike decided they were going to give him a shot at working with the scraps on the cutting room floor. Ten collections later neither are looking back and Romanelli’s client list is getting longer and his clothing is getting even better. Now before you whip out your cell phone in search of these street-wear masterpieces be warned that the jackets cost around $1500 and the hoodies $600!