I’ve been collecting the frequent flyer miles, and right now I’m in Rome for the next week (for the first time). I’m here because on Thursday I’m speaking at the TTI/Vanguard conference about the future of the social web, this new group of humans called Born Digitals, etc. The speaker lineup is pretty great, and I’m humbled to be here. But, like any good globe trotter, I’ve got some time to burn this trip (by design), and I have planned, wait for it, yep– nothing. Why would I come to Rome with nothing planned? Well, I figured a few of my faithful readers have been here and can lend a hand in recommendations. Where should I eat? What should I visit (other than the obvious city attractions?) Where should I shop? Who wants to get gelato with me? Drop me a note or leave a comment below. Ciao!

Warsaw, Poland may be known for the infamous ghettos of World War II, but these days it’s garnering plenty of positive attention as a European center of style. As home to one of the several European incarnations of the Comme Des Garcones Guerrilla Stores it would be an understatement to say modern street style has flourished within the confines of the city. The proprietor of CDG Guerrilla shop hasn’t stopped spreading the style love, as his second shop, Warszawska Nike is currently celebrating it’s first anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the store is featuring sweet limited edition shirts (40 each) designed by the likes of Alex Purdy, Eboy, and Ill studio, amongst others. If you find yourself in Warsaw (not likely, but still…) in the coming weeks, we recommend checking it out. Or head to their website — provided you or a friend can read Polish. Or you can just contact Serek directly. Shirt pics after the jump…

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Sometimes sitting through a movie can be a torturous endeavor. You leave the theater saying there was too much of this plotline and not enough of another. You tell your friends that you could do a better job editing. Well here’s your chance, hotshot. Even if you’ve never touched an Avid or Final Cut Pro program, the innovative movie makers behind Late Fragment an interactive DVD film, allow you to control just how much you see with the click of a button. Using your remote you can control which parts of the non-linear plot you see first and which characters you get to know better. Or you can just sit back and watch it straight through. If you don’t like the way things went the first time around, change it up the next time. And if you still don’t like it ... well, that’s your fault.

The guys over at Mais Soma magazine that we love so much in Sao Paulo have turned me on to the rumblings of a new-samba musician named Kiko Dinucci, who, with his band BandoAfromacarronico, has been drumming up some hype in Sao Paulo. He’s rapidly gaining new fans for his musical stylings that combine an already amazing sound with genres from traditional Afro-Brazilian culture like jongos and lundus. Dinucci isn’t just involved in music though; he’s also a fine graphic artist who lends his work to comic books and films as a documentary filmmaker. As it turns out, people outside of Brazil are already getting to know his name: the musician recently signed to a small label in Hollywood called One Cell Records that, judging by its roster, sees the value in the new guard of Brazilian musicians.