Particularly on gray New York days like yesterday and today, the broadest sidewalks tend to become clogged with poky umbrellas — especially those over-sized mobile canopies brandished by weekend golfers, which are like the Hummers of the umbrella world. Collision-prone pedestrians officially no longer have an excuse, though, because designer JooYoun Paek has invented the ultimate urban umbrella (and no, it’s not the embarrassing umbrella hat). Here’s a helpful how-to video for using JooYoun’s revolutionary polite umbrella:
I’m all for just getting wet when it rains. And sometimes grabbing a newspaper (sorry, Village Voice).