Looking for a briefcase that will be as light on your wallet as it will be to carry? Check out this $35 cardboard attaché case. It’s bolstered by metal bolts and polished wood strips. If you’re like me, you like to bring your morning cup of coffee with you to work. Apparently cardboard is less […]

I guess it’s a bit of an 80s film redux here at LIAS today. The just released trailer for Tron Legacy has promising elements, not the least of which is the great Jeff Bridges (Olivia Wild’s not to shabby, either). And of course the light cycles look amazing, but you never know until you see […]

The largest Korean population outside of Korea can be found here in my hometown: Los Angeles. Our K-town is thriving — endless nori-bangs (private karaoke rooms), neon-lit buildings, and hundreds of Korean restaurants to choose from. But even with the conditions ripe for exploring this exquisite gastronomy, I still found my Korean food choices limited […]

Jimmy Edgar is a modern Renaissance artist. Music, fashion, photography, film, even packaging — he has made a name for himself internationally on many a creative medium. But he is probably best known as an exquisite sound architect, shaping layers of beats and bass that are as sinister as they are seductive. A little soul, […]

I’ll admit I like the Palladium look, especially their Pampa Baggy boots like those above. The brand re-launched last July after going out of business in the early 90s, mostly because in this throwback, military-inspired era their rep is bulletproof: the French brand used to make tires for planes during WWII, then when that whole […]

Coordinates: New York City via Maluca Diplo’s Dominican-via-Bronx-via-Manhattan protégé Maluca dropped her debut video for “El Tigeraso” (Mad Decent) in December, a merengue/reggaeton/cumbia blast with a hearty serving of electro thrown in for the kids. Besides being easy on the eyes, the girl sets her hair with beer cans for rollers. What’s there not to […]

Wow, this looks absolutely amazing. I’ve got a little thing for food and I have nothing against a great view, so I’m all about what Art Home is offering up. It looks like contemporary artist Laurent Grasso and culinary director Gilles Stassart have created a pretty unique culinary experience. Nomiya is the name of the […]

Coordinates: Sydney [Every Coordinates we’ll be bringing you the best of a city, a personalized tour of a locale’s dizzying highs n terrifying lows as seen through the eyes of an LIAS Ambassador.] For the inaugural installment of our Coordinates series we could not have chosen a better subject than Angus Gruzman, aka Gus da […]