Photographer Tom Fowlks is a dying breed. He’d rather spend a week driving his 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood up to Montana chasing down Evel Knievel than photographing the latest CW disposable starlet. Or fill his trunk with lenses and film and head to some remote locale to shoot for Outside, Fast Company, Intersection, ESPN, Wallpaper or […]

The 727 Suite at the Hotel Costa Verde is based around the fuselage of a vintage Boeing 727, lending it a singular design aspect right at the edge of one of Costa Rica’s more beautiful parks — the Manuel Antonio National Park on the Pacific coast. “We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, […]

When I venture forth from this mortal coil, off into the cold dark void of nothingness, there will exist only a handful of moments to comfort me into the night — a sacred series of moments that I will always consider epic. As in, truly epic — the stuff of lore and immortality. The time […]

The referee made sure the two curved razors were snugly fastened to each of Domingo’s grey reptilian feet. This battle-cock is a trained killer. Imported from the United States to the Philippines for his superior genetics (possibly from these guys?), Domingo flares his feathers—his comb stands erect on his head like a bright red avian […]

I had the opportunity to check out the R-16 (R = Respect) festival last year in Suwon, just outside of Seoul, Korea. I haven’t been to many breakdancing contests. OK, that was my first one. It didn’t take much, though, to realize that the event is bringing a level of legitimacy to an artform that […]

Photographer Pieter Hugo documents some of the characters common to one of the world’s largest producers of feature films, Nollywood. These African productions are typically cruder than their Hollywood counterparts, sometimes costing a fraction of a fraction of even crappy American box office flops and are usually shot within days. Low production and advertising costs […]

If you don’t have a unique looking bag, waiting for your luggage at the airport can be a nightmare. Seems like every 3 to 4 bags that rolls down the conveyer belt are identical. Not the case with these Voyager Suitcases. I haven’t seen too many folks rocking this classic, back-to-basics style these days. I […]

It is a rite of passage, a tradition handed down from father to son. It is a staple of popular culture, having been featured in movies such as Dumb & Dumber and television shows such as The Office. It is something I myself did when I was five years old, on the way home from […]