In 1993 William Gibson wrote an infamous critique on Singapore in Wired, entitled “Disneyland With the Death Penalty“. 18 years later, chewing gum is still banned, and his portrayal of a sanitized, technocratic, insipidly consumerist culture still has some truth to it. So what would he make of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel? Whether arriving […]
2
Aug
LIAS checks into the most expensive hotel in the world
22
Jul
Playboy's Top 23 Air Jordans Of All Time
A couple months back we previewed Playboy’s Top 23 Air Jordan Countdown, and now finally all 23 images have been released. If you like sneakers, and pin-up style girls in lingerie, then today is a good day for you my friend. Enough talk — enjoy! One gallery below, and second gallery of remaining 12 images […]
7
Jul
Quite likely the first fixed-gear bike inspired by boardshorts
The Livery Design Gruppe’s (LDG) custom-created Phantom 4D bicycle is the latest in the capsule collection collaboration between the design company and Hurley. The award-winning Phantom Boardshorts inspired the Phantom 4D project, which Hurley launched in June in response to increased performance demands. The tech advanced Phantom Boardshorts incorporated Nike Flywire technology and feature a […]
20
Jun
A musical 4-pack to get your Monday moving
We usually don’t post a batch of music videos together, but we came across a bunch of good ones over the weekend so screw it, that’s what we’re gonna do. Yuck’s video for “Shook Down” actually debuted today, but seeing as it’s NSFW we’ll leave that one for after the Jump. Check out Friendly Fires […]
9
Jun
John Walker & Sons $164,000 scotch celebration of Queen’s reign
Prince William may presently be the most popular royal, may just have the hottest future queen as a wife, and may be devoted to serving his country as a member of the Royal Air Force, however there might just be one other royal whose devotion to her country outweighs any other. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince […]
7
Jun
Store your everlasting list of grow tonics, brews and potions
Parlane has put out these resealable decorative glass bottles that hearken back to the quack doctor apothecary days. Each with a clip-fastened, air-tight ceramic stopper. Now all you need to do is come up with some hair-brained snakeoil formula and let the rubes get in line. Step right up and get your own tonic holder […]
6
Jun
Limited edition high-tops with double zipped heels
ASICS teams up with Japanese sneaker boutique GETTRY for these Airmail editions of their Double Clutch sneaker silhouette. The high-tops are made to resemble air mail envelopes, and feature a double zipped heel section and traditional airmail red and blue color motif — including optional laces. You can pre-order the ASICS x GETTRY Double Clutch […]
2
Jun
Sole Mates pins sneakers and playmates together for pet project
With the Mavericks and the Heat preparing for the last stretch of the NBA finals, Playboy decided to compile a list of the coolest Jordan sneakers in a project they called Soul Mates. In a move of inspired genius, the twenty-three top Air Jordans were selected and photographed accompanied by one of nine Playmates posing alongside […]
