Perhaps in honor of Brazil hosting the World Cup and coinciding with the Brazilian backdrop of its recent advertising, luxury luggage designer Rimowa has released its Bossa Nova collection. Jet green polycarbonate shells with cowhide trimming in either same-tone green or natural, with a padded inner lining comprise the notable attributes of this luggage series. Starting […]

If you’re at all like me — which, for your emotional maturity and general mental health I certainly hope is not the case — you obsessed a lot with weapons as a wee lad. As in, a lot. Sure most kids had some nunchucks lying around, and perhaps the occasional throwing star (sure to correct […]

We’ve kept close tabs on the hyperly anticipated second album from The xx, and its time has (almost) finally arrived. While you’ll have to wait till next week to purchase Coexist via iTunes or Amazon, the fine and awesome folks at NPR have set up the entire album for streaming. Yaye! We’ve previewed as much […]

There ‘s no shortage of calender options this year if you’re looking to spend the year gazing at beautiful subjects. Sure you could go with the L.A. Woman Calender, the Miss Reef Calendar or the Kixbox Calender, or even the tradtitional Pirelli Calendar if you can get your hands on one. But right up there […]

Famed Canadian author, journalist and thinker Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling books, The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, are now available in a collection simply titled “Malcolm Gladwell: Collected.” Each book deals with intriguing topics in sociology and psychology, and seem to be required reading for any self respecting cocktail hour philosopher. The most recent book, Outliers […]

Sure summer is cooling down, but there’s always a need to beat the heat. And the next best thing to grabbing some ice cream, and better if you’re slimming down for Fall, is a snow cone. The shaved ice treat topped off with colored syrup may sound like an easy thing to make, but believe […]

For some reason I’ve had zombies on the brain — maybe its our trip to Comic Con, maybe its the zeitgeist. Maybe its that zombie-fleeing HDT M1030 motorcycle. Who knows. But if I’m gonna be running for zombies anytime in the near future, I want to be prepared. So in addition to the HDT M1030 […]

For those who can remember what paper is, you may also remember what books are too — although you may be scratching your head wondering what a library is as you cling to your iPad while it downloads Stephen King’s latest lofty tome in under 3 minutes. Well, perhaps you should take a gander at […]