Austrian downhill mountain biker Marcus “Max” Stöckl has been training to claim the record as the fastest on Earth. To seize the title, he’ll have to beat renowned French rider Eric Barone’s time of 101.68 mph — a record Barone established a decade ago on the unforgiving Cerro Negro volcano in northern Nicaragua. It was a […]

The second installment of our Best Of 2011 retrospective series focuses on the Top 10 Books of 2011, including photo-heavy coffee table books, research tomes and literature. From the history of menswear staples to Japanese art to modernist architecture to the appreciation of the well shaped derrière, there were a multitude of books published covering […]

There are many books that cover the various dapper personalities who have defined men’s fashion over the last century — the rakes who wore timeless garments that became indelibly stamped into our cultural psyches (such as the impeccably disheveled Gregory Peck on the cover, above). But not many books will tell you the history of […]

When hard graft crafts a product, you can expect quality in design and manufacture. Handmade by Italian artisans, their 2UNFOLD is no exception: the slim multi-purpose laptop bag can be used as a briefcase, shoulder bag or backpack. It’ll easily fit your 17” Macbook, or can be used as a courier bag and clutch to […]

The film TT3D: Closer to the Edge is a documentary following British motorcycle racer Guy Martin as he attempts to race — and win — the Isle of Man TT, arguably the most storied and difficult motorcycle race in the world. Located halfway between England and Ireland, the Isle of Man has for over 100 […]

A motorcycle jacket by Alexander McQueen, except for the fact that it’s not actually usable for any riding purposes whatsoever. Well, maybe a Vespa but even that’s cutting it close. The jacket is made of 100% cotton, which makes it 100% useless when riding a motorcycle, but arguably 100% ironic. Designed with distressed hemlines, epaulets […]

I’d certainly like to get my hands into some well crafted leather gloves this winter, and these items — a collaboration between Japanese brand RATS and tested US motorcycle glove specialist Churchill — fit the bill tightly. Available in black, natural and off-white leather, the supple buckskin gloves are crafted in the USA and come […]

More awesomeness from the sewing machines of Passarella Death Squad, this time in the form of 2 leather jackets. Just like all of the label’s collection — including their recent Velvet Underground Tshirts or ready-to-wear collection from this spring and summer — all of London-based Passarella Death Squad’s cut and sew pieces are made from  […]