I will gladly admit the Mundt Nerd-o-Meter is going all about haywire right now at the release of the trailer to X-Men: First Class. After the much loathed celluloid abortion that was X-Men Last Stand — Brett Ratner’s shameless taint-fiddling shit bomb — the X-Franchise desperately needed to get its stomach pumped from the toxic […]

There are books filled with generations of labels and packaging styles, but there has yet to be a book that covers the evolution of the drink that unites people around the world: beer. As Homer once said, “Beer: the cause of — and solution to — all of life’s problems.” Indeed Homer, indeed. Little do […]

Seminal British culture magazine i-D is celebrating 30 years of their publication with a Taschen book, i-D Covers 1980-2010, comprised of their entire collection of covers. i-D impeccably celebrates the fashion, music, art and street scenes aimed at youth culture, and since 1980 have featured heavyweights like Grace Jones, Kylie Minogue, Christy Turlington, Liv Tyler, Gwen […]

So apparently Richard Branson — you know, that Virgin billionaire that’s super cool because he jumps out of airplanes and circumnavigates the globe in a balloon — owns this ridiculous British Virgin Island where he has these crazy orgies and week-long bacchanalian parties. Called Necker Island, it’s basically the kind of paradise you’d think billionaires […]

If you happen to be a avid fan of indie rock music, or have in anyway involved yourself in the scene, then you most likely have come across Jason Munn’s work. An artist formerly from Wisconsin but now settled in Oakland, California, Munn has made a name for himself amongst the indie music scene designing […]

Is there a little guy in your life — son, nephew, cousin, godson, etc — whose life you’d like to fill with creativity and violence? Then you might want to look into lifelong LEGO gunsmith Martin Hüdepohl’s book, Badass LEGO Guns. First off, you’ll get the kid playing with LEGOs which anyone knows is a […]

Word renowned Hollywood photographer Cecil Beaton has been praised for decades of fashion and portrait work with publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair — just a couple of the contributions he made for photography and golden era celebrity fame in general. One of the 20th century’s greatest lensmen, Beaton was famed for his ability […]

Bespoke: the Men’s Style of Savile Row is a detailed book covering the history of bespoke tailoring — a British term used to describe tailoring to the fitter’s exact specification. What is actually just a very small street in London, Savile Row is known worldwide for its excellent bespoke tailoring. In this 256 page hardcover […]