Nothing riles me up more than paying $12 for a beer at a ballpark (as if the $25 in parking wasn’t enough), or $18 for a gin and tonic at a club. I could almost buy an entire bottle of Tanquerey for that amount — how could you possibly justify charging that much for a […]


12 Jul
The filmmaker gets his drink on...and makes a crappy ad

UPDATE: We posted this a couple weeks back but are putting it back on top due to the just released Spike Jones-directed video below. I gotta say I’m not at all impressed with the video —neither lyrically nor visually. It looks like something Spike spit out between stabbing sessions of his Lebron James voodoo doll. […]


2 Jul
Maker's Mark gets a caramel and vanilla make-over

Maker’s Mark has exploded in popularity over the past decade, and for good reason. As a carefully crafted small-batch whisky, it makes a much better alternative to the Jim Beams and Jack Daniels of the world. Now, for the first time since setting up shop in 1958, Maker’s Mark are putting out a new varietal […]


3 Jun
New Fatman iTube ValveDock providing real vacuum tube sound with high quality design

Our overweight tech-savvy friend is coming through big on this one. The new Fatman iTube ValveDock is providing a new quality to the sound of your music, creating a new affordable and portable audio device that is easy to use with the exceptional quality of a true vacuum tube amp. It utilizes a hybrid-tube design platform, […]


22 Apr
Capture your images in affordable 3D

You know how everyone’s doing really cheap post-production conversions of their crappy horror films to 3D now that Avatar‘s made more money than Dick Cheney at a sweatshop bomb factory? Well now you can do the cheap print version with the Holga 120 3D Stereo Camera. The camera is a medium-format plastic snapshooter that captures […]


25 Feb
Elevate 2-Buck Chuck into a fine Saint Emilion

Philip Stein has created a product to cut down on your wine’s aeration time and it’s only $325. By using encapsulated glass jewels that replicate air and oxygen frequencies, the Philip Stein Wine Wand takes only 5 minutes to get a freshly opened bottle to reach its maximum flavor potential. Now it seems a waste […]


19 Feb
Find your luggage with ease

In this new era where nearly every airline charges you to check your luggage, having capable carry-on pieces is essential. Hideo Wakamatsu’s Bean 19 line is a colorful and inexpensive option, its bright hues guaranteeing you won’t have any problems locating your luggage on a crowded carousel. The Bean 19 line features soft, “silent moving” […]


10 Feb
Durable, strong and lightweight — thank FedEx

There was a moment a couple years back when Tyvek was the hot material du jour for avant garde new designers, used to create everything from dresses to scarves. And there’s good reason for it — the material is incredibly strong, durable, easy to work with and most importantly dirt cheap. You might recognize Tyvek […]