7 Apr
Smell like a smart, fashion-minded Canadian

It’s fair to say Dsquared² hit bullseye in almost whatever arena they choose to enter, so it’s understandable they’d follow the tried and true fashion path and venture from cut & sew into spray & wear. Twins Dean and Dan Caten head their design house into the world of signature scents with He Wood and […]


2 Feb
Lavender, yet strangely still masculine

High-end Italian luxury house Trussardi recently released their Trussari Dal 1911 Lavanda cologne, which we sampled this weekend and were surprised in its scent. I’m normally not a big fan of lavender for men, but this is a new interpretation of the classic lavender note — combining lavender absolute, lavender oil and rosemary notes. Not […]


25 Jan
The essence of MJ...for better or for worse

It’s a fragrance that embodies the essence MJ—that is, the chemists who whipped up this concoction created a scent that would be sure to attract young boys. Aren’t there laws against this? Ok, ok, I know what some of you Thriller-fanatic, look-the-other-way type people are saying, “But MJ was the greatest pop artist of all […]


19 Jan
The Godfathers of Pixel drop a poster for Amnesty International

Berlin’s eBoy collective has just released an Amnesty poster for Amnesty International’s Poverty is Modern campaign, available here for about $31. I love their hyper detailed Legos-meets-8bit interpretations of the world, and this Amnesty poster is no exception. They’ve also released posters for London, Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Baltimore, Cologne and Venice, and just for […]


The Jesus Club isn’t what it sounds like. It’s a club in Berlin that opened November 4th and it reads like a pretty amazing night out. The idea is to stir up a daring mix of “music, dance, performance, visual arts and food into a socially engaging atmospherical miracle.” Love it. The reason why the […]