24 Jul
Diamond-encrusted LED lights & a holographic display

After decades of extended war with neighbor Israel, Lebanon has slowly climbed out of its desperate strife to become a burgeoning regional economic force. There is no surer sign of its potent recovery than the fact that the country has announced its first hypercar and supercar automotive manucaturer: W Motors. Following the upstarts of other […]


17 Jul
Spain finally throws its hat into the European supercar wars

While all sorts of countries from around the world are getting into the Supercar market — such as Poland with its Arrinera De Veno, India its DC Design Avanti, and Mexico its Mastretta MXT — Spain has kept conspicuously out of the dialogue. Not any more. Spanish auto manufacturing startup Aspid has just unveiled its plans […]


15 May
Bon Iver, Metronomy, Marvin Gaye & K-Os re-envisioned

In anticipation of his album release of People Hear What They See on June 5th, Washington DC’s Oddisee has released a free EP featuring four renditions from various artists, both current and throwback. The Marvin Gaye “Ain’t That Peculiar” remix is killer, adding heavier drums and overall haunting instrumentation; you’d think it’s an entirely new […]


8 Feb
Hot Toys 1:6 scale replica of Batman's wheels

The hysteria surrounding the completion of Christopher Nolan’s lauded Batman trilogy is personified by Hong Kong manufacturer Hot Toys’ new collectible: a 1:6 scale replica of the Dark Knight’s Batmobile. The miniature Batmobile is fully equipped with functioning light-up headlights, cockpit opening panel and moveable braking flaps — measuring in at 29″ long, 18 1/2″ […]


To much controversy, anger, excitement and fanfare DC Comics today announced it will be releasing a series of prequels to what many consider the best comic book of all time, The Watchmen. Needless to say, the mere idea of mortals touching the work of writer Alan Moore (and to a lesser degree, artist Dave Gibbons) […]


Let your week start off right with a freshly minted mixtape from Lorin Ashton, the American maestro of bass otherwise known as Bassnectar. Things have all been coming up roses for Lorin lately, as his past Fall Tour 2011 sold out completely in 10-20k seat venues, selling more hard tickets than any other EDM artist […]


6 Jan
A $55,000 4-cylinder curiosity for India's burgeoning middle class

Named as an homage to the legendary Avanti of the 1960s — an automotive icon built by long defunct automaker Studebaker — DC Design‘s modern Avanti has almost as much curiosity factor in its looks. A well regarded Indian design house, DC Design has built a name crafting concept cars for other OEMs as well […]


16 Aug
Jetpacks, gorillas, zombies, Bollywood & an Epic Meal Time cameo

Ken Block’s potent Gymkhana series just seems to keep getting bigger and bigger, with the stunts getting evermore tighter and complex. A little while ago he did his madness at the Battersea Powerstation, and now for the latest edition Block turns it up to 11. Gymkhana 4: The Hollywood Megamercial is about as over the […]