Time to get HARD for summer at the Whittier Recreation Center this August 2nd & 3rd. Equipped with five stages and a serious lineup, HARD Summer will feature a very comprehensive sampling of roof-raising knob-twiddlers including: Jack U (the new Skrillex & Diplo superduo), Axwell, A$AP Mob, Tiësto, Dillon Francis, NERO and Disclosure, along with A-Trak, Baauer, Martin Garrix, Pusha T, Maya Jane Coles, […]
21
May
Festival hits the Whittier Recreation Center August 2nd & 3rd
21
Nov
From the DB5 to the DBS, why 007 loves his Astons
Nicolas Stecher jumped in the Aston Martin DBS Volante Carbon Edition to find out why Mr. Bond loves his Astons so. With 510 horsepower and a 190 mph top speed growling forth from its 5.9-liter V-12, that should seem obvious. But despite — or perhaps, even because of — its many quirks, the car belongs […]
9
Dec
Gülpen's $6,500,000 diamond-encrusted Barbie toy
When FoxNews and the parade of lunatics known as the Republican Presidential Nominees callously vilify the Occupy Movement as treasonous, all the protesters really need to do is hold up an image of this four-wheeled travesty and I’m pretty sure everyone will get it. German model carmaker Robert Wilhelm Gülpen is out to set the […]
3
Nov
Only 500 bottles to be made, 10 headed to auction
British artist Damien Hirst is known to stir controversy, ever since the days of slicing up cows and sticking them in formaldehyde. Then of course came his notorious For the Love of God piece, an ancient human skull embedded with 8,601 diamonds, including a big pink one worth more than $8 million. That skull ended […]
17
Jun
Only 21 bottles of Chivas Brothers rarest whisky ever to pay tribute to the British Isles' Crown Jewels
What could possibly make a whisky so rare that only one man in the world has had the opportunity to taste it? That ladies and gentlemen would be a whisky that pays homage to the oldest crown jewels of the British Isles, named The Honours of Scotland. The single malt scotch whisky by the Chivas […]
8
Apr
When you positively have to wear a mask shaped like diamonds
After collaborating with Jeremy Scott for those crazy finger sunglasses, this time London-based eyewear maker Linda Farrow teams up with famous “Antwerp Six” designer Walter Van Beirendonck. The WVB Diamond Mask sunglasses are part diamond, part eye mask, featuring a thick black frame with either a clear or tinted lens option. The Walter Van Beirendonck […]
12
Jan
Another brilliant way to get rich while clowning the art world
Remember in 2007 when Damien Hirst took that skull and encrusted it with a bajillion diamonds, and then put it up for sale for $100,000,000? And then remember how nobody bought it, and then at the last second a “mystery” buyer came out of nowhere and salvaged the value of his entire oeuvre bought it? […]
5
Jan
TF Est. 1968 Tourbillon Cufflink
Do you ever look down at your watch and realize it’s not enough? There simply aren’t sufficient options to enjoy Swiss watchmaking movement. The cell phone may have made the watch obsolete from a utility standpoint, but the craftsmanship of a well made watch will never go out of style. Hoping to bite from that […]
