The year 2008 was a great one for Robert Downey, Jr. The same year he played Tony Stark in Iron Man he also played Kirk Lazarus, the black faced “method actor” in Tropic Thunder. Both were big hits, but it was Iron Man that had legions of acne-pocked fanboys clamoring for more of the villainous […]
27
Sep
Hot Toys' villain from Iron Man every nerd's daddy
8
Jul
Beautiful handcrafted workboots via Hong Kong
These handmade red leather boots by HOAX feature a thick hand lined leather sole, with leather laces that in totality give the footwear a very Red Wing-looking appearance. You can pick them up via Hong Kong retailer BeeWeb for $130 ($HK 998). More images of the HOAX Red Leather Boots after the Jump…
13
Jun
Grab one of the 1,824 award-winning limited edition bottles
Joining the ranks of the award-winning, travel retail-only Macallan 1824 Collection is the Macallan Limited Edition MMXI. The MMXI single malt whisky is bottled at 48.2% ABV and has been aged in sherry oak casks. Some of the casks were “first fill”, creating fruity characteristics with hints of toffee apple, nutmeg, caramelized ginger and spice […]
27
May
The tale of two friends flying a kite... in vinyl toy format
Whether it’s their “Eyes of Fear” Fiberglass Busts, or their False Friends and different Blackout Editions, or PAW! Bust and Jaws Loser, Coarse always puts out vinyl figures and toys that make us want to break the piggybank to go out and acquire. The latest from the toy makers is the beautifully nostalgic Casting Shadows […]
13
May
Europe’s flagship W opens in London, but can the transatlantic cool of the brand be translated?
The second edition of our Checking In series, Lost In A Supermarket’s quest to cover all things we hold most dear (see our review of the gleaming new Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Hong Kong). In this review we jump continents from Hong Kong’s Ritz — now the highest hotel in the world — to the W Hotel […]
28
Apr
The new highest hotel in the world offers paramount luxury
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Checking In, the latest series in Lost In A Supermarket’s quest to cover all things we hold most dear. In this hotel review series sure we’d be tempted to just cover the most expensive or exclusive hotels in the world (who wouldn’t), but that will not be our sole […]
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? […]
