Have you heard Hanni El Khatib? The first generation half Palestinian/half Filipino is just bad ass, angrily riffing out a cunning execution of classic American blues, garage, punk and doo-wop into a post-rock n’ roll frenzy. Just hit play on his “Come Alive” video below and you’ll know instantly if you’ll like his music — […]


Christian Louboutin’s latest ultra-luxury sneakers are these Louis flat high-tops. Dressed in an obsidian black “Python Crystal” material, the shoes appropriately showcase the reptilian skin as the featured star. Plain black sole and matching tonal laces accent the shiny, scaly snakeskin wrapped around the high-tops. Find the French designer’s Louis for the bargain basement price […]


After last week’s Space Flat Sneakers, Christian Louboutin releases another luxury sneaker from his Men’s Spring/Summer 2011 Collection. The Louis Tik Tik Flat high tops feature metal studs and spikes riddling the entire black leather upper of the sneaker, which is just what you need when you’re trying to keep a low profile. Of course […]


For Summer 2010 luxury house Louis Vuitton has released a new white-and-red colorway of their Tower Sneaker. The mid-top sneaker has a white leather base with the LV monogram pattern embossed, with accents set in a red patent leather, matching the red logo tongue tag. Simple and clean for summertime. via Highsnob


In honor of the fast-approaching 2010 FIFA World Cup, French luxury house Louis Vuitton has designed the incredibly odd soccer (or futbal for those outside of the U.S.) inspired travel bags. Now, I can’t exactly say that Louis Vuitton designed the bags specifically for the upcoming worldwide event, especially considering they are on the Fall/Winter […]


5 May
Watch a paper city grow in front of your eyes

Sort of similar to that awesome ABC3D pop-up book, except instead of infant stimulation Popville aims straight for stimulating adult occipital lobes. Created by Anouck Boisrobert, Louis Rigaud and Joy Sorman, the Sim City-like book has some heady framework aspirations:”The city as a living body that is born, develops and differentiate its buildings and functions: […]


5 Apr
The Elf forgives the faults in lieu of the fun

First, I’m not claiming to be an unbiased movie reviewer here – I admit my love of the first Clash of the Titans has fully influenced my impression of this new one. It brought out the little girl in me and I pretty much couldn’t stop smiling throughout the movie, intellectually knowing that I was […]


21 Jul
Online Pimping in the bordello that is the Streetwear Game

One of the many great things about living in La La Land is the bevy of boutiques and mom n’ pop stores in which to look for dope shit. Whether it’s the stalwarts like Union, Stussy or Undefeated, or smaller indie boutiques like SBL, Barracuda, Blackmarket or Reserve, there’s just never a shortage of locales […]