“Instead of war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.” Remember these lyrics timelessly spoken by one Tupac Shakur? Breaking the Taboo is a documentary-esque film shedding light on the infamous Reagan-initiated War on Drugs, attempting to underscore the policy’s flaws since it was launched back in day. […]

The first trailer for Tom Cruise’s next sci-fi blockbuster, Oblivion, leaves a lot for the imagination. Based on the graphic novel by Joseph Kosinski, who also directs, Cruise plays a court martialed veteran that must return on a mission to a mostly uninhabited post-apocalyptic Earth. Oblivion opens on April 19, 2013 and also stars Morgan […]

LOOK/SEE continues to make noise by creating their first ever collaboration with arguably Showtime’s best show, Dexter. The DEXTER x LOOK/SEE shades were released alongside the Dexter Season 6 DVD & Blu-Ray Collection, and of course feature a blood-spattered frame in light of Dexter Morgan’s murderous ways and occupation as the Blood Splatter Analyst for the […]

For those of you who don’t know, every Saturday of the summer MoMA PS1 presents ‘Warm Up’, an event series taking place at a sister site of MoMa in Long Island City, Queens. Each Saturday’s line-up is curated by a team of heavyweights within up-and-coming music labels such as True Panther Sounds, XL Recordings, Tri […]

We were lucky enough to have scored entry to the recent kick off for The Balvenies Rare Craft Roadshow in NYC. As you may recall we’re quite fond of The Balvenie here at LIAS so having the opportunity to sample what may be the finest handcrafted scotch for the money was like finding cash in […]

UPDATE: Super7 just released a retro-flavored commercial for the Star Wars Stormtrooper Super Shogun we highlighted back in February, peep it below! As part of a collaboration between toy design studio Super7 and the great Lucas dynasty, it’s the first Super Shogun figure made in over twenty-five years and it’s all Star Wars, baby! This […]

Are you moonlighting as a part time ninja assassin? Then check out these World Landmark Rings. These black acrylic mini shanks will blend in nicely with your shinobi gloves while you’re lurking in the shadows. And because they’re laser cut to look like world landmarks, the authorities will only suspect you of being a ninja […]

Growing up as a young boy in Corleone, Sicily was tough. When I was nine, my father was shot and killed for insulting the local mafia boss. When I got older, I learned the ways of the streets, smuggling boxes of tagliatelle from town to town on my bicycle. It was a dangerous game. I […]