16 Aug
The latest from Jeremy Scott's adidas Originals by Originals Fall/Winter 2010 Collection

When Jeremy Scott drops a new sneaker, you know it’s going to be a headturner — for better or for worse. He’s already got people wearing Hermes-like Wings, Mickey Mouse and more “Tassles” than a Vegas showgirls revue on their feet, so you should expect nothing less flamboyant. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing these, […]


13 Aug
Joshua Ben Longo finally collects some coin from making stuffed animals

One of the artists we’ve loved for awhile (and did an awesome featured interview with), Joshua Ben Longo has gotten a big break with German ad agency VCCP. Working for their client Euro Telecommunications company, Longo was hired to design and create monsters that represent the tariffs phone companies impose on customers. A fair use […]


10 Jun
Sticking tinfoil on your wheels in Oaktown

If you’re unaware of Scraper Bikes, it’s basically a homegrown scene in the Bay Area/Oakland where kids modify the hell outta their bikes. The most fundamental mod is to affix tin foil to the wheels so they look like chromed out car rims, as well as copious spray painting and other alterations. While sometimes mocked […]


1 Apr
The Elf goes back to her childhood to celebrate a classic

How can I express my deep love of Clash of the Titans? The kitschy Ray Harryhousen Clash of the Titans with the mechanical owl and the silly SFX (I admit Pegasus flying through the sky looks pretty silly, in a beautiful sort of way) and weird jump cuts and Harry Hamlin’s big, fat pre-Botox-era lips? […]