I will gladly admit the Mundt Nerd-o-Meter is going all about haywire right now at the release of the trailer to X-Men: First Class. After the much loathed celluloid abortion that was X-Men Last Stand — Brett Ratner’s shameless taint-fiddling shit bomb — the X-Franchise desperately needed to get its stomach pumped from the toxic […]

How can you judge the reputation of a UK leather goods label? When they’ve crafted world-class accessories —  luggage, equestrian and travel — for the likes of James Bond and a little known matriarch who’s referred to as Her Majesty the Queen. Famed British leather makers Swaine Adeney Brigg team up with American apparel powerhouse […]

Why cram a common cork in your 1990 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli when a knight can take queen, and the wine will stay good for days? Plus, it makes you look wicked smart. A set of two chess-piece bottle-stoppers crafted from wood and cork. Checkmate aeration with some class for $20.

Whether the people in your life would prefer the Lanvin playing cards (above) or the H.P. Lovecraft Call of the Cthulhu playing cards (below) probably says a lot about you…and your friends. Of course, I’d like to drink some scotch and play poker deep into the night with people that enjoyed both sets, but that’s […]

With the exception of Christopher Nolan’s rebooted Batman franchise, Marvel has consistently kicked the everliving shit out of DC’s comic universe in film format. The Bryan Singer X-Men (1 & 2, not that Brett Ratner abomination) and Ironman alone slay the best of what DC’s managed to come out with, and that doesn’t even count […]

No effects or sampling were used. What you see is what you hear: Atari 800XL for the lead piano/organ sound; Texas Instruments TI-99/4a as a lead guitar; 8-inch floppy disk as bass; 3.5 inch HD as the gong; HP ScanJet 3C was used for all vocals.