It’s Friday, which means we’re all looking forward to the weekend. Thank god for the Vintage Vice mixtape, a 14-track exploration of all the illicit dabblings that we assume old timers didn’t do. As the opening song croons, “I may smoke my weed, you know it makes me happy… when I’m in need.” While we […]


17 Apr
DSLR quality sensor in point-n-shoot convenience

Although Canon and Nikon seem to rule the prosumer photography universe with an iron digital fist, don’t tell that to Pentax-Ricoh. The Japanese manufacturer has now updated their top of the line point-n-shoot to do battle with the previously mentioned giants. Their new Rico GR compact camera features a superb 16.2MP APS-C sensor, making it […]


We’ve taken a video tour of John Lautner’s Sheats Goldstein Residence before, one of Los Angeles most famous and iconic architectural gems, but I think Wildfox Swimwear’s 2013 campaign makes a much more powerful aesthetic argument as to why it’s so special. Shot by erstwhile party photographer Mark “The Cobrasnake” Hunter, the campaign keeps it […]


9 Jan
Canon's market leading point & shoot gets updated

Canon updates what many professionals feel is the best point & shoot camera on the market, the G12. Its brand new PowerShot G1 X plucks the 1.5-inch, 14.3-megapixel CMOS sensor from its DSLR line of cameras, which is 6.3 times larger than the G12 predecessor. The G1 X also combines EOS sensor technology with a DIGIC […]


As the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death approaches in 2012, Taschen has created a unique biography by pairing Norman Mailer’s 1973 bio Marilyn with Bert Stein’s intimate portraits of the actress from a Vogue photo shoot just six weeks before her death. The homage — simply titled Norman Mailer, Bert Stern: Marilyn Monroe — […]


12 Aug
Sometimes the holidays are about shooting Santa Claus in the face

It’s that special time of year again, when we can expect another installment of drug-fueld antics courtesy of Harold & Kumar. This time the high smoking duo destroy everything that makes Christmas holy by shooting Santa Claus in the face (by accident), and then partying with Jesus and Neil Patrick Harris. In 3D, naturally. A […]


17 Jun
Because sometimes that's all you need to make it through a slow Friday afternoon

Two beautifully shot black & white lingerie photoshoots we’re combining into one. The reason? Hit the Jump and let your imagination rationalize for you. Kansas City model Leigh Yeager (above) is photographed by Jeff Tse and Jenna Upton (after the Jump) is shot by Cape Town fashion photographer Jesse-Leigh Elford. If you’re not at work […]


4 Jan
Classic shooting jacket design updated with a modern twist

A beautiful new addition to Tokihito Yoshida’s Beacon Heritage range for Spring / Summer 2011, the fixed hood Hunter jacket is another Yoshida collaboration with esteemed British outdoor apparel brand Barbour. Inspired by the classic shooting jacket design updated with a modern twist, the Hunter incorporates original Barbour features such as 4 oz. Sylkoil construction […]