OK, it’s Friday June 15th so you know what that means — we’re getting our tuxes ready for Jim Mahfood’s L.A. Ink Stains vol. 1 Prom/Book Release Party over at Titmouse Animation Studios. You know we’re big fans of Mahfood’s L.A. inspired illustrations, and can’t wait to get our hands on his L.A. Ink Stains book, so […]
15
Jun
It's time to party with only the latest in tape deck technology
11
Jun
Bust out the suit & tape deck technology, we're going to a party
We’re sure you remember us writing about Jim Mahfood‘s L.A. inspired illustrations — how can you forget about a cartoon where tacos, Tecates and copious medical brownies are the gist of life? As you well recall Jim is synchronizing the release of his first book of personal illustrations, L.A. Ink Stains vol. 1, with a […]
16
May
Softcover out June 20th via Image Comics... party coming soon!
The world which Jim Mahfood (aka Food One) illustrates with his long-running L.A. Ink Stains comic strip is really unlike any other — a highly personal, humorous black & white adventure following his everyday exploits in Los Angeles. Afternoons spent hunched over a desk drawing cartoons that make the world chuckle are offset by long […]
20
Jul
Custom fuel-efficient bikes inspired by 1920s board track racers
Jason Lee and Hughe Laurie are some of the celebrities who’ve praised Derringer Cycles for their quality gasoline-powered bikes, but many appreciate their high attention to detail. Derringer’s Bespoke Collection designed by Adrian Van Anz are a highly limited collection of handbuilt 2-wheelers that capture the simplicity and barebones style of 1920s board tracking racing […]
27
May
Fairly Legal's protagonist takes you on a (almost nude) home tour
Have y’all seen Fairly Legal? Yeah, me neither. Is it about a girl who hangs around in her apartment rolling around in panties and tank tops, occasionally pausing to brush her teeth in black underwear? Because if it’s not, then I got a treatment for a surefire summer hit. I’m gonna call it, Hot Girl […]
1
Apr
The oldest bike manufacturer in the world begins US invasion
Along with many of the competitors of its day — such as Matchless, BSA, Norton, Triumph, etc — Royal Enfield converted its plants from making an array of powered goods (including motorcycles) to producing firearms during WWII. After the war, it was among that breed of British motorcycles above that defined an era. With the […]
24
Jan
How to be lazy even while skiing
The concept behind the Skizee is simple: a motorized tank-like tread that pushes you in the snow, making a once incredibly healthy aerobic exercise into a Segway-like whizz through the snow. Although to be fair, cross-country skiing with a giant engine attached to your back seems like a wicked, wicked good time. Its low-emission four-stroke […]
