In honor of yesterday’s high holiday of May 4th which any nerd worth his lightsaber recognizes as Star Wars Day, the Robert Vargas Gallery in downtown Los Angeles held a free art show which ran this past weekend only. The exhibit was one to literally knock any storm trooper off his head, considering that it was comprised […]


20 May
Only 100 American made Peter Driben lighters

In case you haven’t figured it out, we’re kind of obsessed with vintage pin-up girls and basically everything they represent. The difference between Vargas and Elvgren-era pinups and modern Maxim centerfolds is the difference between burlesque and Peppermint Rhino strippers, and if that’s unclear then you’re probably at the wrong site. So the discovery of […]


We seem to be on a pin-up girl kick lately, and can you blame us? But while those Gil Elvgren Pin-Ups were very illuminating (and kind of hot), these Vargas Girls cans created by design firm Bulletproof for Coca-Cola’s 125th Anniversary are a bit on the dull side. Sure it’s Coke, so you can’t expect […]