That I Love – Alexander Tikhomirov Photography (NSFW)
New York in the 80s – Flickr
Mr. Brainwash – The Talks
Kapow! The home-built Dark Knight Batmobile – Gizmag
Brutus 2.0 Reboots the Electric Motorcycle (continue reading…)
Whether it was a new appreciation for bowling or White Russians, an understanding of nihilism or discovering the unfortunate consequences of using the back door with a stranger, everyone learned something from The Big Lebowski. Relive your favorite scenes from the movie (Try looking at these and not playing the movie in your head. It’s impossible.) and redecorate your walls at the same time with these minimalist prints of iconic parts of the movie. Each print is A3 sized (420mm x 297mm) for easy framing and is printed on high quality 250gsm silk-coated paper. Each print is a piece that can be commended as being strongly awesome and will bother no man. They’re Dude tested and Maude approved… man. $20
We’re always on the lookout for products that blend our modern and classic tastes. While we love the cold steel feel of the latest tech gear, we also happen to love a timeless piece of craftsmanship. It’s why we might ditch the current case we have on our iPhone (it’s been dropped on many a bar floor anyway) and keep it secure with the Leather Arc Cover from EVOUNI. Crafted from hand-selected Italian calfskin leather, this cover/stand for the iPhone 4/4s adds a bit of old world nostalgia to your modern day do-it-all. Only problem is, you’ll want to be as careful with the case as you are with your phone (or maybe that’s a good thing). $70
Pizza and beer go together like, well, pizza and beer. To be fair, beer and pizza are both delicious separately, but it’s one of those “whole is greater than the sum of the parts” situations when you put them together. It was only a matter of time before someone mastered the process of fermenting with tomatoes and married two of our favorite things happily ever after. Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer is just that – beer that tastes like pizza. They use a margarita pizza (the basics and tomato, oregano, basil and garlic), but remove all the debris prior to bottling so it doesn’t look like the emptied contents of a stomach after a long night of drinking…it just looks like beer. This might just mean that beer finally qualifies as a balanced meal. $2+
Being too old for a piggy bank doesn’t mean you just stop collecting your change. Plastic might be the payment method of choice now, but cash is still king. You’re bound to end up with change eventually, so you might as well have a conversation piece to store it in. Like Markus. At 7.5” x 7” x 7.5″ he’s not going to be holding a college fund, but there’s definitely room in his silver or black ceramic body to hold enough couch money to pay for a quality sixer. Pennies saved have never looked this good. $32
There are some DIY projects that we get about halfway through and say, “Screw it; someone on Etsy’s gotta have this.” This doesn’t stop us from pulling out the circular saw and sheets of sandpaper from (continue reading…)
Unlike dub monks or brogues or whatever new pair of high-fashion footwear just hit the ground, sneakers are something all men can get behind. Whether you prefer classic or high or low, sneakers are the bacon or ranch dressing of foot covering. Unfortunately, this also means that every guy has at least one pair, so if you want to stand out you have to be willing to design your own. Enter the New Balance 574. The classic silhouette and construction gets paired with your color choices for the mesh, suede or leather so you can create something truly unique. Design a pair for your favorite team or get crazy with the colors but just remember, the only one you have to blame if they look all MS Paint is yourself. $115
The test to determine whether any celebrity has reached the iconic level is whether or not you can put a coffee table book about them on display without looking like a complete weirdo. For example, Ryan Gosling is a good actor, but toss a hardcover of his work out during your next kegger and you sure as hell are gonna get a few looks. Not only would this Steve McQueen tribute not look weird atop your coffee table, it will probably garner you tons of praise and jealous looks. Steve McQueen: The Actor and His Films captures the life of The King of Cool in 500 pages and over 1000 photos. It’s chock-full of cars, bikes and raw manliness. $44
This is our third To A Tee Superbowl edition, so you can imagine that we’re pretty happy we didn’t start the feature back in 2008. If we had, this would be the same damn post. Way to keep things interesting, NFL. Superbowl XLVI will host yet another showdown between Big Blue and the Pats. Show up to the party (because even if your team didn’t make it past week 17, that’s what it’s all about, right?) representing your preferred side of the storied sports rivalry. (Nordstrom,ESPNShop,Football Fanatics, CBSSports) $27+
We’ve gotten away with Hallmark carefully picking and choosing our words for us on special occasions for what feels like forever, but there’s some things even a Hallmark card can’t say. Sometimes you just want that special someone in your life to know that even though you sometimes want to smother them in their sleep, you really do care about them. The Oatmeal’s newest collection of “Horrible” Cards arrives just in time for you to pick some up for your Valentine…provided he or she isn’t going to be put off by you relating your courtship to crawling in the butt of tiger, or taping their eyes to a cat. In other words, the recipient has to have a sense of humor as messed up as yours. If you’ve chosen properly though that shouldn’t be a problem. $5+
We’ve seen huge blue aliens and giant crashing ships and storms that rival anything occurring naturally created in near perfect detail through the use of “computer graphics.” There was a time when it was easy (continue reading…)
You could spend countless hours scouring every thrift store in town looking for vintage gear, but chances are you’d never score anything half as cool as this stuff from Seven Oak Grove. Their selection of vintage menswear and gear from brands like L.L.Bean, Woolrich and Sierra Designs have stood the test of time in terms of style and quality. Right now Fab has a huge selection of Seven Oak Grove vintage gear on sale. Hurry because once these items are gone, they’re gone for good. $44+
We’ve yet to run across anyone who hasn’t in someway upgraded their iPhone camera. Whether it’s through using an app like Instagram, Camera+ or Socialcam or through tossing some bulky addition onto the exterior, we don’t know anyone who just left it as is. If you happen to be a fan of the LomoKino analog movie maker and want to bring that old school 50′s style to the stuff you shoot with your smart phone, the LomoKino Smart Phone Holder will do the trick. After you strap it on and crank it (there had to be a better way to say that) you’ll get hooked on shooting Lomo stuff with your cell, and, unlike a free app, not everyone of your friends will be able to do the same. $25
We can’t think of any successful camping trip that didn’t include s’mores, copious amounts of grilled meat and Jiffy Pop. All you need to make any of those things delicious is a fire, but a grill also opens up options like coffee and cheese on your burgers. That portable propane grill you’ve got lying around just won’t do anymore when you can pick up something like the Slat Grill. Made out of hard-anodized aluminum and stainless steel, each piece of the Slat Grill easily slides into place like a bigger, metal version of Lincoln Logs…except this does more than just look pretty. Set it up with a fire, or charcoal, or gas or even propane and in no time flat (yeah, it actually lays flat when disassembled) you’re cooking with fire. $110
Style Over Substance – Sangre Del Toro (NSFW)
Faces of the City – Architizer
Seven Questions: OWNER OPERATOR – Well Spent
Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview – Rolling Stone
The Ryan Gosling Look: 3 (continue reading…)