We're not looking to offend any parents here but there has never been a great finger painting. Sure, they hold sentimental value but claiming they’re works of art is like claiming Zydrunas Ilgauskas is the best player on the Heat. Now to be fair, this isn’t solely the fault of children, drawing with your fingers ... continue reading
The pen is mightier than the sword, but you never bring a knife to a gunfight. Does that mean that the gun is mightier than the pen? Or is the pen mightier than the gun? Don't worry, you don't have to pick a winner in this cosmic game of rock paper scissors because Dorian Creations decided for you. The answer is both...kind ... continue reading
You probably already know the benefits of using whiskey stones instead of ice in your drink. Basically, they cool your drink without watering it down so you get all the flavor you expect at a bit more pleasant temperature. With these Icon Whiskey Stones, you can add a bit more fun to your boozing experience. Available ... continue reading
With all the scribbling down of bands to check out, new beers to try, and High School classmates to find on Facebook, it’s pretty easy for the average guy to go through a ton of notebooks in a year. It doesn’t make it easier when the current notebook you’re on gets destroyed outside a bar on a rainy night. ... continue reading
Pay attention gents: carry a pen with you at all times. In the world of e-mail, facebook and twitter, writing with ink has a permanence, a romanticism and a finality that we've all but forgotten about. Pens don't have batteries that die. Or screens that crack. Or family plans with account access. At the end of the ... continue reading
If money were no object, we would own everything from Restoration Hardware. Even if that were the case, and especially because it's not, this desk is still really special. Not special in the "rides a separate bus to school" sense, special in the "I love this kid just a little bit more than the others" sense. And why ... continue reading
As men, we enjoy the unbreakable. Not so much M. Night's Unbreakable, the one that means impervious, invulnerable, indestructible. In our minds, adding it to a product description is pretty much the same thing as calling something perfect. You buy it once and it lasts forever. Or at least that's what you hope because ... continue reading
2010 is drawing to a close and it's time to figure out what you're going to do differently in 2011. We can't confirm this definitively, but we're willing to bet that - along with hitting the gym more and paying down your debt - getting organized is probably pretty high on your list of things to do. We're not calling ... continue reading
There's a calendar on your computer and your phone - maybe even one on your watch and tv - so why bother with a paper calendar that gets hung on the wall? Simple, a new girl every month. More specifically, a new smoking hot chick with a sweet fixie bike every month. Fixies and foxes, what more do you want? Did we mention ... continue reading
Moleskine is getting to the point that it's the ubiquitous notebook. The Scotch tape or Kleenex of the written word world. We're fine with that, but we need constant visible reminders about the important things happening today because we can't be bothered to take said ubiquitous notebook out of our pocket umpteen times ... continue reading
Hold on to your hats cubicle dwellers, office warfare just took a turn for the awesome. Even though the release of what is sure to become known as the office BFG won't get recorded in any history books, it isn't any less important to your daily grind. Why? Because nothing says take those TPS reports and cram them up ... continue reading
No, not property of Alfred Work. Made by Property Of... and that's it. No, no, just Property Of.... Like, Property Of dot-dot-derrrrryou know what? Forget it. Cutting to the chase: the Alfred work bag operates under the less-is-more principle. A super simple design results in a clean and handsome look, a look complimented ... continue reading
Sometimes life calls for a bag that's more pro than a messenger pack but not so "fine leather formal" that you look like you're coming from Gosford Park. ALKR's Urban Briefcase is that happy middle ground. With pockets and compartments for your laptop, documents, credit cards, pens, phone, camera, and like 49 other ... continue reading
No man should ever be without a pen. Something about writing in ink says "Yes, I mean business and I will definitely call you." Do you want to offer up a pencil so that she can write her digits? Of course not. What happens when you recover the next day and can't determine if it's a 1 or a 7? She was fantastic so you're ... continue reading
The folks over at Sharpie have apparently decided that something like the pencil--an invention that has existed as a graphite/lead-based writing implement for time immemorial--needed reinventing. Indeed, the Sharpie Liquid Pencil is the Cyberdyne Systems T-1000 to the traditional No. 2's T-101. Better in every way... ... continue reading
A desk. It's the foundation upon which you write your novel, finish your manifesto, design your masterpiece, or, on a more mundane, daily level, watch internet videos of cats doing retarded things. Regardless, a desk is where your ideas spring forth, and you shouldn't give short shrift when buying one. Crate and ... continue reading