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The Art of Cocktail Conversation

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Vans Black Rata Vulcanized Sneaker

Not quite a sneaker and not quite a slipper, Vans' Rata Vulcanized slip-on sneakers are pretty sweet. Short lacing wraps up it's woven hemp upper, and a textured vulcanized midsole wraps the rest. To be honest, we're not entirely sure what vulcanized means or entails, but it sounds pretty impressive.…

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Crate and Barrel Grip Bookend

We've said it before: there's a soft spot in our hearts for a cool product that ingeniously repurposes a mundane object to serve a new function. We're not talking about MacGuyvering an AM Radio out of a paper clip, a Q-tip, and 9 volt battery either. Take these old classic…

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Icon Land Cruiser FJ Models

We don't know if everyone that designs trucks at Toyota just got old or they're all too busy sucking on the government's green teet to design a manly truck, but we do know we don't like it. The 2010 Land Cruiser looks like a soccer mom's daily driver and the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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To A Tee: Carhartt

For over 120 years Carhartt has been known for providing excellent apparel for the active worker. What many people may not know, is that today Carhartt is dedicated to supporting upcoming artists, musicians, skateboarders and BMX riders. Their F/W 2010 collection of tees for men includes dozens of typography-rich, boldly…

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Grayson Castro

Grayson Castro is our kind of artist.  He takes iconic images of, well, icons... and zombifies them.  As zombies hit a sort of renaissance in today's pop culture (along with, unfortunately, vampires), Castro saw fit to take it into the high-brow world of art. Each painting is of a famous figure--Audrey Heburn,…

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