This is probably the best men's footwear ad ever made. (Naturally, it was made in Europe.) The ad is for SWIMS™, an apparel company in Oslo, Norway. The brainchild of founder Johan R., SWIMS™ specializes in terribly stylish wet weather…
Copyright © 2003 Twentieth Century Fox Hef, Barbie, the Jet Bunnies and a coterie of mile-high VIPs showing us how air travel used to be on "Hare Force One." The jet was a McDonnell-Douglas DC-9, and Playboy had N950PB from…
Tucked away on West 47th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, this midtown extension of SoHo-based Sullivan Street Bakery does most of it's biz baking and supplying exquisite breads for restaurants and such. They do, however, have a humble over-the-counter…
One of my fondest memories of childhood was shaving with my dad. I wasn't shaving for real, of course, but I would stand next to him at the bathroom sink as he shaved. I would pretend shave with dad's Noxzema medicated foam on my face, using a pink plastic spoon from Baskin Robbins as a razor. When it came time for me to start shaving grown-up style, I quickly learned that mine was a very sensitive mug that required special attention. After years of trying this and that, I have a system that works pretty well.
These scary financial times remind me of what Auntie Mame said to Ito when she presented him with a simple watch for Christmas during the Depression, "I don't think time is worth all that much decoration these days." Karlsson clocks are a possible exception.
Every week, Macworld reviews a slew of new iPad covers. Most of them look like they fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Clunky, dorky, over-designed and un-sexy. A company called Choiix, however, has created what might be my favorite iPad protection since Apple’s own Smart Cover. They call it Sleeve 2E.
All Songs Considered - Fall Music Preview (@allsongs) Our friends at NPR Music have composed their list of new releases to look out for this fall. You can to the very tight 60 minute preview show with hosts Bob Boilen…
Let's face it. The design departments in today's automotive industry have let us down... hard. Most new cars are heinous or, at best, expressionless machines, indistinguishable from any other car on the road. Nothing special. The big modern gas guzzler…
Wallet, keys, lip balm, lighter, iPhone… These are the things I stuff in my pockets every time I leave my apartment. When I’m wearing a suit or a jacket, it’s always a little easier since I have breast pockets to use. But when I’m wearing jeans and something with no pockets above the waist, it gets tricky. Enter BookBook for iPhone by TwelveSouth. “Bound” in handsomely distressed leather with a spine design worthy of an Upper East Side show-off library, this pocket wonder holds your iPhone 4 on the inside right and enough pockets inside left to hold 3 or 4 cards, an ID and some cash.
The King of Cool... I was a little kid in Cleveland when I first saw Bullitt on our Betamax. Even then, I was in awe of his seemingly effortless style. I thought Steve McQueen was the coolest guy I had…