Schwipe's Cheap Ass Sale

Posted on December 4, 2007 Under Fashion

I can't say it any better than the guys Down Under at Schwipe have already, because this sale is cheap, and not only is it just cheap, it's Cheap Ass. One caveat: it depends on which side of the dollar,…

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The Napkin Notebook

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Design

Some of the biggest ideas in the world started as a little sketch on a cocktail napkin; Picasso's earliest sketch of Guernica, the design for Bilbao Museum, the business plan for Southwest Airlines, to name a few. With this nifty…

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Who Wants What: Ryan Catbird

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Music

We know that Ryan Catbird gets the job done when it comes to advising Williamsburg what to stick their ears into, but can our favorite un-Pitchforky music blogger and head of Catbird Records make a killer wish list? Um.. yeah.…

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Evolving Styles: London's Live Christmas Street Art Auction

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Art

'Tis the season to be a charitable graff artist, it seems. If London is more in your neighborhood than Bethlehem, you best take you and your Santa hat to Cargo this Friday for a live art auction featuring some of…

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Santa's Ghetto

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Art

In what they're claiming is the most "low-concept art event ever", Banksy and a few friends have set up their annual Christmas shoppe in one of the more unlikely places around the world. Of course, it wouldn't be Banksy or…

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Top 5 Foodie Gifts

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Food

Monogrammed Steak Brand: Read JS Review | Buy It ($39.95; shown as 3) The egotistical barbequer on your list will go ape over this -- I know I did, and I bought it for myself. You might want to rethink…

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Susan Kralovec: The Cat's Meow

Posted on November 30, 2007 Under Design

I don't own cats -- I'm actually at a point in my life (read: single; see also: mid-twenties) where owning cats places a certain stereotype (read: spinster) that I'm not entirely comfortable with. That being said, I like cats and…

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Top 5 Not-Ugly Wrapping Papers

Posted on November 29, 2007 Under Design

We've all been there, hands on the greatest gift ever, but forced to wrap it in some circa '98 wrapping paper from a drug store. Prep yourself before you wreck your gift, with one of these five wrapping paper solutions…

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Kenyon x Nichols x Music Saves Lives

Posted on November 29, 2007 Under Music

Two of our favorite artist pals, Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, recently became involved with the Music Saves Lives Gibson Guitar Project, an awesome Gibson/musician/artist collab whose proceeds will go towards very good things. Five Les Paul guitars were signed…

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New Balance: Holiday Edition

Posted on November 27, 2007 Under Fashion

Oooh, Christmas shoes! (And they come in blue as well, so... Hanukkah shoes!) Metallic gold, suede, and tartan; all rolled up into a New Balance 576 and ready for tree decorating, menorah lighting, or even just braving a bit of…

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