Pound Magazine

Posted on April 3, 2008 Under Music

What does the Great White North know about hip-hop culture? More than you probably know about curling. Their national sport. The one with the big rock and the ice...never mind. Pound is an intelligent hip-hop magazine straight outta Toronto, that…

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New Books from Actar

Posted on April 2, 2008 Under Books

We know from past experience that Barcelona-based Actar Publishing puts out some of the best books around on cutting edge design and architecture. That's why we're super psyched for two of their most recent releases that celebrate the most compelling…

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Timbuk 2: Air Steve Sleeve

Posted on April 1, 2008 Under Eco

Just because your new Mac Airbook is small enough to fit in a manilla envelope doesn't mean you should be toting it around protected only by a flimsy layer of paper. There are more practical ways to transport your new…

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French Kicks: Swimming

Posted on March 28, 2008 Under Music

I guess I haven't been keeping tabs on the garage rock, post-punk scene but the first I heard of the French Kicks was hearing the song embedded in my friend's MySpace page. I know, stop harassing me. I took a…

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Claw Money X Boosted

Posted on March 27, 2008 Under Fashion

After dropping out of the Fashion Institute of Technology Queens-born NYC grafitti artist Claw Money hooked up with her PMS crew and took up bombing urban landscapes. Despite being a fashion school dropout, she hasn't dropped fashion altogether. Not only…

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Running a Mux

Posted on March 25, 2008 Under Music

Due to tape decks being nearly obsolete, the mixtape is fast becoming an extinct art form. However, the downside to the mixtape artistry was that if you wanted to share it with more than one person you had to make…

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PULPHOPE: 2089

Posted on March 24, 2008 Under Fashion

Paul Pope (aka Pulphope) went from being a DC comics virtuoso (including his excellent Batman: Year 100) to designing his own clothing line. And, while Bruce Wayne did have certain debonairly style about him, we're pretty sure the bat cowl…

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Hulger: The DJ Adaptor

Posted on March 18, 2008 Under Design

Hulger -- the London-based old skool phone masters (and MOMA exhibitors) who take your basic clunky '70s handset and connect it to your sleek '08 mobile phone -- have not stopped retrofitting our lives. Behold! The spankin' new DJ adapter.…

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New Leaf: Renewal

Posted on March 17, 2008 Under Fashion

Spring is almost upon us, and with the warming of the weather we begin to anticipate the circle of life re-asserting itself. Flowers will bloom, birds will begin chirping and the trees will be full of color yet again after…

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Tinho Jugs

Posted on March 13, 2008 Under Art

We're psyched to be the very first to show you these special-edition glass jugs by highly lauded Sao Paulo street artist and Baglione Criacoes team member Tinho. He's graced a limited number of them with some pretty ballsy social and…

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