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99 Dollar Music Videos

Posted on February 20, 2009 Under Music

It's true -- music videos have been getting ridiculous lately. Some time around when Michael Jackson's Black or White budget rivaled that of major motion pictures, and the good old live concert video went out of style, people forgot that…

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ShirtsMyWay

Posted on February 20, 2009 Under Fashion

If you're not an "off-the-rack" kind of guy, or always need to get your clothes altered, custom options kind of suck. Tailors are expensive, and they're always touching us ... down there. But, now there's a faster way of getting…

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Steel Darts

Posted on February 18, 2009 Under Fashion

Headgear can be a statement without adorning the signifying letter of your local sports team. Steel Darts, a hat maker with showrooms in Irving, TX and NYC, stick to their idea of future-retroism, yielding patterned ball caps and patchwork fedoras.…

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Roger Borg Lamps

Posted on February 17, 2009 Under Design

Twisting and bending our ideas of what neon bulbs are capable of, Roger Borg's collection of lighting fixtures are eerily beautiful. Without relying on an anchoring fixture, the bulbs often stand alone in various color combinations and free-standing arrangements. The…

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Dark Was the Night

Posted on February 17, 2009 Under Music

Aaron and Bryce Dessner, one of the brother pairs that make up the instrumental side of The National, produced Dark Was the Night, a compilation benefiting HIV and AIDS awareness through the Red Hot Organization. The record showcases the songwriting…

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Protected: Massive Samples

Posted on February 17, 2009 Under Music
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Zion-I vs. Radiohead

Posted on February 13, 2009 Under Music
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Jolby x Home is Where You Make It

Posted on February 12, 2009 Under Art

Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, known collectively as Jolby, are launching their first solo show entitled "Home is Where You Make It." The exhibition tells the story of a boy named William's adventures in an aging forest filled with musically…

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RITHM

Posted on February 11, 2009 Under Gadgetry

When an aeronoautical engineer puts his mind to work on a speaker system, the finished product is no less than an audiophile's wet dream. Danish designer Paul Schenkel, through his Davone project, brings us floor speakers that produce sound so…

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Reef the Lost Cauze: A Vicious Cycle

Posted on February 10, 2009 Under Music
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