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Baracuta's SlimFit G9

Posted on May 17, 2007 Under Fashion

Baracuta, the Manchester brand that's been dashingly dressing rock and screen stars for seventy years, has updated their iconic G9 jacket. The SlimFit G9 features the same classic elasticized cuffs and waistband as the original, but offers a nicely trimmed…

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Now Praying: the iRosary

Posted on May 17, 2007 Under Gadgetry

In today's fast-paced world, young Catholics are finding it hard to slow down enough to say the rosary. The Catholic staple, wherein "we say fifteen decades or tens of Hail Mary's with an Our Father between each ten, while at…

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VIRB

Posted on May 16, 2007 Under Design

I apologize for introducing our readers to yet another networking site, but VIRB, a newer and far more aesthetically pleasing social community, is seducing me straight out of the creatined arms of Myspace. Much like the other sites of its…

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40 Years of FUN!

Posted on May 16, 2007 Under Gadgetry

If you're looking for another chance to get slushy with video game nostalgia, check out Console Portraits, Wired's new pictorial history of gaming. Spanning from forty years ago, when Ralph Baer built and played the "Brown Box" through to the…

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Joe Hahn for Super Rad Toys

Posted on May 15, 2007 Under Life

Super Rad Toys is at it again with yet another Gosho doll release, this time with the help of SURU, a concept retail store/brand that focuses on limited-edition items. Artist credit for this addition to the ongoing Ningyo project goes…

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Visualux @ Superdeluxe

Posted on May 15, 2007 Under Music

Visualux, a "social audiovisual immersive experience," is now approaching its June run at Tokyo club Superdeluxe, and the buzz surrounding the event continues to build for clubgoers and VJs alike who use the nights as a time to learn, play,…

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Light Table Bench 52

Posted on May 15, 2007 Under Design

Pablo Pardo, a popular San Fransisco based designer renowned for the simplicity and elegance that characterize his work, has recently released an updated version of his Light Table Bench 52. Unlike the original, this latest bench adds the feature of…

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Shinebox Print

Posted on May 14, 2007 Under Life

Business cards are fun to design, good to have, and a better way to get girls/boys to remember you after a long night out on the town. However, if you happen to be a tireless self-promoter, you've probably been faced…

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Mason Site Re-Vamp

Posted on May 14, 2007 Under Music

I have a few close friends that have recently developed passionate relationships with electronic music. I've yet to join the lovefest (and doubt I ever will, honestly), but I have spent some time trapped in moving cars desperately hoping for…

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Oh Joystick!

Posted on May 9, 2007 Under Fashion

Keds, in an odd and uncharacteristic move, recently released a new series under their PRO-Keds line of amazingly geeky, arcade coin-op inspired sneakers. The line, which features old friends like Pac-Man, Asteroids and Centipede, seems to be creating quite a…

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