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World Cup Fever » Nike Colab Gear!


My voice is hoarse from a week and a half now of hooting and hollering at the television screen, I wish more than anything that my beloved French were still dancing the the ball across the pitch and into the net as was the norm in their heyday (I think I might be going with my Dutch roots for this round of World Cupping), and I feel a wee bit of childish glee when those vuvuzela drown out all other sounds from the South African stadiums. Yep. It’s here. I have it. The FIFA fever!!

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Beatbox » Gravité!

I’m just loving Gravité, a visually breathtaking spin on beatboxing by Renaud Hallée (with the help of DP Simon Allard & PA Laurent-Dominic Chantal-Fortin). Ping pong balls, cutlery, glow sticks and sparklers — just goes to show that pretty much anything can be transformed into music!! Remember when you were a kid smashing the bejeezus out of the kitchen pots? Well, this seems to be the grownup rendition of that… Be sure to check out Renaud’s other music-in-motion video Sonar as well!

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i ♥ art » Wrecked Decks by Harvest

Lo's List /// Harvest by Haroshi “Skate & Destroy” Exhibition - Shy Peaco (2008)Lo's List /// Harvest by Haroshi “Skate & Destroy” Exhibition - 8WHEELER 火の玉 BOY (2006)

“Skate decks eventually see their life shortened by snapping, cracking and/or wearing out. Purchasing new decks is a never-ending cycle and this was evident by the tower of old decks that were reaching to the ceiling of my room. We can’t throw away these decks because they hold sentimental meanings to us. I looked at these unusable decks every day and thought there must be something I can make with these. I decided to make some accessories with the old decks and this was the birth of Harvest…”

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Eco-Friendlies » Build-a-Bike!

Lo's List /// Republic Bike

Inspired by the glorious spring weather that we’ve been having in Brooklyn the past few days, I went sleuthing around the interwebs in search of some out-of-the-ordinary bikes and discovered Republic: a Florida-based, online bike boutique that lets you customize your two-wheeler from saddle to skirt!

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Fashion Scout » Top Ten Olympically Inspired Snowboarding Gear

Lo's List /// Bataleon The Jam, Evil Twin, and Distortia Snowboards

So, quick disclaimer – back in high school, when our whole gang would head up the mountain for a snowboarding weekend, I was the geek that came along and actually didn’t do a bit of the boarding part of the weekend. I would go romping through the snow, for sure, and have a nice meal ready for my friends when they got back from their day on the slopes, but, I just wasn’t really the snowboarding type. Thus, the following top ten snowboarding gear list is based on… looks.

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T-Shirt Tuesdays » Down with the O-hio!

Ohio State Champs Limited Edition Set by Homage

Ohio 1960 State Champs Limited Edition Box Set by Homage

While scouring the interwebs in search of a perfect Yale tee for enfant terrible Adriane Quinlan, I stumbled upon Homage, an online t-shirt shop dedicated to “preserving the old school and creating new legacies”. The tee collection features stellar gym, football, and state pride tees of yore & I just couldn’t resist their selection of Ohio State tees (and how massively soft they look) and figured that, while I was on this sporty T-Shirt Tuesdays theme…

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T-Shirt Tuesdays » Vintage NFL!

Vintage NFL New York Jets Tee

Vintage NFL New York Jets Tee

Although last weekend’s NFL Championship game between our beloved Jets and very worthy opponent the Colts had a bittersweet end, the game itself gave us countless more reasons to be Gang Green fans…

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Found @ Etsy » Death and Texas Does Bikewear!

Death and Texas Handlebar Bag

Ok, ok. So the ball & chain is right: I have a bag fetish. It’s actually a container obsession: our house is full of oddly shaped jars, vintage cans, quirky bowls & trays – all holding tchotkies I’ve gleaned over many years of foraging flea markets, boutiques and the like. But, yes, bags, pouches, fabric zippie things – sign me up. Now, although not one of the gazillion New Yorkers that swears by her bike (I’ve purchased a few over my NYC years, subsequently biked to some rendez-vous and parked the thing, only to leave it there, abandoned forever), I have officially fallen for the cowgirl meets fashionista meets bike-messenger accessories over at Death and Texas’ Etsy store…

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Running Shorts » Jogging with Jarvis

Whether you’re a die-hard runner or a hardcore couch potato – you’ll probably start lacing up your kicks after watching this chef d’oeuvre of a Nike campaign which was pitched, produced, and hand-drawn by illustrator/toy mastermind James Jarvis. “Onwards” defines all the understated power that long distance running holds as a sport: the runner’s unfaltering pace, the meditative state of mind, the thrill of discovery, and the pesky moments of discomfort (oh, snot…)

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