Raul Gutierrez

For all you safe-sex lovers, the german-designed condom dispenser is crafted out of stainless steel and is perfect for a bedside table. Buy it here

New from Original Fake (kaws x medicom) is the cat teeth tote bag, which was obviously created to carry your cat teeth bank. Buy one for your girlfriend, unless you enjoy man purses. Available at We Sold Out

The White Stripes are smarter than you? Only the smart ones shall pass. Its been reported, "are the stripes trying to weed out their intelligent fans from their vacuous ones, or are they just trying to create buzz for their new album Icky Thump (due out in June of this year)? " Either way, I guess its better than a coke commercial....oh wait they did that too.

Rolf Horn Bell Chedi Wat Mahthat, sukhothai, Thailand 2000

If I make it to the Derby this year I know where the absinthe is going. The Dram sandal by Reef holds a polyurethane encapsulated canteen in its heel for booze. The flask can only be opened with a Reef Church key, so if you lose it, you suck. via, boing boing

NYC's famed Opening Ceremony is opening today in LA, 451 North La Cienega Boulevard.

Well if you were like most of the world and unable to get your hands on a banksy print today, we have uncovered the second best thing, a t-shirt. Made by the folks at Saviour, the t-shirt comes in white and kelly green and at £29.99 it is a bit pricey, but come on, his prints today went from between £250 - £650 on the primary market only to grow exponentially on the secondary. Get the shirt at fuss shop here

Little people - a tiny street art project is exactly what its title states "Little handpainted people, left in London to tend for themselves." The idea is genius and the execution just as much. If you would like prints of these you can find them here. via, wooster collective

Pee Wee Hockey Brawl - Click Here for more great videos and pictures!

They sure start young. What's even better is he fights his own mates.

Created by a fan of South Park, this site is a great midday diversion

Like the Vatican in Rome, Disney World (aka the official name, Reedy Creek Improvement District), is basically a sovereign state. The 300 acres of land Walt purchased is detached from the rest of Florida. Disney World is exempt from State inspections and Democratic process, power remains in the hands of the board, and Disney allies.

Well if you are quick to the game in about 10 minutes, you too have a chance to buy a print by banksy.

Kate Moss, photographer unknown(if you know let us know!)

Sally Mann from the book At Twelve
Platinum print, 8 x 10 inches
Copyright Sally Mann, courtesy of Houk Friedman Gallery

Cool Hunter, posted the Gresso's "Symphonia Collection",known for their African Blackwood mobile phones. The Symphonia collection's main purpose is to provide an alternative for those customers, who demand the ultimate craftsmanship and design. They will come in four models, Blackwood & white gold, blackwood & pink gold, whitegold, and pinkgold. 1 Gb of internal flash memory and a built in fm tuner. The price you ask, 3000 to 5000 Euros. Money to burn!

You might appreciate the subtlety of this ad, done by a Brazilian ad agency, for a lubricating gel (K-Y equivalent) targeting the French market. They were trying to come up with an ad that is not offensive or tasteless. The picture looks completely innocent until you notice the details... Apparently, it has created quite a buzz in Europe.

Upper Playground, Fifty24SF and Ningyoushi, presents a new mini figures series, GET SMALL San Francisco. GET SMALL San Francisco features four recognized San Francisco street and fine art artists, Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores, Coro, and David Choe.

measurements:
3 inches tall

David Choe was born 1976, in Los Angeles. Today, he is currently homeless, wandering the Earth, making good and bad music. His favorite places are Vietnam, Israel, NYC, and the Bay Area. Even though he dropped out of art school, he still gets asked to speak at universities all the time. He works in all mediums. He can paint, anything and everything, as well as on anything and everything. He has won lots of awards and his work can be found in almost every facet of society, from comics, murals, toys, prints, movies, music, magazines, books, t-shirts, commercials, posters, shoes, fine art, live demos etc. He says he wants to retire early, illustrate the entire bible and paint the entire Great Wall of China. But who knows anything with this guy.

Curbed's has launched a brand new blog. Racked, the newest member of the Curbed family. It's a blog about shopping, neighborhood stores and the retail scene of New York City. Like all Curbed sites, Racked comes at its world from the street up, covering everything from the newest Nolita boutiques to gas station gift shops in Queens. Current obsessions include Diane Von Furtstenberg's forthcoming Meatpacking shrine, an alarming situation at Trader Joe's.

Racked is edited by Leslie Price, who comes to us by way of Time Out NY, where her beat was restaurants and bars as well as new shops, spas, and trends.

So you got some time on your hands....well check out this site and look at all the "douchebags", hotchickswithdouchebags.com. I don't know who is the worse, the guys, or the girls who date guys like that. Maybe, its just low self esteem.

Jessica Miller, photographed by Corinne Day,

Ed Banger Records, great ad, great use of animation.

VPH

Beta test, for Selma Blair Tuesday. Let us know if your in!

Now that you ran out and bought your skinny "williamsburg" jeans, from the Gap, head over to Fetta Sau ("Fat Pig" in German) part all-American barbecue pit, part beer and bourbon bar. Venture down the narrow, picnic table-lined patio into this converted mechanic's garage—across the street from owner Joe Carroll's other masterwork, Spuyten Duyvil—and you're instantly struck by two things: an entire wall of cartoonish yet edifying sketches of butcher cuts, and the satisfying smell of smoked meat.

Fette Sau, 354 Metropolitan Ave (between Havemeyer and N. 4th), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 718-963-3404

The writing is on the wall, if you never had a reason before to move from Williamsburg (besides the trustafarian's) see teatsucker, you do now! Via free williamsburg(ironic dont you think) ,The gap has changed the name of their skinny jean cut as "hipster", to the "williamsburg". Apparently, in the world of fashion Williamsburg now officially means "annoyingly trendy," "androgynously thin," and/or "should never, ever be worn by adult males who aren't Lou Reed." Look for the Webster's inclusion next year.

Canadian contemporary design giant GNR8 has just launched a kids section. Directed to make your kids stylish while keeping you cool amongst your peers the shop has a lot of obviously well-designed products, from toys, to furniture, to lighting. We found this solid looking car made of solid maple with lacquer finish, polycarbonate, ABS polymer, and PVC rubber.

Releasing today over at Obey Giant is a print titled "War by Numbers", the name taken from a painting that Shepard created for the Charity-By-Numbers Show this past February. My guess is that this print will be gone in under a minute, so look for it on ebay starting wednesday.

Zach Slootsky

New to the Lower East Side, neighborhood, art-bar hybrid, GalleryBar, milked that fact, opening its lounge doors to Orchard Street last night with the debut of Kevin Berlin's "Slaves of Fashion" exhibition. In a stripped space save for provocative black-and-white paintings floating on the main gallery walls, a photography corner, two no-frills but fully stocked bars, and a shadowy hideaway with exposed beams and dark leather chaises downstairs. (*note the website has a bad, 1990's style intro..... please click skip...)

Oita Marine Center, Japan has fish tanks that allow you to feed the fish. I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but somehow they have created a vacuum that keeps the water from spilling out, which allows you to feed the fish. To see more photo's check out Higo Blog at cosmicbuddha.com.

Opening Thursday in glorious Bushwick, Rolling on the River is an art exhibit to benefit the Miss Rockaway Armada and get Swoon's boat back floating on the Mississippi. Artist's include Swoon, Elbow Toe, David Ellis and Dennis Mcnett. The show runs through April 1st so be quick.

In the past week we learn Pau McCartney will sign with Starbucks, and now we have Radiohead.(Maybe...rumored...who knows...Propaganda?)
Stay glued to the redesigned dead air space for news and photo's of the band playing music in hallways, and on exercise balls. I sure hope they make this one a tour poster.

Oakley x Supreme Frogskins. via, HighSnobiety

Get your self a fifth generation iPod video 30GB&60GB 80GB woody! A limited production, but very cool.Comes in 3 type of wood, adult [uenji], [toratsudo] orthodox teak, Clean maple. And, of course available in Japan. Created by Japanese wooden toymaker Asuka Koubou

john richmond / giuseppe zanotti


moncler / lanvin


fiat / emilio pucci


alessandro dell'aqua / roberto cavalli

The Qee Italian tour several Italian fashion designers and brands including Roberto Cavalli, Emilio Pucci, and Lanvin were given the opportunity to express their ideas on these toys. They were auctioned off and all proceeds went to the Telethon Charity.

Rad!

NYFD, ganked from here

Over at KawsOne right now are two cat teeth banks for sale. Above is the blue and there is also a yellow. Designed by KAWS for OriginalFake and produced by Medicom Toy.
Soft vinyl plastic, 5 inches in diameter.
Edition of 400 pcs

Finally some one has put Michelangelo's Pieta on a t-shirt. Crooks and Castles Illuminati line looks promising as well.
via, highsnobiety

Opening April 12th at the Eye Jammie Fine Arts Gallery, the Untitled Show brings together a mass of creative people. Each one was given a blank skate deck, to do what they saw fit with. Exciting names included are Cycle, Mike Giant, Steve Powers, Shepard Fairey, Ghost, and Chris Yormick. Be sure to make it there if you are in NYC

The works of Devorah Sperber, recreates the classics at the Brooklyn Museum,"The eye of the artist"(through May 6).

"After The Mona Lisa" 4 is a life-sized rendering of da Vinci's Mona Lisa (measuring 41"h x 31"w including the frame). It is constructed from 875 spools of thread so the image resolution is very low. Yet when seen through a viewing sphere, the thread spools condense into a recognizable image, conveying how little information the brain needs to make sense of visual imagery it has already been exposed to.

At first glance, the thread spool installation appears to be a random arrangement of spools of thread. A clear acrylic sphere placed in front of the work, shrinks and condenses the thread spool "pixels" into a recognizable image while also rotating the imagery 180 degrees like the human eye. This shift in perception functions as a dramatic mechanism to present the idea that there is no one truth or reality, emphasizing subjective reality vs. an absolute truth. For more information on Devorah check out the site, devorahsperber.com

You may know, you may not know, but all your mate's in Williamsburg our on the list. So if you want to see the arctic monkeys, you can try and by tickets today! On sale at noon, through the evil ticketmaster, make sure you have some extra quid for the service fee's

The alarm clock has seen a resurgence of innovation in recent years. Unfortunately, most of these new designs focus heavily on waking someone up with an extremely loud noise or what can only be described as “alternative methods.”

Roger Ibars, the designer of the Gun Operated Alarm Clock, realizes that people hate their alarm clocks and believe that they should be severely punished for their treachery. There is a lot of satisfaction to be had by throwing your alarm clock against the wall or, in this case, shooting it until it turns off. Read more at nerd approved

The Whacked Sopranos
Wednesday, March 28; 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
It is an honor roll, indeed: those who have been killed off The Sopranos. Each season fans of the esteemed HBO series eagerly wait to learn which character will meet the ultimate fate, as well as the gruesome details. As the series reaches its own end, creator David Chase will discuss the fine art of whacking with many of the actors whose characters now sleep with the fishes.

In Person:
David Chase, Creator/Executive Producer
Steve Buscemi, "Tony Blundetto"
Drea de Matteo, "Adriana La Cerva"
Vincent Pastore, "Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero"
David Proval, "Richie Aprile"
Annabella Sciorra, "Gloria Trillo"
Terence Winter, Executive Producer

Moderator:
Bryant Gumbel
For more information and to buy tickets go to the Museum of Television and Radio.

The Spring Equinox Fairy, nicked from here

The Birth of Pop Surrealism. "This is not a current version of Modern Pop Art. This a new movement, a new thinking in the art world. These are the artists that will inspire a new generation."

A nice teaser/trailer for a sector of art that is slowly permeating the old stodgy model. No dates set as to when it will come out, I know they will be filming in NYC in June at the Shepard Fairey opening. More information at their website, here

"Angola is sending 2500 of its feared paramilitary police to Zimbabwe, raising concerns of an escalation in violence against President Robert Mugabe's opponents, it was reported today." Read more at the Sydney Morning Herald

Buffalo News reports a Hamilton, Ont., man faces federal drug charges after he allegedly tried to smuggle about 250 pounds of hydroponic marijuana into the United States on Tuesday with his regular commercial shipment of frozen bagels, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced.

Stipan Krak, 49, was bound for New Jersey with the bagel shipment when he tried to enter the U.S. at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge.

Officers found six duffel bags that contained more than 250 vacuumsealed bags of marijuana.

“The marijuana has an estimated street value of over $750,000,” said Kevin Corsaro, public affairs officer for the agency.

Krak was charged with importation and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance.

hiptop3.com reports ..."We got the image above from someone who probably wants to remain anonymous. We’re told it’s a slide from a PowerPoint presentation given at the T-Mobile National Marketing Meeting last week in Twenty Nine Palms, CA. While it’s not as exciting as pictures of an actual device, it tells us a few things. The “Sidekick X RAZR Multimedia device” basically says it’s going to be made by Motorola, it’ll at least play music (possibly even video since they mention “multimedia” instead of “MP3″), and it will be a smaller form factor as is typical of the RAZR phones. Speculation past that at this point is probably just speculation. Whether or not this “Sidekick X RAZR” name will stick is yet to be seen as well, but chances are the “Sidekick” name is still going to be used since it mentions their “intentions with the Sidekick line”. What’s with the “4:49″ in the middle? We’re assuming this was put up on a projector at the conference with a countdown timer to when the session was due to start, a common sight for anyone attending conferences. What’s with the blur? Out of courtesy, we covered up someone’s full name so they don’t catch any heat. Unfortunately no time line or expected drop date, so we expect it’s far in the future. As always, we’ll keep you updated on what we hear."

photographaphed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

Jeisa Chiminazzo, victoria secret model.

Old Takashi Murakami apprentice and all around rad guy Dalek, has a nice interview over at Fecal Face. His solo exhibit "Desperate, Rejected & Angry" opens at Jonathan Levine Gallery on March 31st.

CNN Money on the Art World we already knew. Caught you sleeping!

image:"Big Money", "Dirty Money", and "Broken Piggy Bank" by Curve One via Juxtapoz

URBAN TOOL is showing its new concept "perCushion" product at CeBIT in Hannover. The perCusion is radical new concept in cell phone interaction. It's a stylish and plush cushion that your cell phone communicates with digitally via Bluetooth. The perCushion has a built in microphone and speakers so you can interact with your cell phone while relaxing on your sofa!

An interactive mirror allows shoppers to receive instant feedback on outfits from friends in other locations. Last week, designer Nanette Lepore began testing a new breed of interactive mirrors in her department at Bloomingdale’s in New York. While these reflectors look like any other fitting room partner, they actually function as a three-part, high-resolution digital screen that projects a virtual image of selected fashions onto the potential buyer. For more on this story check out Josh spear.com. Watch the video here.

A great, smooth browsing book that complements the age of now.

"Hidden Track shows how contemporary visual culture is breaking out of the second dimension and printed form and entering into three-dimensional space, where it can be experienced. The book demonstrates how rooms are being occupied creatively and how items are being transformed. It presents the diverse exhibition possibilities that currently exist – a spectrum ranging from live painting to installations and 3D objects.

At the same time the book illustrates how urban and street art have recently moved even further out of the subculture and are now being featured more often in galleries and museums worldwide. It analyses how these public art forms are being perceived in an international art context and investigates the fundamentally different forms of presentation that this new context demands.

Through abundant images and incisive text Hidden Track also introduces the artists and exhibition spaces that are taking current visual culture out of the underground to the level of high culture."

You can buy it here

When I think of Air guitar, I think of iroc driving, Cancun for spring break going, jerkoffs, but after watching the trailer..... I don't know where to begin...so many lonely people out there. Check out the website to learn more about this sxsw audience award winner.

David O. Russell freaks out on Lily Tomlin on set of "i heart the huckabees"

Proctor & Gamble have been cleared of being Satanist. The story: Sometime in the 1960s, when many people were announcing that the Age of Aquarius was dawning and New Age beliefs were beginning to receive wide circulation, the rumor started that the logo Proctor & Gamble had applied to their products for generations was a satanic symbol. The logo pictures the moon with a smiling face and 13 stars, representing, according to the urban belief, the number of satanists in a coven, the negativity of the number 13, and the devilish activities that evildoers commit in the moonlight.

Representatives of Proctor & Gamble had issued disclaimer after disclaimer, assuring the public that none of its executives or employees were satanists, but in 1994, a call to action was issued by alleged Christian fundamentalists demanding that all good Christians boycott all P&G products. According to the manifesto that was widely circulated, the president of P&G had appeared on the Phil Donohue television program on March 15, 1994, and announced without hesitation that he was a satanist.

From Gawker...."25-year-old Natasha Agrawal has a problem. Her parents have just helped her buy a $900,000 two-bedroom penthouse in Williamsburg, and now they are being such jerks—they don't want her to move her "thrift-store" couches in there, even though they blend with the "deep greens, yellows and oranges that she plans as the color themes for the new apartment." Sadly, Natasha likely isn't the only Williamsburger who having to deal with with this kind of misfortune. According to the broker who sold her parents the apartment, "parents or children with trust funds are buying about 25 percent of the inventory in Williamsburg. In Ms. Agrawal's new building, parents bought about 10 percent of the 36 units." We only hope that these parents are less fascistic when it comes to decor, for the sake of the children!"
This is why I love and hate Williamsburg, I love what it has to offer, I hate who lives there.

Christy Whitney untitled, 2006.

PlugLight -by Felix de Pass. Growing out of the wall like a plant, PlugLight is an ambient feature light that utilises the wall socket in more ways than one. A very cool and simple idea that works elegantly

In a little bit Obey Giant will be releasing a limited edition Shepard Fairey x Art Prostitute limited edition box set (100) containing issues 1 - 8 of the magazine, with issue 2 being signed by shepard himself (I believe). What is more exciting is that more people will find out about Art Prostitute which is both a magazine and gallery based in Dallas, Texas. Instead of showing you what this box set looks like, I have used one of my favorite street images, go get'em before they sell out

Normally you would buy or steal a can of spraypaint to use, but now Montana has hooked up with five graffiti artists to produce limited edition cans, to collect. Honestly, I don't even know if these have any paint in them or what colors they come in. What I do know is that the can collaboration with Os Gemeos looks really nice, and at $25 plus shipping they are not badly priced. Buy the cans through Montana's website, here

The upcoming film Blades of Glory, starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, looks like another Will Ferrell film. You have seen the commercials, but have you seen the cereal?
We are not sure this will hit the stores but it is being sent around to create some buzz in the industry. Lets just say twbe, likes its "Flakies".

Yesterday we brought you a donut. Today we bring you energy wipes. Caffeinated, moist wipes that is. If your Chinese is good you can find them here at www.abckms.com.

Opening this Saturday, March 24th at the Corey Helford Gallery is Bigfoot "Survival in the Modern World". "Bigfoot will transform the space into a primitive world of flora and fauna through a series of acrylic on wood panel paintings. Carved from a fallen tree, the centerpiece will be an eight-foot tall redwood sculpture installation of the artist’s namesake". Fecal Face has a great Studio visit with him here, as well.

Brazilian street artist Basco in front of an os gemeos piece. Check out the shorts/tights/hightops combo, wow! via, upper playground

Germans love hip-hop and to prove it we have uncovered a great stop-motion video relaying the history of breakdancing. It looks to be inspired by another great stop motion film 360º by the barnstormers

We Sold Out has the Adidas "Gonz" Stan Smiths. A must have for the fans of the Gonz.

If you do not know I am obsessed with the perfect shoe. And now that most footwear is DIY, I am working on my pair of Converse.Check out the site make a pair of shoes, put your id on it and call it a day. And, to boot, it will only cost you 60 bucks.

We have been following Elbow-Toe's work on the street for about a year now and it keeps getting better. Currently part of the Eleven Show at the Leonard Street Gallery in London, you can purchase his print, "Poppy Medusa" a 7-color screenprint in an edition of 100 from the Black Rat Press for £150 or $291.34 through their site. Go get the print before it is gone.

Search the web with kfed and win prizes. You might even get tickets to his birthday party.

If that coffee you drink each morning to get moving is getting old, just wait. You soon may be able to get the same jolt from a donut or bagel. A North Carolina scientist has developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods and is now pitching the concept to some of your favorite bakeries and coffee shops.(like Starbucks)
Buzz Donuts(TM) and Buzzed Bagels(TM) are the brainchild of Dr. Robert
Bohannon, a molecular scientist living in Durham, NC. Dr. Bohannon has
developed a way to mask the normal bitterness of caffeine so that it can be
used in food and pastry products such as bagels and donuts.

To celebrate colette's 10 year anniversary in March of 2007, Arkitip partnered with the legendary Parisian boutique to create a special issue edition. The store has always been known for it's affinity to art as evidenced by an impressively long list of exhibits in its 10 year history. To mark their first decade, colette commissioned over 90 artists to create original works that expressed their view of the new year. Artist's include Alexandre Pierson, Andre, Ayako Takagi, Base and Axel du Bus, Ben Eine, Christophe Brunnquell, Claude Closky, Cody Hudson, Craig Robinson, Experimental Jetset, Fafi, Faile, Genevieve Gauckler, Groovisions, H5, Ich + Kar, Indesignwetrust, Jean-Phillippe Delhomme, Jim Houser, Jochen Gerner, John Maeda, Juju's Delivery, Kaws, Kevin Lyons, Kuntzel + Deygas, Laurent Fetis, Lovisa Burfitt, Matthieu Laurette, Marcus Oakley, Mike Mills, Misha Hollenbach, Modern Toss, Mori Chack, Norm, Parra, Paul Davis, Pete Fowler, Richard Hart, Ryan McGinness, Shepard Fairey, Simone Shubuck, Thomas Campbell, Yoshitomo Nara.
You can get this issue at Arkitip's website and in selected retailers worldwide

A street sign + masking tape= brilliant. Found here, at lospremiagrumi.com

Heralded as the best show this season, Gemma Ward(featured muse on twbe), looks good. See more from the Balenciaga collection at Style.com

What more can I say, Nice!

New York/Brooklyn sky srab, 2006.

Created by Josh Longo. We are not sure the size of this one. For more pictures of his creations, check out his myspace page.

Plasticandplush.com has posted the new figures from Upper Playground and Ningyoushi. They present their second vinyl figure collectible, Lettus Bee, by Mel Bend creator and GIRL Skateboard creative director, Andy Jenkins. Lettus Bee, a comic character in Wrench Pilot, which was published in various skateboard magazines and hails as the 'everyday guy'. He takes his fair share of fancy board tricks as well as gruesome falls. This vinyl figure captures Lettus Bee in action with a face plant and his skateboard suspended in the air with a wire. Lettus Bee retails for $100 and measures 10" wide by 9" tall (including skateboard). Limited to 500 pieces.

The MegaTron SXSW has launched chooseinteractive.com. A web based interactive player. The site allows you to participate in movies and media in ways never before possible,(really, are you having a laugh) so much so that our process and technologies are patent pending. It’s not a video game -- these are live action films where you control the action at the end of every scene!
"The Weathered Underground", the first full length movie, is free online for you to give it a try - over 30 different endings, hundreds of choices. They promise, very soon you will be able to upload your own clips and choices into our new InterPlayer to create and share your own interactive movies worldwide! We shall see........

Neil and Lance from the "Ban This" skate video.

Richard Colman is an incredible artist. Now stationed in sunny LA, his first book will be released April 1st. You can get an alternate artists edition of 500 now, here. And you should.

Prada update, the phone is making its debut.

Opening March 22, at the Neue Galerie, “Van Gogh and Expressionism” explores the crucial influence of Vincent van Gogh on German and Austrian Expressionism. More than 80 paintings and drawings will be on view, including a number of major canvases by Van Gogh, as well as important paintings by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Dix, and others. This exhibition, organized by curator Jill Lloyd, the well-known scholar of Expressionism, will fill all gallery spaces in the museum.

Eggs and hash Remix by Kaws

Arctic Monkeys (and some rumpshaking birds) with "Brianstorm," from their forthcoming album Favorite Worst Nightmare.

Kate Moss, by Mario Testino

"Plaza", by J Milo. J Milo design is located in steamboat springs colorado and specializes in unique contemporary rug designs.

Its a Van's knock off, but it looks nice. Cole Haan esepadrille.

The Blogs be buzzin' about an upcoming collaboration between Kaws and Levi's(below), however what gets me more excited is thinking about what will be placed inside of these gorgeous hand-painted boxes(above).

Perfect for the first day of the tourney. Genius song by Peter Rosenberg, "How you look like soccer moms at 19?"

Check out Champion's ad campaign, nice use of the chalk, at adverbox.

Created by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini and Hsiao-huh Hsu, this alarm clock would make life so much easier. Read more here

What you thought was a head of iceberg lettuce is actually a safe!
This and other genius hiding spots over at Product Dose

From Faile's "From Brooklyn With Love Show"

Engadgets has posted Sony's new walkman phone. Its sporty orange trim gets switched out for a classy attempt in gold on Sony Ericsson's newest rendition, the W660. At a svelte 0.57-inches, the UMTS 2100 and GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone really packs in the goods with Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, FM radio support, a 2 megapixel camera, web browsing, RSS feeds, and a 512 MB Memory Stick Micro (upgradeable) that holds up to 470 of songs. It has a 2-inch color TFT display and totes random extras like TrackID, a music identification service, and a Picture Blogging function that allows you to send snapshots directly to your personal blog. To top off the lifestyle angle on this phone, Sony Ericsson has embellished the pants offa this one, with the aforementioned gold trim on both glossy color options, Record Black and Rose Red. The Rose Red (geez, what's up with the cranberry hype?) model jazzes it up a bit more with its floral-themed relief pattern on the backside. For those of you who are more concerned with performance, you'll get up to 6 hours of talk time on GSM, up to 2.5 hours with 3G, or a max of 25 hours of music listening.

DINE IN BROOKLYN March 19-30, 2007 for restaurants during Brooklyn's restaurant week and discover the "diversity of delicious" that Brooklyn restaurants have to offer from almost 200 restaurants -- from Alma (Carroll Gardens) to Water Street (Dumbo).
(*Price does not include beverages, tax or gratuity.) Three courses for only $21.12.

Sienna Miller. See her in Factory Girl.

Just in time for the warm weather Freshjive gives us this great t-shirt. If I wore t-shirts I would wear this, but I don't so I won't. You should though. Available at We Sold Out

New launch this week with the appearance of a Japanese edition of ROLLING STONE. Inside, you get a layout that is very reminiscent of the original magazine — and all the main articles (except for a piece on YMO/Sketch Show’s Yukihiro Takahashi) are just translated pieces from the US edition, even the album reviews — with a few “Japanese” add-ons, like fashion spreads (very catalogue-like, as seen in pretty much every Japanese men’s magazine) and things like a guide to Tokyo rock bars.

Something new for the ladies, this pair of Nike Dunk Low Premiums in a silver color way has just hit ebay. On the side panels it almost looks like reflective material. A very nice sneaker indeed, using two colors of silver. Via HyperBeast.

Duffel, by Loro Piana.
Loro Piana, known for amazing cashmere, has come up with this nice little traveler.

Instead of previewing the A-trak print that will drop soon, we bring to light an HPM (Hand Printed Multiple) that will be available at the East/West Propaganda Project Obey Giant vs. WK Interact. Presented by Agnes B. and taking place in three locations Paris, Tokyo, and Aoyama the show further complements what we have known all along, Street Art is here to stay and that it is a movement that will go down in history. The collaborative effort HPM by Shepard and WK looks incredible and whomever gets them will be lucky.

This book, somewhere between photojournalism and an illustrated diary, follows The Police around the globe between 1980 and 1983. From the American West to Australia to Japan, Summers recorded not only the band members rehearsing and partying—the proverbial sex, drugs, and rock and roll—he also photographed fans, landscapes, still lifes, and passersby in a reportage style reminiscent of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank. Containing over 600 photos and filled with diary-style entries, I’ll Be Watching You is a sumptuous volume beating with musical energy, nostalgia, and atmospheric beauty. A must for photo buffs and Police fans alike.
For more information on the police i'll be watching you click here

Rossetti, Richelieu style 16433 in black, chestnut and tan printed calfskin. Here at twbe, we(i) am obsessed with finding the perfect black shoe. Right now this is at the top of my list. The brand is about elegance and detail. Part of the spring 2007 season, this shoe is it.(right now) Fratelli's easy blend of style and design ensures you have made the right choice.

Whether you are painting a wall, train, truck, or home furnishing the quality of the paint flow from a can of spray paint is very important. Stock caps—which come factory made—really do not cut it as the flow and application of paint is pretty generic. Enter the world of a graffiti writer, where a multitude of caps exist. We focus on three.
NY thin caps or "soft caps" are the most favorable and commonly used, creating a consistent spray (medium sized line) from various distances and not wasting paint. You used to be able to find these on cans of Krylon crystal clear, but now the easiest way is to order online.
Fat caps are great for fill-ins or huge tags as the diameter of the spray can run up to 8 inches. these caps cover ground well and quickly.
German thins are great for detail, producing down to half inch lines. Maybe you want to add zebra stripes to your bathroom wall.

All of these caps can be purchased at graff supply, or where the above image was taken from Four The Hard Way

By Anthony Lister, via upper playground

Gorgeous Swoon, by Jake Dobkin...Streetsy

After the great success of their collaboration with Jeff Koons, Supreme is at it once again. This time with the artist Richard Prince. While not as exciting as the Koons Collaboration in terms of eye appeal, the two limited edition decks have a nice understated quality. Available at Supreme stores worldwide

300 is the Bloodiest Movie Ever, honestly. I guess they had to make up for the men in underoos and capes somehow. Blood and a little sex.

We are not sure why this was made or what it is for, but its clever, dry, and british. Are you having a laugh!

If you love the naked girls, and you love tattoo's, and you love naked punkrock tattoo'd girls on paper. Then this is for you. The first ever issue of the SG magazine printed on real nice paper ad free is on sale now. It's 72 pages, full color, 10" by 10", and cost $20 dollars. Its cost as much as the fancy design magazine from london do. Buy the suicide girls magazine here.

Well, this sums it up. Everything is free here. That is, on 6th street. If you want to feel 18 again, come to Austin. If you want to "get the band back together", come to Austin during the SXSW festival. When you hear the slogan "jager bombs, 2 for one", you miss home! You miss civilization. You fear the hangover.

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Some bar in 6th, -Texas Reason, 2007.

This sign says it all. Austin, Texas. South Street.

Gallery Lombardi has opened their new space with a show titled "Draw," a tribute to the often-underrated but fundamental building-block of visual and graphic art: the drawing. This exhibit features original drawings from 150 + vanguard artists in the urban, tattoo, design, illustration, skateboard & music worlds. This group drawing show is making its final stop in the U.S. before going to London & Japan. The show contains works by "the Gonz", Gibby Haynes (buthole suffers), neckface, Scott Cambell (saved tattoo) Tim Biskup and many many many more. It was a great show, and we even bought a piece for the world best ever headquarters!

The comrades are in Austin, Texas that is.... for some queso and the sxsw interactive conference. Come and check us out at our booth...... actually we do not have a booth but we will be there and everywhere.

A couple months ago Made U Look crew accomplished an unheard of feat by painting 10 whole cars on the R line in NYC. Now on ebay is exclusive video of the crew in action. via razor apple

Graffiti Legend Blade (looking like he stepped on the third rail) with Baird Jones. The Enablist

Opening tonight at the Leonard Street Gallery is Eleven, a group showing featuring Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Matt Small, Blek Le Rat, Eine, Aiko, DFace, Judith Supine, WK Interact, Jim Houser, and Elbowtoe.
"This show brings together eleven of the most exciting contemporary artists from across the world, many of whom will be exhibiting in the UK for the first time, in order to question the nature of the street art/fine art divide."
If you are in London between now and April 18th stop by and have a look

10 years ago today.
Christopher Wallace 5/21/72 - 3/9/97

Tattoo your gear with lasers! Check out razorlab in the UK.

Ian Brown, as spotted at Brett Anderson's debut solo gig in Moscow. A fantastic interview with the former Suede frontman can be read at the Tripwire.

Tv in Japan is a must.

Opening tommorow night (March 9th) at London's newly prestigious Lazarides Gallery is From Brooklyn With Love, Faile's first solo exhibit in the United Kingdom. The guys have been busy, coming off the Burning House show in Los Angeles. This exhibit will help catapult both the collective and their prices into orbit. Here is a brief snippet from the press release...
"From Brooklyn With Love presents a group of 45 painted wooden sculptures, and
new large-scale paintings including ‘It Happens Everyday’, 2006, where a glamorous woman is about to be swallowed by a huge monster, illustrated at the top of this release. The works in the exhibition present a series of classic FAILE images such
as the ‘Bunny Boy’ and ‘Bunny Girl’ two figures both cuddling a bunny up to their
face, ‘Forbidden Love’ an image of a wolf-man juxtaposed with two glamour girls,
and ‘Sinful Pleasures’ – an image of Ganesha and a curled snake. These images
are all built up from fragments from disparate sources such as comics, books,
signage and magazines."
The exhibit runs through April 7th

Growing up I had only known Steve Powers as Espo, through pieces in D.C.'s AUP Hof and from his magazine On The Go. 15 years from this first introduction he is still rocking. The print above is gorgeous and in an edition of 50, selling for a modest $1000. Go get it here

Wing Keyring by Daniel T. Ebihara. It comes in gold or silver plated metal. Available at Matter for only $8.00.

"The essential strength of a magazine is its ability to amplify. An idea, or an image, or a story, set within the pages of a magazine and assembled by the right hands, can become the grist of breakfast chatter, dinner-party conversation, or elective body debate around the world." -Words By Graydon Carter.

The 51 Best* Magazines Ever *Smartest, Prettiest, Coolest, Funniest, Most Influential, Most Necessary, Most Important, Most Essential, etc. Good Magazine has compiled the best. Don't worry, tiger beat made the cut.

Armsrock, via Wooster Collective

On a vast New Zealand sheep station, a reckless genetic engineering experiment goes horribly wrong, turning sheep into bloodthirsty killers. Click here to watch the trailer.

Does this mean that the year of the pig will be bountiful? More here

It is rare when the enablist drops a muse on the world, but Keeley Hazell is just that kind of girl. From Arena

Parisian extraordinaire boutique, Colette, and Kidrobot have combined stylistic forces to create the latest 3 inch Dunny Series!

The Colette series features 11 Dunnys by an international pool of artists and fashion designers. For the true connoisseur of high design, this series features designs by Josh Petherick, Craig Robinson, Geoff McFetridge, Mike Mills, Geneviere Gauckler, Kuntzel + Deygas, Work In Progress and Sophie Toporkoff.

Colette is a leading French retailer, internationally recognized for it's unique blend of fashion, art, and design. The Colette Dunny Series marks the 10 year anniversary of it's opening on rue Saint-Honore in Paris!

One of the most limited Dunny series to date (some designs limited to just 150 pieces worldwide!), so step lively to get your hands on these!

The covert and celebrated street artist Banksy has updated his site with outdoor pictures, descriptions, and drawings.

Bäst's gold fronts, by C-Monster

In the category of sleek tapas this is Mercat, just opened on Bond Street. The NoHo Catalan is on two levels -- and open kitchen/dining room done up in wood and steel on the main floor and a "tapas lounge" in the basement -- and is endeavoring to serve authentic Spanish food and drink throughout. Owned by Jamie Reixach; chefs are Ryan Lowder and David Seigal, who have notable credits in both NY (Jean-Georges, Bouley, Café Gray, Casa Mono) and Spain (Martin Berasategui, Raco D’en Freixa); GM is Arik Torren of Bradley/Abrams fame.

Mercat
45 Bond St., NoHo; (212) 529-8600
Open for Dinner; closed Sundays

Today over at Obey Giant, Shepard will be releasing two prints. Both of the prints are variations of last weeks peace goddess, these however are in gold and red, running in an edition size of 200. Go get'em quick cause they will be sold out in a minute.

We love banks at twbe, this one, designed by KAWS for OriginalFake and produced by Medicom Toy. You will be too scared to take out your money.
Soft vinyl plastic, 5 inches in diameter.
Edition of 400 pcs.
$58

MUJI has announced that they will be opening their first U.S. flagship store in the newly built New York Times Building. The 5,000 square foot store will feature the usual array of well-designed products and is set to open in time for the 2007 holiday season.

The Voltron Collection by Reebok. via Complex

Richard Colman, photographed by Peter Sutherland

Well who knew Emo would take a turn for the worse. WDAZ news reports on what it is to be emo.

These days the Geico caveman is breaking from the confines of the 30-second spot toward longer formats -- the latest a still-in-negotiation deal to star in a half-hour comedy show produced by ABC. The potential series, being worked out with Geico's shop, Interpublic Group of Cos.' Martin Agency, would focus on three cavemen who have found themselves repeatedly humiliated by Geico's tagline: "So easy a caveman can do it." Read more here

For those that live in Manhattan, every wednesday night at 11pm a special show comes on MNN (channel 57) or mnn.org at the same time. This show is Rappin with the Rickster—hosted by Ricky Powell—as old and down as anyone in Manhattan, better yet the world. Interviews date back to the 80's and include figures such as the Beastie Boys and Lee. If you are not in Manhattan, a dvd (under the same name) compiling the show came out a while back, but has been sold out for ages.

If your in LA, on the 10th, You must see the Mark Ryden Show at Michael Kohn Gallery! No excuses.

The Vans Spring Collection explores the Latino Culture in Southern California Skateboarding Scene. Vans Syndicate by Chaz Bojorquez

The ongoing obsession of street fashion continues, check out streetpeeper, a site dedicated to fashion on streets around the world.

SuperTouch, reported, "the continuing race to cash in on the BANKSY phenomenon, London’s upscale Andipa Gallery (who DO NOT officially represent the artist) in swank Knightsbridge has just opened a show of previously sold works by the elusive artist including original fine art pieces on canvas and metal, as well as “vintage” limited-edition prints dating back to 2002." “BANKSY” runs through March 24, click HERE for more details…

Selma Blair, sporting her new short "punky" haircut, was featured on Vogue.com's Ten Best Dressed. She is a favorite of ours at twbe.

iConcertCal is a free iTunes plug-in that monitors your music library and generates a personalized calendar of upcoming concerts in your city. It is available for both Windows and Mac OS X and supports worldwide searches.

iCC makes your digital music a concert-going reality. iCC combs websites like Tourfilter and JamBase for show dates, but saves you time by automatically matching them against your iTunes artists, then marks them on a custom, in-program calendar. In addition to updating weekly, iCC provides links for venues/tickets.

Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero campaign has been distributing tracks from the upcoming album on USB flash drives at concerts. The first two were found in bathroom stalls and then another taped to the barricade at a show.

They've all been 320 kbps MP3, DRM-free and widely distributed. Of course, the RIAA had a conniption, even though it's an official NIN viral promotion.

The new song,"In This Twilight", is accompanied by an apocalyptic website that imagines last night's a future Oscar ceremony as a scene of utter chaos and misery.

Excerpt, from the site..."Tabitha was born with seven fingers on each hand. Her father couldn’t take it. He joined the army instead so he could go to Iran and kill the people who did this to her. He says he’s not coming home until he’s got one for every finger. She just wants to see her dad."

Last year, when Courtney Love sold a 25% share of her stake in the Nirvana publishing catalog(probably to score some drugs) to music publisher Larry Mestel, a guy who would help her with licensing matters, she told Rolling Stone, "We're going to remain very tasteful, and we're going to [retain] the spirit of Nirvana and take Nirvana places it's never been before."

Well, we sure hope Kurt Cobain was a baseball fan, because Nirvana's "Breed" has turned up on the soundtrack to 2K Sports' Major League Baseball 2K7 video game, due out February 27.

Watch the Trailer here.

Old Man in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The Enablist

Lets say, there is a storm coming in and your flights delayed, and your sitting in a plan on the runway for, oh.... 7 hrs. You drank everything in sight, what do you do now? Here is a fun way to waste a couple of hours. Rip out all of the faces from the Skymall Catalog. You will see from their smiling faces that they are pleased with their liberation. The images can then be used to create data visualizations of Skymall demographics. Return the vandalized catalog to its home in the seat back in front of you for the next passenger to stumble upon. See more photos here.

By plane or by yacht, days like today make me dream of getting back to St. Jean in Saint Barthelemy