Archive for February, 2010

CLASSIC TV: Top Gear

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Every gear head/petrol head out there knows what the BBC show Top Gear is all about – 3 crazy, funny, car fanatical middle aged men were basically given a tv show to do, well, whatever the hell they want. The three [...]

THE OTHER GUYS: Jameslist.com

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Looking to sell your $4 million yacht?  Are you looking for that hard-to-find collectible Audemars Piguet that you are dying to have?  What about that 10-of-a-kind Lamborghini Reventon’s you missed your chance on the first time around? Introducing Jameslist.com, the [...]

WHEELS: Rinspeed C5/1

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Founded in 1979 by Frank Rinderknecht, Rinspeed is a Swiss automobile manufacturer and tuner that specializes in making sick cars even sicker (sick belt buckle, bro).  If you’re familiar with the Rinspeed Le Mans 600 (a car we featured in a previous [...]

CLASSIC VIDEOS: November Rain

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Guns and Roses fans unite – ESM is featuring “November Rain” as their current Classic Video.  Put on that bandana on and waive that lighter in the air.  The GNR boys are alive and well again, if but for one [...]

STYLE: Beach Blanket Bingo

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As many of you are probably experiencing, Spring is starting to make its way to the forefront of our lives.  For those in college, Spring Break is first on priority and for everyone else, it is signalling the coming of: [...]

STYLE: Nike N98 Jackets

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The folks from uncrate.com pull through again with finding some of the dopest gear around with the Nike N98 series of track jackets. We’ve previously written about vintage track jackets being fashion essentials, but these high tech versions are making [...]

BLAME IT ON THE….: Sake

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Nothing goes better with Sushi than a good Japanese beer and Sake.  For anyone that has had the opportunity to taste that triumvirate, they will tell you that they never saw the hit and the hangover coming.  It just gets ya [...]

THE DIME PIECE: Liz Vassey

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For anyone that’s a fan of the original CSI TV Show, there’s a new(ish) crime lab character on there played by Liz Vassey.  On the show, she’s cute and always makes you take a second look. After doing some research, [...]

FEATURE: Do Ivy League t-shirts make you seem smarter than you really are?

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Every once in a while, I like to challenge my brain with men’s fashion scenarios.  For example: does shirt-cocking with a tux top qualify as “semi-formal”?  Or, does popping 4 collars at the same time make you 4 times a doucebag [...]

FEATURE: Top 10 figures in history that make you feel better about being 5’9″ (or shorter)

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I’ve got a little secret. Every once in a while, I go to imdb.com and see how tall famous actors are.  You see, I’m not very tall myself (5’8″) and living in the United States doesn’t give someone the best [...]

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TRAVEL: Vancouver, B.C.

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I’m so glad Vancouver is getting a lot of coverage and publicity from the Winter Olympic Games.  It’s a beautiful city with amazing people and in my opinion, should be visited at least once in your lifetime.  Compared to other [...]

CLASSIC MOVIES: Heat

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You know a movie is a true ESM classic when the video game series Grand Theft Auto duplicates the bank robbery scene in one of its games. From beginning to end, Heat delivers pulse-pounding excitement and constantly builds the on-par [...]