TIMEPIECES: Rolex Explorer II
Sometimes, the best answer is the simplest one.
Much like my pseudo-Chinese-proverb statement above, the Rolex Explorer II is an exploration into the simplest of designs which hit the mark for subtle awesomeness. You don’t always need to have a chronograph (that you will never use) nor do you need that white gold finish to make [...]
STYLE: Spy Specs
Remember when you were a kid and you just had to have all the accessories for your G.I. Joes? The hovercraft, the boat, the tank, the guns and all the other paraphernalia made everything just so – complete.
There was no way Snake Eyes was going to go into battle without his sword.
The same is true [...]
BLAME IT ON THE…: Margarita
March 9, 2010 by ESM
Filed under Features, Food and Dining
Who says a margarita is a woman’s drink?
Your mom does? Well, obviously she hasn’t been to Mexico where margaritas are a staple alcoholic beverage for men, women, locals and turistas alike.
They’re great drinks when you’re sitting by the pool checking out all the middle aged hotties make out with each other. They’re also great drinks [...]
GEAR: CueLight Interactive Pool Table System by Obscura Digital
Obscura Digital is tripping balls. Pool balls, actually.
They’ve invented a gadget for the ultimate millionaire gearhead or an acid trip’s worst nightmare: the Cuelight Interactive Pool Table, which allows users to control digitally enhanced images displayed on a pool table.
Want to dip your balls in water and see what it looks like when you hit them together? [...]
THE DIME PIECE: Izabel Goulart
March 2, 2010 by ESM
Filed under Features, The Dime Piece
Let me ask you a serious question. What would you give up your right nut for? That’s right. What would you seriously consider giving up one half of your family jewels for? Would you do it for your family? Your dog? Your girlfriend?
Would you do it for a chance with Victoria’s Secret model Izabel Goulart?
Now before [...]
ICON: Jack Donaghy from 30 Rock
March 1, 2010 by ESM
Filed under Features, Icons, Media, Television
Congratulations to Jack Donaghy for being our next ESM Icon. His style, charisma and incredible humor made him a clear winner.
To be honest, just doing biographical research about Jack Donaghy made me laugh for hours on end. Sometimes I wonder where writers come up with some of these things (excerpts from his Wikipedia entry):
His mother Colleen Murphy [...]
MEDIA: The Tigertext Iphone app
It’s sad, really.
What was once a name synonymous with “the world’s greatest”, winning, focus and mental intensity, and Wheaties is now synonymous with “not covering your tracks on your mobile phone”.
Introducing the Tigertext Iphone app from the company, um, Tigertext. According to an article in PC World, “the texting app lets users set a time [...]
CLASSIC TV: Top Gear
February 27, 2010 by ESM
Filed under Features, Media, Television, Things That Move Us
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 main hosts are Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Although their dress and hairstyle selection [...]
THE OTHER GUYS: Jameslist.com
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 men’s luxury item website that kicks Craig and his list to the curb for being so [...]
WHEELS: Rinspeed C5/1
February 26, 2010 by ESM
Filed under Features, Things That Move Us, Wheels
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 article) as well as the other cars they produce, you know the folks at Rinspeed [...]
