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Rabbit, Run: Surreal photography continues to scare the crap out of us. [NotCot]
Winter Sports: A friendly face introduces us to the terrifying world of snow polo. [Luxist]
Going Minimal: Does good design flourish during a depression? It depends how you feel about the barrel-top. [Unbeige]
Going Gray: The enduring appeal of the gray flannel suit. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
The Magazine Reader: Kate Winslet takes a break from playing Nazis and willful housewives to pose for Elle UK. [FashionIndie]
The Cheap Seats: The economic collapse should mean cheap tickets for sports fans…but the halftime show will be two hobos wrestling for food. [DailyIntel]
Retail Hell: The indoor mall may be going the way of the automat. But where will we keep our food courts? [Luxist]
Old Vegas: Some Sinatra memories from Wayne Newton, of all people. How anyone confused him with a mobster is beyond us. [Esquire]
The Big Picture: The best photographs of the year turn out to be kind of depressing. [NY Times]
Fond Farewells: We’ll miss you, New Year’s glasses with zeroes as eyes…[Gawker]
The Small Screen: The clever list-makers at A.V. Club count down the top TV episodes of the year. Sadly, Mad Men has to settle for #4. [A.V. Club]
The Cat Came Back: Just because it’s a holiday, here’s what really happened to James Franco’s cat. [Funny or Die]
Kempt wishes you a happy, tastefully bestubbled 2009.
Indomitable: These Dom Perignon ads make us forgive Karl Lagerfeld for basically everything. [NotCot]
The Blueprint: Jay-Z’s hotelier ambitions are quashed by the economic downturn. We’re hoping this means the next album gets a Robert Rubin diss track. [Luxist]
Type Slowly: Is the fashion industry moving in slower cycles? Maybe it’s just the klonopin. [PSFK]
Out in the Streets: Counting down the 21 best-looking people in New York. [Racked]
Cate the Great: Cate Blanchett is too normal to make for a good profile…but she makes a great Cleopatra. [Vanity Fair]
Tick Tock: Gawker’s list of the five types of New Year’s Eve party does not include the drug-fueled bacchanal we were hoping for. [Gawker]
It’s Getting Hot in Here: ACL gets a visit from the ghost of schvitzes past. [A Continuous Lean]
Your Name In Lights: New York’s eleven favorite billboards, featuring no less than two enormous instances of Eva Mendes. [Racked]
Going East: Kanye starts lobbying for a spot at French Vogue. We hear French Playboy has a few spots too…[Men.Style]
Ad Rock: None of the most irritating tv ads of the year come close to HeadOn. [Gawker]
No Quarter: Barneys clears the 75% mark on holiday markdowns. Watch your head. [Racked]
The Rise of the Machines: Honda unleashes a 50-foot robot to rampage/parade down Pasadena’s main drag. [Mediabistro]
Face Off: We’ve been waiting for someone to explain what the hell happened to Mickey Rourke’s face. And finally, someone has. [Vulture]
There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand: Arrested Development comes to life with the Bernard Madoff scandal. Watch out for loose seals. [Gawker]
Horn of Plenty: The discreet charms of the shoe horn. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Fare The Well: Actor Sam Bottoms, best known as the surfer in Apocalypse Now, has passed on. [Take Part]
Half in the Bag: Shockingly, Carla Bruni objects to having her naked image printed on a tote bag. [The Cut]
I’m a Cole Man: A Continous Lean goes camping. [A Continuous Lean]
Eric B. For President: The impromptu open call for Obama’s inaugural getup yields some interesting results. Despite the FDR comparisons, no one tries the obvious wheelchair-and-blanket look. [FashionIndie]
In Praise of Egg Nog: Click this link if you want to see four eggs painted to look like the members of KISS. [BoingBoing]
The Paper Chase: Another day, another tasteful wallpaper. [NotCot]
Oh Lydia: Lydia Hearst joins the blogger ranks. Good to know it’s still possible to break into media. [Gawker]
The Parisian Job: A fast-paced jewel heist goes fabulously right. As a bonus, the article begins with the sentence, “Their timing was as impeccable as a tourbillon watch, a luxury timepiece whose name means whirlwind.” Definitely one for the record books. [NYTimes]
Such a Hamm: Jon Hamm and Zach Galifianakis take public access discomfort humor to new levels. [White Lightning]
Sad Tidings: Ladies and gentlemen, Bettie Page has passed on. [Jezebel]
The Lens Sees All: ACL’s gratuitous pictures of Jennifer Aniston. [A Continuous Lean]
Very Heavy Tweed: Dressing for the Bay Area equivalent of arctic conditions. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
In Essence: Colette’s Milan Vukmirovic listens to Jeff Buckley at least once a month. [Men.Style]
Stuart Little: In this case, it’s Paul Stuart, but we will go to any store that devotes this much space to socks. [NYTimes]
Big Pharma: We still don’t like Damien Hirst. [HintBlog]
Engineering!: A chat with Engineered Garments’ Daiki Suzuki reveals a healthy obsession with flannel vests. [TimeOutNY]
The Ruling Party: Esquire’s rules for dinner party guests will not tell you which one is the fish fork. [Esquire]
Being Johnny Cash: A user’s guide to dressing like Johnny Cash. [AskMen]
It’s a Shame About Wray: Esquire celebrates the polyvocal John Wray. Apparently he does a great Howard Cosell. [Esquire]
From Whence it Came: James Frey interns at Gawker, basically just to mess with them. [Gawker]
The Hirst who Stole Christmas: Together with this, he’s probably due to be visited by ghosts by now. Bah, humbug! [Hint]
On the Patch: Avoid the soul patch at all costs. [Magnificent Bastard]
In the Schneighborhood: A Continuous Lean’s Michael Williams gives tips on being Julian Schnabel. Step One: become shaggier. [Selectism]
Part of the Routine: Advice on the daily writing routine from various successful writers, including the famous men’s style blogger Franz Kafka. [Daily Routines]
Watching Out for VC: The venture capital machine creaks to a halt. Here’s hoping you haven’t had any good ideas lately. [TechCrunch]
Stubbling Towards Bethlehem: A field guide to beards in the wild. [BoingBoing]
No Fun: A night out with Malcolm McLaren involves frighteningly little sex and drugs, and the usual amount of rock and roll. [NYTimes]
Storming the Gates: Jeweler-to-the-stars Stephen Webster takes the reins at the royal Garrad’s firm. Expect to see Queen Elizabeth II in a diamond choker any day now. [IHT]
Well Ironed: Soulless socialites execute Machiavellian schemes…but, you know, in a movie. [The Moment]
American Flag: ACL demonstrates the proper way to wear the American flag…with a little help from Chan Marshall. [A Continuous Lean]
Omega Man: Daniel Craig auctions off his watch for underprivileged youth. To keep his Bond credentials intact, we’re going to assume he was drunk at the time. [Hodinkee]
A Meme is Born: Apparently, the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme makes anything funny. Especially Crash. [CurbThis]
The Hour is Nigh: If you’re sending things in time for Christmas, this is how long you have to order. [Dealhack]
On the Block: Christies in London is selling off some amazing stuff, including one of Paul Newman’s auto racing suits, Daniel Day Lewis’ iconic green suit from There Will Be Blood and the tux trousers worn by James Dean in Giant. Here’s hoping there’s still change in the pockets… [Men.Style]
Change We Can Believe In: Can you tell the difference between Obama and Bush just by looking at their tie knots? Probably not. [CityFile]
Popping the Bubble: Champagne sales plummet. No word yet on vodka, Dr. Pepper and Cheetos, but early signs look good. [The Economist]
Ten Little Nixons: Counting down the best Nixons to make it to the screen. We love a little Hopkins, but our heart belongs to Dick. [Vulture]
The Beardless Leading the Beardless: The recently shaven Bill Richardson stops by to offer some life lessons. [Esquire]
Naval Gazing: Military research finally pays off. In the form of toggle coats. [Selectism]
Bows and Arrows: If you have lived this long without knowing how to tie a bowtie, all hope is not yet lost. [The Pursuit Aesthetic]
Sloppy Suspensions: Sean Avery proves himself to be less than a gentleman. The NHL disapproves. [Gawker]
Stronger Cheese: Not to be outdone, Campari strikes back with a calendar featuring the recently pregnant Jessica Alba. European culture is so…fulfilling.
Axl Rose is Axl Rose is Axl Rose: Apparently Guns n’ Roses isn’t very good commercially either. But what does this mean for the struggle for Chinese Democracy? [Vulture]
Electric Sheep: A Japanese cell phone service introduces a “virtual wife” program. But not in the exciting way. [Jezebel]
Good Fences: A graphic tale of neighborly bonding and a “70-something showgirl.” [SmithMag]
Strong Cheesecake: The famous Pirelli calendar hits newsstands, edited by Kempt favorite Peter Beard. Somehow, we expected more baboon action. [Men.Style]
Louis Louis: Mr. Vuitton feels the pinch. Save us, Yeezy! [Luxist]
The Long Tail: Sameer Reddy peers into the dark economic soul of the fashion industry. [Newsweek]
The Kimono Strikes Back: Traditional dress gets a resurgence in Tokyo. Now if it just crossed the Pacific… [Monocle]
Calendar Girls: Terry Richardson’s Vuitton-sponsored French Vogue calendar is as delightfully pervy as we knew it would be. [Fashionologie]
A Bad, Bad Thing: Esquire’s runs down the worst gifts of the year, inexplicably skipping the new T-Pain album. [Esquire]
Future’s So Bright: Oliver Peoples’ new sunglasses will come in handy when Daylight Savings Time ends and we start seeing the sun again. [acquire]
Every Part of the Buffalo: The Jezebel girls fry up some balls. Normally we’d joke about it, but we’re still recovering from the video. [Jezebel]
Basement Tapes: The lost Johnny Cash/Bob Dylan album, courtesy of your techno-libertarian friends at BoingBoing. [Boing Boing]
The Master Speaks: A true trad weighs in on the slipper craze. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Yoo Hoo: An interview with Hyden Yoo, including his take on being the only designer to have eaten bugs to get where he is. [Valet Mag]
Glory Days: Esquire sidles up to the bar, orders a double bourbon, and reminisces about the good old days…by reprinting its seven best stories, including entries from Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Gay Talese. [Esquire]
It’ll Last Longer: The market for nude photographs of Kate Moss has not been affected by the recession. Maybe she should get her own commodity market? [Luxist]
Navel Affairs: Karolina Kurkova sparks a nascent no-navel pride movement. We can’t wait for the movie version. [Jezebel]
Laotian Idol: The path to Laotian pop stardom may be shorter than you think. [L.A. Weekly]
Cover Your Heart!: Retiring or no, Anna Wintour will still devour your soul. [Gawker]
Sherman’s March: Photographess Cindy Sherman takes pictures of herself throughout time, causing us to love her more than we thought possible. Damn you, Byrne! [Vulture]
Walk of Shame: Apparently W couldn’t get a handshake at the G20. We can’t imagine why. [Videogum]
The Shame Economy: Fixing the economy with national pride may be the wrong direction… [Gawker]
Trads in the Wild: The mustache and tucked neck tie are always a good idea. [We are the Market]
Spiced Hamm: Jon Hamm turns out to be at least as interesting as Don Draper. [Men.Style]
TV Eye: Our favorite first lady (sorry Michelle) is on Letterman tonight. [The Cut]
Earth, Wind and Fire: The elements of the perfect shave. (Hint: the main one is water.) [Exotic Excess]
On the Road: The new Revolutionary Road trailer is skip-riffic! [TakePart]
At Uniqlo, the T-Shirt Chooses You: The Japanese retailer finally goes completely off the rails. Mimes are involved. [The Shophound]
A Wing and a Prayer: A Continuous Lean visits the Red Wing factory and gets to smell the leather up close. [Vimeo]
The Rise of the Machines: Rudimentary computer art peacefully invades a Swedish gallery. [Cool Hunting]
Democracy in Action: Voting is open on the top five designers of all time. Our money’s on the Finns. [MakeFive]
Finger on the Button: All the Obama buttons you ever wanted to see in one place. This is what thrift stores will look like 50 years from now. [BoingBoing]
Ford v. Walnuts: Tom Ford and Paulie Walnuts: Separated at birth. [Men.Style]
Garters on the Rise: Argyle makes a strong showing in this rundown of winter socks. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Take Five: Winn Perry’s five tips for looking good. (None of them involve tanning.) [Portland Mercury]
War Pants: Bruce Pask ponders the colonial charm of Gurkha pants. For the sake of our knees, we really hope this doesn’t catch on. [The Moment]
Blog on Blog Crime: Kanye gets arrested for another paparazzi altercation. When will they learn to live in peace? [Vulture]
Together at Last: Paisley and Tweed: Two great tastes that taste great together. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Who Watches the Trendwatchers?: Fashion mags feel the pinch in ad sales. We still blame crocs. [WWD]
Dressing Down: The Gray Lady dissects Obama’s casual style…and somehow comes away with Jerry Seinfeld. [NYTimes]
Language Arts: A quick tour of Bond’s best sex puns. Plenty O’Toole, sadly, is absent. [Gawker]
High Occupancy Lane: A guide to having sex in small cars. Ah, to be seventeen again. [Treehugger]
Croc Hunter: It took a worldwide recession and the collapse of half a dozen major financial institutions, but crocs are finally over. It was worth it. [Reuters]
In the Year 2000: Now that we think about it, what’s the holdup on space skiing? [Dark Roasted Blend]
Humble Beginnings: Art and porn continue their awkward flirtation. Hopefully the pizza boy will speed things up. [Wallpaper]
Penny For Your Thoughts: An old New York relic speaks up. [New York Observer]
Funky Bunch: Apparently Marky Mark prefers his girls a little thicker than Kate Moss. That doesn’t narrow it down very much. [The Cut]
Feeling Lively: The implausibly named Blake Lively loosens up for W. [FashionIndie]
Tiny Dancer: A few days in the life of a professional dance partner. [NYMag]
Mallrats: Dubai gets incrementally more batshit insane. Yes, again. [Men.Style]
Protect Your Neck: A rundown on advanced scarf-knotting, including the elusive Tennessee Twister. [Normann Copenhagen via Selectism]
Those Colors Don’t Screen: A quick, patriotic demonstration in screen-printing from the folks at Rogues Gallery. [A Continuous Lean]
We Hardly Knew Ya: Less than a week into unofficial presidency, Obama is already making JFK look bad. [Gawker]
The Pen is Mightier: Luxist counts down the ten most expensive writing instruments on Earth. But you’ll still lose it after a week. [Luxist]
But How Will it Play in Fargo?: Chuck Klosterman sets his sights on James Bond. Usually that works the other way around. [Esquire]
Oh Lydia: Unemployment forces Lydia Hearst to indecency. She used to be so modest! [FashionIndie]
The Meme of Memes: Catnip for movie nerds…as usual, alphabetization is involved. [TakePart]
Portland is for Lovers: Singing the praises of Winn Perry, Portland’s finest men’s boutique. It’s also Portland’s third best kept secret, after mass transit and Stephen Malkmus’ solo work. [ultra]
A Simpler Time: A look at heaven circa 1958. Apparently it’s a kitchen. [Jezebel]
Keep it Under Your Hat: A quick roundup of your hat options as the winter approaches. We still like the beanie, but it’s a niche look. [Refinery29]
Bonds of Affection: An early look at the many women of Bond. [Deadlicious]
Constant Vigilance is Required: The forces of acid wash are rising in the east. [The Cut]
The Muscles from Brussels: The enduring wisdom of Mr. Jean-Claude Van Damme. [Vulture]
In Tatters: After a long life of searching, we have finally discovered what tattersall plaid is. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
All the Smiling Faces: Subway lover Patrick Moberg summarizes the nation’s forty-four presidents. Now that we look at it, a lot of them had pretty sweet mustaches. [Patrick Moberg]
Warren Peace: You can never have too many Warren Beatty appreciations. [AskMen]
We Be Villain: A talk with the new Bond villain. [Anthem]
How the Other Half Lives: Interior design expands into music, creating the playlist industry. Some day, this may be considered an actual job. [NYTimes]
Can’t Tell Me Nothin’: Kanye goes through his favorite Obama pics. In other words, if things turn south, we can expect one hell of a blog post. [Kanye West’s Blog]
Very Big Love: Tom Ford adds Ginnifer Goodwin to his stable. Of actors. For the movie. [The Cut]
Take a Bow: If you have managed to get through life so far without knowing how to tie a bowtie, this is the video for you. Live in fear no longer. [His Fashion Eye]
Industrial Camoflage: Graffiti meets civic beautification when fire hydrants are painted the color of their surroundings. We expect a lot of bruised shins. [PSFK]
Belle du Jour: Kate Winslet steps into Catherine Deneuve’s shoes for the win. [FashionIndie]
Just for Kicks: What the world needs now, more than anything else, is crocodile skin sneakers. [Luxist]
The Writing on the Wall: A countdown of the top 25 parodies of Shephard Fairey’s Obama “Hope” poster. Sadly, Nate Dogg does not make the list. [Village Voice]
Dov Love: The cops are after Dov Charney, for all the obvious reasons. [PSFK]
An American Blogger in Tokyo: A Continous Lean continues to make us jealous with their Japanese/American swag. [A Continuous Lean]
Everyone’s a Critic: Early web reviews of Quantum trickle in from Condé Nast. Maybe they expected more one-button suits. [Men.Style]
Midtown’s Finest: British tailors seek refuge in midtown. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Meeting Across the River: J. Crew is opening up another version of its famous men’s shop in New Jersey. It should be more or less the same, but with a lot more tracksuits. [Racked]
Dance Off: The world record for simultaneous reenactment of the Thriller video has broken once again. We can only hope this escalates into an arms race of some kind. [Daily Intel]
Clean as Soap: The best shaving soap in the world, courtesy of Portland’s finest. [Winn Perry]
A Good Vintage: A look into advertising’s past. But, you know, not on television. [Blog001]
The Vote has been Rocked: Make sure you’re registered before Tuesday rolls around. [Can I Vote]
The Block: A guide to getting Don Draper’s hair. Be warned: you’ll need a partner’s salary to afford that much pomade. [The Moment]
The Shawl: The debate over shawl collared sweaters rages on. [Magnificent Bastard]
My Dinner with Hodg: The inestimable John Hodgman deigns to participate in a livechat. [WashingtonPost]
The Spoils of the Orient: Apparently Japan is a treasure trove of specialty labels. We must not let America fall behind! [A Continuous Lean]
Take it on the Chin: In honor of National Beard Month, here are a few of your options. [FashionIndie]
All the Real Girls: Gossip Girl goes completely off the rails. Not that we’re following it or anything. [Daily Intel]
In the Army Now: Even after the trend has broken and rolled back, military jackets are still pretty great. [Shoptometrist]
Part of the Crew: Even Mme. Obama loves J. Crew, which means their world takeover is nearly complete. [Jezebel]
The Rise of the Machines: Uniqlo’s upcoming Times Square promotion will involve thermograph scanners, silver body suits and human-sized vending machines which will contain mimes. Pray for the future. [PSFK]
Everybody Loves Helen: Esquire confirms that Helen Mirren is awesome. [Esquire]
Biters 2, The Return: The esteemed Paul Smith appears to have lifted a flickr image for his latest two-hundred-dollar t-shirt. Alas, the follies of biters. [BlackBook]
Mesh and Lace: A comprehensive guide to shoe lacings. Someday, this will be huge, we promise. [A New Morning]
A Ram Market: Esquire tries its hand at objectifying sheep. Hilarity ensues. [Esquire]
Making Waves: Portugal turns to wave power, making them more vulnerable to the whims of Aquaman. [Inhabitat]
The Northern Lights: Canada isn’t quite as sartorially challenged as you’d think. After all, they’re trendsetters on some fronts… [Complex]
The Don: Every man has a little Nixon and a little Kennedy on his shoulders, tempting him towards good or evil. Apparently Don Draper is no different. [Vulture]
Fast Fashion: The murky world of anti-fashion photography, starring the lovely Grace Jones. [FashionIndie]
Mad Appliances: The Mad Men Xerox machine now has its own twitter page. The internet will never be the same. [Vulture]
Cuban Chic: MOTH Ruben Toledo gets his due in the Times style section. And, remarkably, we have nothing unpleasant to say about it. [NYTimes]
Off the Cuff: A gentleman’s cost-cutting measure: having his cuffs and collars replaced. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Strong Leadership: Apparently the fourth debate will be in the form of a pushup race. [Gawker]
The Grapes of Wright:The economy is taking its toll on classical modernist architecture. So it ain’t all bad. [Unbeige]
Pop-Art Popped: Unfortunately, our boy Murakami is feeling the pinch too. [Luxist]
Manning the Hoff: Phillip Seymour Hoffman continues to spawn disheveled, method-prone children. [Daily Intel]
Long Live Dolemite: Ladies and Gentlemen, Dolemite is dead. [Gawker]
Econ 101: Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones respond to the economic downturn. [Funny or Die]
Tokyo Drift A Continuous Lean is going to Tokyo! [A Continuous Lean]
Man Talk: A video guide to “Man Style,” including silk underwear, air horns and gratuitous makeup. We’re still not sure this is a joke. [BoingBoing]
Yoga Flame!: Olivia Munn makes good Halloween choices. [Complex]
Tailor the Storm: Don’t weep for Savile Row…they’ve seen worse times. [Luxist]
Un-Donnish Behavior: Our beloved Don Cornelius has been taken in on domestic assault charges. If the soul train led you to this point, what good was it? [Gawker]
The Haters Are Always With Us: Bond faces his most diabolical enemy yet: early reviewers. [BlackBook]
In Vogue: The lovely Ms. Mendes in Italian Vogue. We’re sorry we said you weren’t the farming kind. [FashionIndie]
History Written in Sharpee: A Live Journal gives sharpee illustrations of the facebook status of all 44 presidents. We’re pretty sure this is how the Iliad was written. [Maria Sputnik]
Head Games: Whether you’re in America, India, or the rugged lands of Shaolin, you best protect your neck. [Jezebel]
Biters: Bastion of Blogosphere integrity Kanye West faces accusations of plagiarism. Say it ain’t so, ‘Ye. [Vulture]
The Talented Ms. Grey: Vice Magazine favorite Sasha Grey is making the leap up to legitimate film with a movie about a call girl. Apparently going from real porn star to fictional prostitute is a big step up. [Variety]
A Touch of Orange: A master class in restrained use of color. The gist is, never underestimate the pocket square. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Cinema du Karl: Everyone’s favorite teddy bear Karl Lagerfeld is getting into the movie business with a silent film. We hear those are all the rage these days. [WWD]
The Hunt is On: Moose-hunting with Wasilla’s finest. [Josh Spear]
The Camera Man: A web-based photo retrospective of Marc Jacob’s favorite photographer. [FashionIndie]
Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Men: Apparently casual misogyny and the occasional angry crotch grab go over pretty well with the Park Slope housewife set. [New York Observer]
A Gaping Void: Documentary proof that Europeans love the Gap. When we said continental flair, this isn’t what we had in mind. [IHT]
The White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Whale: Ladies and Gentlemen, the preppiest movie of all time. [A Continuous Lean]
Staring at the Sun: It turns out our sun looks like a pizza up close. Copernicus would be proud. [Boston Globe]
Just What I’ve Always Wanted: A user’s guide to the insulting gift. [Esquire]
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Antibody…: Irony-prone scientists advance the chemistry of lust by studying Mormons. [Popular Science]
The Boogeyman: A few politically minded jack-o-lantern templates in time for Halloween. [NotCot]
In the Trenches: A roundup of trenchcoats, in case the economy has you turning to gumshoe work. [Men.Style]
The Future is Now: DNR peers into the mysterious and terrifying future of men’s denim. [DNR]
Crossing Over: BoingBoing Gadgets crosses over from actual gadget-blogging to fictional gadget-blogging, but only three days a week. We promise to never ever do this. [BoingBoing Gadgets]
Fast Times: In the wake of Yom Kippur, Complex counts down their 9 favorite Israelis, including Moran Gros (at left). Oddly enough, Ben-Gurion doesn’t make the list. [Complex]
Ever Since I Can Remember I’ve Been Poppin’ Them Bottles: Champagne sales plummet in the face of economic uncertainty. Where are the rappers when we need them? [Luxist]
Small Arms Fire: Mailing severed chocolate limbs may not be the best PR move. Although, given their client base, we’re not sure AXE could do much worse. [Gawker]
Button Up: Take heed, bankers! What the world needs now are shawl-collar cardigans. Plan your weekend accordingly. [Selectism]
The Eyes!: Nylon turns its lens to Ms. Zooey Deschanel. Yes, we’re still listening to that album. [FashionIndie]
Highlights for Kids: A field guide to the hairstyles of the tasteless. [Men.Style]
Cowboy Up Yet Again: A longform journalist peeks into the troubled soul of the inventor of the cowboy shirt. [Design Observer]
On Sail: A boat catalog circa 1969, with only the best in nautical graphic design.[A Continuous Lean]
Bonds will be Bonds: Sean Connery’s Louis Vuitton ad makes us want to buy an island, a white fedora and a Mexican beer. [The Cut]
Critical Mass: A new study shows people flock to cycles in the face of economic uncertainty. Jimmy Carter was right! [PSFK]
Zip It: A guide to the richest zip codes in America. Fisher Island and Newport Beach still top the list, but 90210 barely makes it in at #10. Say it ain’t so, Brenda. [Luxist]
Cash Rules Everything Around Me: A user’s guide to cream-colored trousers. Coffee is discouraged. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Use Your Head: Barbara Kruger’s Spitzer cover is the magazine cover of the year, proving yet again that dick jokes are the best way to stay relevant as an artist. [Unbeige]
A New Man: The style of Paul Newman, including tips on growing your own well-groomed silver mustache. [Men.Style]
Barack in Style: The fashion industry pulls together behind Obama. We don’t see how that could possibly backfire. [DNR]
Half in the Bag: All the man-bags you will ever need. [Refinery29]
