Monthly archive January, 2013
After Ratio Clothing, There's No Turning Back

After Ratio Clothing, There’s No Turning Back

I won’t go back; you can’t make me. Shoddy construction, cheap fabric, and questionable working conditions are all that’s left of that world. I think it’s time we see other people. Frankly, it’s you, not me. Off-the-rack shirts: we’re over. I’m going steady with Ratio Clothing. Before things start getting too PG-13, I need to...
The Laundress Wash and Stain Bar

The Laundress Wash and Stain Bar

If you wear your clothes enough, they will eventually get stained. Whether its from the pen that exploded at work, the unintentional food stain, or marks from your sweat and skin oil that comes with continual use, your clothes won’t look brand new forever. That’s where The Laundress wash and stain bars come in. These...
Happy 95th Birthday to Elmore James

Happy 95th Birthday to Elmore James

On this day in 1918, a blues legend was born in Mississippi by the name of Elmore James. The illegitimate son of a 15 year old field hand, he grew up in impoverished Holmes County, Mississippi. He picked up the diddley bow (a one-stringed instrument often played in rural areas) at the age of 12,...
BFM: The Inverted World

BFM: The Inverted World

I just finished reading “The Inverted World” over the course of a weekend, and I’m still trying to recover from it. “The Inverted World” is apparently a full-length novel adapted from a short story, and while I haven’t read the short story I’m under the impression the novel just expanded onto it. The gist of...
Gustin Denim Creates a New Way to Buy Jeans

Gustin Denim Creates a New Way to Buy Jeans

Gustin denim is high quality stuff, but at a low price. This is thanks to their new method of buying jeans–crowdsourcing. By allowing you, the consumer, to fund which styles you want, they make sure the unpopular styles go unfunded and they don’t spend time making something nobody will want. Well, the problem is, people turned...
CXXVI's Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Shirt

CXXVI’s Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Shirt

The folks over at CXXVI have a history of creating some pretty cool shirts and other wares right here in America–New York to be specific–and just like many New York businesses, CXXVI was no stranger to Hurricane Sandy. In addition, like many New York businesses, CXXVI is doing what they can to help raise money for the...
Keaton Henson's Universal Solitude

Keaton Henson’s Universal Solitude

I come across new music (to me, at least) on a fairly regular basis, and most of the time I listen to a few tracks and move on with my life. Every now and then, I find someone like Keaton Henson, whose work won’t let me walk away. British singer Keaton Henson has some of...
Hairbond Shaper

Hairbond Shaper

Remember a few weeks ago when we reviewed Hairbond’s Distorter? And then remember how it won our award for “Best Hair Styling Product?” Well, I also tried the Hairbond Shaper and this stuff is just as good, but probably better. The difference between the Hairbond Shaper and Distorter is the hold strength–the Shaper has a...
The Awesome Man Cave that Went Viral

The Awesome Man Cave that Went Viral

Recently, a series of photographs of the inside of a really awesome man cave went viral on Reddit, and for good reason. After tweeting about the awesome room, I thought “that’s not enough.” I wanted to get to know the man behind the room, and find out what his story is and how he made...
BFM: Cat's Cradle

BFM: Cat’s Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut’s 1963 novel “Cat’s Cradle” is one of the more unique books I’ve read in a while. The work follows the journey of a writer named John whose goal is to document the life of a scientist who worked on the creation of the atomic bomb. In particular, he’s interested in what Dr. Hoenikker...
Giveaway: The Motley $50 Gift Certificate

Giveaway: The Motley $50 Gift Certificate

For the first giveaway of the new year, I wanted to make sure it was a good one. Therefore, we’re giving away a $50 gift certificate to The Motley which you can use to buy anything in the store. Basically, we’re giving away exactly what you want! If you’ve never tried The Motley before, this is...
The Death of the Movie Theater

The Death of the Movie Theater

The movie industry likes to blame movie pirates and illegal downloaders for the decline in movie profitability and the death of the movie theater. However, after going to see The Hobbit for the second time, I had a sudden realization that the piracy excuse is a mere scapegoat for the real problem: going to the...