Beautiful nature phenomena Aurora Borealis (also called northern polar lights) in the night sky of Murmansk, a city in the extreme northwest part of Russia
Get your slice of hi-tech Japanese gadgetry with this Kyokusen digital watch. With its quirky approach to telling time and super-bright display, this signature accessory has already garnered an international cult following. $140 atTokyoflash.com.
Numerous fashion brands have begun to embrace eco-consciousness in recent years, but Maharishi, launched in 1994 by Hardy Blechman, was at the forefront of sustainable design long before the green movement was trendy. Today, the British streetwear brand boasts full womenswear, menswear and childrenswear lines, as well as a second range called MHI, and is sold in 33 countries.We caught up with Blechman recently to chat about how his sustainability ideas were initially received, the evolution of the brand’s infamous Snopants and his forthcoming autumn/winter collection.
read the interview at JC Report.
Designer Erik De Nijs, has stitched together this eye catching pair of “Beauty and the Geek” jeans. These “modern shaped trousers which are often worn by youngsters. via vous pensez
Via kanye’s blog
A Bathing Ape has collaborated with Rimowa, a luggage company known worldwide for their metal suitcases.
Bape worked on the classic Rimowa design and added a subtle Bape camo onto the suitcase. It will be released on April 28th in Japan.
Here’s the new Jordan commercial which is now broadcasting on TV and on other media outlets like Youtube
via hypebeast
The first shoe is the Puma First Round. This sneaker features the same graffiti from the opening credits of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air TV show, which starred Will Smith. It also has a the Fresh Prince logo on the tongue. This colorful model will be released along with a green Agitation watch.
The second model in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Pack is the popular Puma Clyde. This shoe depicts the high life Will had after he moved from West Philly to Bel-Air. The graffiti used in the First Round is instead replace with top quality Italian croc skin leather with regal gold accents. These shoes come with a gold Forcer watch.
Look for this pack to be available on May 17, 2008. Via HypeBeast.
The Bandito Scarf Tee, New Medusa Tee, and Bandito Stripe Tee are all available now on Crooks Online Shop. Full stock of M-XXXL in neat new color-ways. Buy now because these will be gonereeeaalll quick.
A proposed hydroelectric dam on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo could double the electricity available in all of Africa and bring power to hundreds of millions of people. Representatives from seven African countries are meeting with construction firms and bankers to plan construction on Grand Inga, as the dam is named.
Grand Inga was proposed in the 1980s but never got beyond feasibility studies because of political turmoil in central Africa. But now it stands a chance, according to Gerald Doucet, secretary general of the World Energy Council thinktank, which is convening the London meeting.
“It is the greatest sustainable development project, offering Africa a unique chance for interdependence and prosperity,” said Doucet. “It’s much more feasible now than ever. There is a peace settlement in Congo, and economic and technical studies have all shown it is possible.”
Some advocacy groups fear that even if an incredible amount of power is generated, it won’t benefit most citizens of Africa. Terry Hathaway of the organization International Rivers fears corruption in such a large project.
Hathaway said that the 94% of people in Congo DRC and the two in three Africans who have no electricity now were unlikely to benefit because the dam depends on exporting its electricity to existing centres of industry, especially in South Africa where there have been power shortages.
“As it stands, the project’s electricity won’t reach even a fraction of the continent’s 500 million people not yet connected to the grid. Building a distribution network that would actually light up Africa would increase the project’s cost exponentially. It would be very different if rural energy received the kind of commitment and attention now being lavished on Inga,” she said.
The proposed cost of the Grand Inga is estimated at $80 billion. Link -via Digg
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Lupe Fiasco and designer Dr. Romanelli previously teamed up for a series of “The Cool”tour jackets. Now they are back at it with this high end very exclusive collection of Lupe Fiasco “Glow In The Dark” leather bomber jackets. These jackets were designed specifically for the current “Glow In The Dark” tour with NERD, Rihanna, Lupe and Kanye headlining and are only available at select tour cities. Check out more photos after the jump…
Following in the same footsteps as his ex-mentor, game has ventured into the world of social networking.
The Odd Couple for free download.
From Rolling Stone’s Rock Daily:
Starting with album closer “A Little Better,” elpuoC ddO ehTfeatures reversed vocals and backwards beats all in one thirty-eight-minute-long track. While sounding like the soundtrack for a film about Satanists, Danger Mouse’s production still shines through, deemphasizing Cee-Lo’s voice and putting the instrumentation more in the forefront.
Download elpuoC ddO ehT here
Saw the trailer, and im not thoroughly impressed. Side note, if you check out the trailer you’ll see that a portion of the movie is shot in toronto. Tip off: Zanzibar strip club on yonge street is shown at 1:54.
This is a tough cover. No homo
CP3 and Dwight Howard
Shaq and Kobe
Lebron James and KG
Nash and Kidd
can’t wait for the new Everybody Nose video. In the meantime, here’s a throwback.
While the super group Child Rebel Soldiers (Kanye, Pharrell, Lupe) don’t have an album yet, they already have a t-shirt and now this new one shown here. Although they kinda look like Vietnamese during the Nam War. You will notice the distinct details such as Kanye’s famous sneakers and the fact that they are draped in BAPE clothing. Via: Dr. Jays
Curren$y – Higher Than 30,000 Feet (Mixtape)
Remember last week I was wondering if I should drop the entire mixtape or not….I’ve had it for awhile and toyed around and drop bits and pieces…anywho Shake got his hands on it and dropped the whole thing…so enjoy.BTW these are his linksDOWNLOAD: Curren$y - Higher Than 30,000 Feet (Mixtape) [or zShare]
You saw the original Ice Cream Waffle Shoes, now Ice Cream tops them off with banana flair. Yup, the yellow outsole, eyelets, and laces are looking delicious. The Waffle Hat in red is looking pretty tasty as well. Available now. Mail order from Japan!
For everyone that has the fortune/curse of owning the Crackberry, you might want to check out the most addictive potency yet: the Blackberry 9000. “…this chimera has the body of the iPhone, the glossy UI of the PSP, and the brain of a Blackberry…” More details and info here.
The highly anticipated Gourmet Spring ‘08 line is now available at Commonwealth. Top left is the Diablo in blue and top right is the Santo in black. These shoes are too clean for an explanation-just look at them. Available now. Hit the link to see all the colorways and buy your favorite now.
Info: Commonwealth
Artist and designer Eric Elms brings his long list of credentials and accolades to Paris’colette Gallery. His exhibition will include many of his works from the past spanning leading brands and labels from the likes of Nike, Supreme, UNDFTD, aNYthing and SiLLY THING. The exhibition however is over a month away, debuting May 5th until May 31st. 
To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Bape, the Japanese brand has release a series of 15th Anniversary T-shirts. Four different tees will be offered from this collection with all of them utilizing the “15″ for the frontside graphic. These limited edition tees will also come in a pretty cool Camo tin box which makes it feel like a collector’s item. The t-shirts are not out at Bape stores in Japan. Also available at Cliffedge.
