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On returning stuff

Recently, my roommate starred in a music video of one of her songs (it's great--I'll post it when it's edited). Even though I had been minimally involved in the bureaucracy of staged productions in college, I'd never seen a real stylist in action. I'd never seen a team of people so passionately engaged over which pair of patterned tights would go with which bracelets to effect the ideal tone. When I showed up on set to watch it all go down, I was impressed: yes there somehow was a vast,... READ ON

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Things Nobody Told Me: Boy Scout Fashion

This is a new idea I'm trying out where I talk about something trivial I just learned about and then act outraged about how nobody told me. Here goes: A few weekends ago I was at the uniform store hunting for authentic Boy Scout neckerchiefs when I noticed... READ ON

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Ten Epic Halloween Costumes

The use of the word "epic" in the title could mean any of its uses, possibly "awesome," could be "larger than life," or it could mean "it's a long story" as it pertains to these Halloween... READ ON

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Time is on his side, and on his sweatband: Q&A with Jonathan Stephens of TIMEBANDITS Watches

Jonathan Stephens, designer and CEO of TIMEBANDITS Watches, talks about his art, his cosmology, and his X-Files days. Last week all my posts were about bandits. What do you like about the idea of bandits as part of your brand? I like the idea of bandits in TIMEBANDITS because it represents "one who is Superior to Time," and it means that you are a bandit of time--you have the ability to control your own time in your own... READ ON

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Make Yourself a Hat

It's never too early to plan your Halloween costume. Some folks like to keep it simple. With these hats, you probably won't even need the rest of the costume to draw attention. Bonus: these are all homemade, and they come with instructions for making your... READ ON

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What we talk about when we talk about Hair Wars

In an age where a showdown between Kanye and 50 seems to draw more attention than so-and-so's potential running mate, maybe the spotlight is aching to warm another subset. That's just what David Humphries, Detroit-based founder and producer of Hair Wars, thinks: "The rappers have been in the spotlight since the early 1980's and it's bigger than ever. But it's time for a new type of celebrity." Enter the hair... READ ON

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Trendspotting: The Chicken Suit

For far too long, people have been forced to watch chickens parade about naked. Thankfully, artist Edgar Honetschlager hasÂ taken the situation into his own hands. After dreaming of a world where chickens were given their dignity back, the Austrian artist got the backing of several Japanese investors and set out to cloak our feathered brethren in the most fashionable ways he could think of. The Honetschlager collection ranges from jump suits to knitted wear, and apparently prices are available upon... READ ON

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Behind the Scenes at Indie Shirt Stores

I've long been a shopper at Woot!, so finding Shirt.Woot! was welcome news. The business model is simple: one day, one shirt. They periodically hold derbies in which customers submit their own designs, and the "Woot Community" (yes, apparently there is a rather large one) votes on a winner, which they then manufacture and sell. Well, this is all neat, but how do the shirts get made? A recent Shirt.Woot blog post shows the whole process. It's an interesting process for a shirt novice like myself --... READ ON

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Wearing Your Lungs on Your Sleeve

NewScientist's Short Sharp Science blog had a plug for this newly designed Smoking Jacket. Apparently, the idea is for conscientious puffers to blow smoke into their collars (instead of the air) to contain the smoke and curb second-hand ingestion. And while the wearable ashtray seems kind of stylish, and the idea's interesting (making a martyr of every nicotine-fiend on a smoke break, while displaying what smoking does to the lungs) it looks pretty irritating to... READ ON

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2 New Shirts at the mental_floss store!

If you love presidential humor, the Karate Kid (I or II) or bad puns, then you'll love the two new shirts at the mental_floss store! We've only got a limited supply, so pick yours up before they... READ ON