The Denim Debate

In October Ryan Plett of [you_have_broken_the_internet] fame approached myself along with 7 other people to be a part of a denim experiment. Ryan wanted us to be the lab rats for the grand Denim Debate. With almost 30 contributors now wearing in 23 different denim brands the Denim Debate has been launched and will be a constantly updated source for everything denim. My denim of choice: the Rogue Territory Stanton. Made from Cone Mills sanforized raw selvage denim and made in the USA.

Check out the rest here...

Shameless Self Promotion

William Gentle, one of the best and least praised photographers of our time, gave me the honor of being photographed for his photo blog, Back Yard Bill.  It was fun and he showed me parts of Brooklyn I could have never imagined existed.  Check it out at backyardbill.blogspot.com

Then I was approached by the genius behind Style with Benefits, Becs, about a Monday (Mensday) style panel.  Among the few are Max of All Plaidout, Nick of A Time to Get, Lawrence of Sartoirially Inclined, Paul of Components of Enthusiasm, Will of Momentum of Failure, and more.  So, what are you waiting for.

And while riding on the coattails of my favorite store and job, the New York Times featured Hickoree's Hard Goods and my picture.  Check it out on The Pulse. Check out the rest here...

New Addition

There will soon be a new addition to the TWGA family. No, not another author, but another site by a completely different name. Until it's unveiling it will be underwraps. All I will say is that it will change the way TWGA is and posts will be slightly less frequent -- probably a MWF-type deal or less -- and will be information based, ie. journalistic interviews and articles. More information to come as the completion nears.


Check out the rest here...

Find of the Day | Style with Benefits

Style with Benefits is a phenomenal site chronicling the life of a transplant -- New Jersey to L.A. -- twin in the best way possible, through words, pictures and quotes. I thank her for finding me for if not I would never have found her. It is an amazing opposition to my one-sided male-friendly site. After the jump will be a few quotes and pictures from her site. So, check it out for yourself to get the full effect, plus Rebecca is beautiful and stylish so it makes it that much nicer and to glance through.







Check out the rest here...

Doing it Right | Getting Beat Like You Stole Something

When it comes to posting I stick to what I know and that mainly includes things of a masculine nature. Between the WWII-era eBay finds, the vintage car and air shows, and the different places I write about they are all aimed at one specific gender...Men. So, when I want help with the other side of life I look to one place, Getting Beat Like You Stole Something. The one and only Greenjeans, AKA Jon, has the best section I have seen on any blog out there "Stuff for your girl".

"Stuff for your girl" is a phenomenal section of...well, stuff for your girl and not a single thing on their can be seen as subjectively likable. They are all top notch choices from a wide variety of styles and categories of fashion. In fact, my favorite -- which can be found after the jump -- came just in time or in other words the day before the birthday of an ex-girlfriend and close friend of mine who I just so happened to purchase two item for based off the recommendations from his site.

But don't be deterred if you don't have a girlfriend, there are plenty of wonderful posts on his site about great things for just men. Especially yesterday's post about Gost. A great clothing line with some wonderful graphic tees. So check it out and enjoy, it is definitely worth your time.

stuff for your girl

Snoozer Loser just released some awesome new accessories for the Summer. Although this quartz one is actually from their Spring collection, I still love it. I bet your girl would look pretty awesome rocking this with a simple white tee and some denim. And for 18 bucks, it's totally worth her smile, isn't it?

This Gypsy necklace is from the new line of accessories and is pretty dopeshow. I think girls like fringe necklaces, but I'm not sure. All I know is that any girl who likes this necklace probably has a cool dress to go with it.

This is by far my favorite piece of the new line. It's a pendant from the '60s designed to hold $2 in quarters. So cool.
This is the ideal 'just because' gift. Unique, pretty, and with a hint of whimsy. Just like her right?

Sonia from Snoozer Loser makes it way too easy for us guys. They even come wrapped in a hand-stamped jewelry box tied with silk ribbon. Seriously, you have no excuse now.

Get it all here.

Check out the rest here...

The Auteurs

We all think the same thing, with online downloads the DVD is becoming obsolete. And companies like Hulu and Comedy Central who basically run online streaming pump out garbage. Why can't there be a website that will stream videos like 8 1/2 and Charade or even popular movies like A Clockwork Orange and Birds? Movies that I can appreciate for their style and cinematic beauty. Well, the wait is over and the introduction of The Auteurs has come.

"The Auteurs is the fastest growing online destination for lovers of independent, foreign and classic film; an online cinema, anytime, anywhere. The Auteurs will give you the latest buzz from the Cannes Film Festival or a restored masterpiece personally chosen by Martin Scorsese (he's a member, too!). A social network that can let you find a visual gem that will definitely not be released in the local multiplex and allows you to find a girl in Tokyo who loves Kubrick (she actually exists, her name is Yuko and she’s into Wong Kar-Wai too…). The Auteurs invites you to watch, discover and discuss distinctive visionary films from all over the world.

Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, The Auteurs is backed by Celluloid Dreams, The Criterion Collection and Costa Films, supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, and is the exclusive partner of The World Cinema Foundation. The Auteurs is based in Palo Alto, New York, Paris, and London."

"Four things that were on our minds when we first dreamt the Auteurs: Number one: why can’t you just watch In the Mood for Love in an airport lounge? Number two: why is it so hard to get hold of Antonioni’s complete filmography? Number three: Wouldn’t it be great to instantly send Tati’s Playtime to a friend if you think they need it (there’s nothing like film therapy)? Number Four: why do films on the Internet look just awful? And that was that. We simply couldn't resist the idea of everyone having their own online film library… your little cinema, anytime, anywhere… after all not everyone can make it to the Cannes Film festival… less if you are a school teacher or you live in Winnipeg (or both)… but that doesn't mean you can’t recite all of Kubrick’s films in reverse chronological order or that you are not desperate to watch the latest Kitano film that is definitely not going to be released in your local multiplex.

And that’s our point; popular doesn’t always mean good.

Our film library is brimming with visionary films that wouldn’t fill a single cinema in Australia for a week – not even a day… but say you searched the world (all of it), you might just find an audience of a thousand for this rare cinematic treat. And we don’t think a thousand people should be ignored just because they happen to live in different time zones or far away from Australia cinemas… if someone needed to make such a precise film, it means that, someone, somewhere needs to watch it. More importantly… that someone might be you. Or Scorsese (he happens to be a member too…)

The Auteurs is not just about discovering wonderful new cinema or classic masterpieces. It’s also about discussing and sharing wonderful films… which makes us like a small coffee shop… a place where you can gather and talk about alternative endings, directors cuts or whatever those frogs in Magnolia meant… heated debates and passionate arguments are welcome… Hollywood films such as say Annie Hall or Royal Tenenbaums too… at the end of the day it doesn't matter where films come from, as long as they come from someone’s mind…"

Follow them on twitter as well at @theauteurs.

All quoted text from www.theauteurs.com (why try and say what they have already said perfectly).

Check out the rest here...