The Honor
Roll
TIME TO ROCK
For its annual LTD Collection
( nixonnow.com), watchmaker
Nixon sent pieces of maple to Fall
Out Boy, Ringo Starr, and Nikki Sixx
(among others) with instructions
to get arty. Who knew a Fall Out
Boy project could be so restrained?
THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS
PRIMARY COLORS Delight.com’s iPod Retro Mini Speakers aren’t technically Legos, but they’ll still make you nostalgic for the halcyon days of block-throwing and childish frustration. Plus, your iPod is the only power source they need.
KOOL THING This zip-up—Kim Gordon’s one-off Mirror/Dash collaboration with trendy L. A. women’s boutique Satine ( satineboutique.com)—is part woolen peacoat, part bomber jacket, and entirely chic. (Thurston Moore sold separately.)
THIS IS ENGLAND Skins & Punks (Powerhouse) is a collection of Gavin Watson’s jarring and fascinating photography of British blue-collar youth in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Proof that, while America may have invented punk, England did it better.
GET SNARK For the 20th anniversary of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Shout! Factory has packaged four classic, previously unavailable episodes (plus new cast/ creator interviews), lobby cards, and a Crow T. Robot figurine in a collectible tin.
CA T’S MEOW The Great Outdoor Fight (Dark Horse)—originally a thread in Chris Onstad’s brilliant cult Web comic Achewood—tells the tale of two feline best friends’ involvement in the titular event. Just as Fight Club’s influence was fading…
References:
http://www.amazon.com/Achewood-Great-Outdoor-Chris-Onstad/dp/1593079974
http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-Anniversary/dp/B001B73PPS
http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-Anniversary/dp/B001B73PPS
http://www.amazon.com/Skins-Punks-Lost-Archives-1978-1985/dp/1576874737
http://www.delight.com/iPod-Retro-Mini-Speaker
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