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9 Awesome Gifts For Retro Gamers
One of the cool things about being friends with really hardcore retro gamers, other than the steady access to classic video games, is that they’re really easy to buy presents for. Pretty much anything related to the world of classic video games will do the trick, in fact. But here are nine particularly awesome gifts […]
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BMW Unveils 2015 M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe (Photos and Video)
After a lot of waiting, the official unveiling of the latest automobiles under BMW‘s ongoing 3 Series and 4 Series is here. They’re the 2015 M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe, outperforming previous models by a significant margin. And despite some controversial departures from the expected formula, the 2015 M3 and M4 are giving car fans […]
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adidas Re-Releases Kobe 1 as “Crazy 1″ (Photos)
Almost 14 years ago, adidas Basketball tried something a little different for their first signature sneaker for Kobe Bryant. Back in those days, Kobe was a young tiger on the LA Lakers, with a distinctive afro that no one could forget after setting eyes on it. So adidas went way left-field with the Kobe 1, […]
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High Snobriety Traces Sports Video Game Graphics From the 80s to Today (Pics)
High Snobriety writer Christian Prieto recently came out with an interesting look back at the (actually kind of incredible if you think about it) evolution of sports video game graphics from the field’s more-or-less starting point in the 1980s all the way up to the hyperrealistic graphics in today’s sports games like the Madden NFL series. […]
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‘Sriracha’: Documentary About Iconic Sauce Gets Documentary (Video)
While retirees in the suburbs are slathering their food with ketchup and mayonnaise, hip young people know that the actual kind of condiments is Sriracha, the hot sauce formerly only seen in Chinese restaurants but now is in hipster pantries all over the country, and appearing in novelty items like Sriracha popcorn and Sriracha frozen […]
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Roots Canada Celebrates 40 Years in Business With New Video
40 years ago, Roots Canada was born and well on its way to the place of sportswear immortality that it occupies today, as more and more professional athletes were seen sporting Roots gear in public as the brand grew more and more popular. Now, the brand is looking back, and commemorating their 40th anniversary with […]
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The 15 Most Talked About Topics on Facebook in 2013 by Country
The data is in. Using some magical mathematical formula, Facebook has figured out the most talked about topics on the social networking site in 2013, and the big winner globally is Pope Francis. Apparently people just couldn’t enough of the new pontiff’s talk about caring for the poor and how gay marriage might not be the worst thing […]
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“BAPE Arctic Camo” Custom Lamborghini Aventador by Jon Olsson (Photos)
We write a lot on this site about automakers like Lamborghini and fashion labels like A BATHING APE (otherwise known as BAPE) but it’s rare that those two worlds intersect in a really interesting way. So credit is definitely due to auto customizer Jon Olsson for his inspiration in applying a BAPE arctic camouflage print […]
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Frank Sinatra’s $6 Million New York Penthouse For Sale (Photos)
Evidently Frank Sinatra wasn’t just a singer and actor, since he also designed his own penthouse in New York City back in 1961. After living there for 11 years, he split, but the penthouse is still more or less the same today (except for some modern renovations made in 2008), and now it’s back on […]
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$565 Black Bambi Print T-Shirt by Givenchy
You have to give fashion label Givenchy credit for their audacity, if nothing else. They’ve taken their previously-seen Bambi motif and slapped it on a cotton t-shirt, and are now charging no less than $565 for the privilege to own it. Even Disney would balk at such a price, but that’s fashion for you. Billed […]
