You’ve heard the adage, “The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.” It’s true. But while you are saving up for the real expensive toys, like the Aston Martin Vanquish, Veyron Roadster or the perhaps the very rare and macho 2011 Hurst Customized Camaro, you can keep your mind sharp with a few well chosen toys like this. You probably played the plastic version of Connect Four, but this mahogany version from Jacques of London at $99 is more befitting your current style. Until this one arrives, you can practice your game here.
Archive for August, 2010
A Cool Living Room Game
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010How To Watch Movies
Friday, August 13th, 2010
To be honest, a man watches films. Movies are mere entertainment best consumed in paperback form. Films, on the other hand, utilize a comprehensive medium to make you think and feel. If that sounds too committal, the definitive prospectus has already been curated for you by the Criterion Collection. Once a movie makes the Collection, it’s a film. While they’ve let airheads like Roger Vadim in the club, his list of starlets (depicted) make up for his albeit sybaritic stuff. Purists may prefer the Janus collection after perusing strictlyfilmschool. If you really must have your man purse and movies too, we suggest Vanishing Point or LeMans. They don’t write books about car movies.
Dawn of the Dreadfuls. Morsel by Morsel.
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Is this prequel to Pride and Predjudice and Zombies, the most successful literary mashup of last year, DOA or a whole new trick? Here is what we can serve up immediately about Dawn Of The Dreadfuls after you click right here.
Morsel One: This book is easier to read that than the original Zombies smash as it avoids the stiff prose of Ms. Austen. It reads a little more like a movie. Asses are kicked, skirts are lifted, and no one is safe.
Morsel Two: The dreadfuls are even more disgusting.
Morsel Three: “Victorian” is a euphemism for passions long repressed. This could be why the cover of the book looks like the little girl has lost it a bit early. It is also why if Austen were to rise from her grave tomorrow we believe she would scream like a banshee in tortured ecstasy that her deepest passions have been co-opted by another writer. A man, no less.
A watch you can see in the dark
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Look, we don’t really know what watches the U.S. Navy SEALs wear. In fact, we’re not sure if you should care what watches SEALs wear unless you are a SEAL. (If you are a SEAL, by the way, you can wear any damn watch you please.) That said, we like the Luminox watch
Hemingway and Head Tonic
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
As “Papa” always said, British Colonialism had its high points. It encouraged the preparation of all sorts of gin drinks that are with us to this day. I am quite sure, for example that Pimms No.1 cup was invented during this time. Pimms with a little gin, some lime juice and a large spritz of soda and tonic makes a fantastic late summer drink.
Which brings us to this post. In the British West Indies a tonic of a different kind was developed during the 1800s callled Royall Bay Rhum. This makes a great after shave, and makes your head tingle when you massage it into your hair. Hemingway (pictured) was a fan. For all we know it could be used as a shampoo. Or, if you are into derelict chic (as Will Ferrel showed us in Zoolander), an aperitif.
The flashlight that doubles as a weapon
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
You know those cool flashlights the cops and NCIS guys use all the time on TV? It’s true, gone are the days of the 8 D-cell monsters cops used to carry. They’ve been replaced by light, pocket sized, and high intensity models–such as the SureFire E2D Executive Defender
It works as a weapon in two ways: the light can be turned on instantaneously with the thumb switch and shone directly into an attacker’s eyes. It’s bright enough to temporarily destroy his night vision long enough for you to get away; and, if that doesn’t work, both ends of the light are notched striking surfaces. That surface will not only do substantial damage to skin, it will leave a distinctive mark on the attacker that the police will be able to recognize.
The case is made of super strong military spec aluminum and o-ring sealed for water resistence. The lens is thick tempered Pyrex glass, and designed to withstand the shock of hard use–or an intentional shot to an attacker’s forehead.
We carry one frequently, and always when we’re traveling. They make great gifts, too, for the women in your life who might need a little extra protection.
One set of batteries lasts about eleven hours. So, don’t forget to buy extras
