The Hipster Museum: Ryan McGinley (who you might remember) gets upscale with a black & white portrait series. [The Moment]

Robot Love: Spike Jonze new short lands online. Good stuff, if you’ve got some time. [/Film]

Surprisingly, Not Thirteen Years Old: Sitting down with Moot, the head of 4chan and one of the rulers of the net’s seedy lizard brain. [Bits]

It’s a Frame-Up: Moscot’s latest offering lands somewhere between Fidel Castro and Marcello Mastroanni. [Cool Hunting]

It’s All Standard: A Fall lookbook gives the Standard Hotel windows a run for their money. [Refinery29]

Could This Be the End of the Novelty Yamulke?: Vice rounds up their least favorite trends. Thankfully, suspenders escape unscathed. [Vice]

I Like to Get Deep Sometimes: Joel Johnston muses on the halflife of Facebook, and the impermanence of all things. [Gizmodo]

The End: Jessica Grose bemoans the rise of the “Omega Male.” But she seems to be unaware what an awesome name it is. [Slate]

Summer Days: The British GQ seems to have a yen for fine photography. [GQ UK]

Alexa Chung Still Exists: Also, like everyone, she loves karaoke more than is good for her. [Blackbook]

Turn Off that Racket: Are kids today making too much music? Between the sex and drugs, it’s probably hard to keep track. [A.V. Club]

Black and White: Ryan McGinley lends a lens to Interview. Good stuff here. [Hypebeast]

Mind Readers: This week’s dispatch from the world of indie editorials. [Cool Hunting]

Haters No Like: Nine years after The Blueprint, Hamilton Nolan takes on Jay-Z. We’re guessing this one gets less than half a bar. [Gawker]

Bootleggers: Boardwalk Empire is looking more awesome by the day. Nice to see Michael Pitt’s keeping busy. [Vulture]

Portrait of a Shirt: One of our favorite custom shops breaks down all the measurements that go into a fitted shirt. Bookmark it if you’ve got any fittings in your future. [Alexander West]

Lounging: No matter what’s happening, Eastern Europe always seems to come through. [Fashion Copious]

A Field Guide to the Menswear Blogger: The newly arrived Stylite takes a survey of the differing species of men’s style bloggers. Nice work, but they forgot “credenza-loving gentleman of leisure.” [Stylite]

Here’s Johnny: An ode to the increasingly missed Johnny Carson. The man could wear a suit. [Vanity Fair]

Clash of the Titans: Things are getting ugly (and surprisingly Shakespearean) between Apple and Google. [NYTimes]

Mamma Mia!: Amanda Seyfried takes a moment away from the art world to pass through Esquire’s boudoir. [Esquire]

Just Say No: A thorough case for not buying an iPad—even though they’re shipping the first ones today. Restrain yourselves. [TechCrunch]

Liberated: Liberty of London sells out its first New York pop-up shop in two days. There’s a lesson in there somewhere…[Racked]

Friends of Kempt: The fine folks at Hickoree’s pick up one of our favorite chicken-oriented humor magazines. [Hickoree’s Hard Goods]

Nice Glasses: We hope this look catches on. [Ben Trovato]

Last Action Hero: Leonardo da Vinci may be about to get the Sherlock Holmes treatment. To be fair, he has a pretty sweet helicopter. [/Film]

Unsigned: After EMI’s recent troubles, Gizmodo calls out the entire music industry. See also. [Gizmodo]

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Hugh Hefner’s teenage cartooning gets the archival treatment. A little tame, but still worth a look. [Seattle Pi]

Hammock Time: Clearly, the summer is just better in France. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Philosophies of Dressing: Dave Bry reminds us why you should never, ever wear sweatpants. This cannot be what integrity looks like. [The Awl]

Sneakerheads: New York’s Ace Hotel ventures into the sneaker world. Very cool stuff. [Hypebeast]

Oh, Corey: Sending off Corey Haim as best we can. [Vulture]

The Fearless Vampire Hunters: World’s Best Ever pulls together the best vintage snaps of Ms. Sharon Tate. [World’s Best Ever]

It Sells: Sex.com is up for sale, and soon to become the most expensive url in internet history. Where’s our rich uncle when we need him? [Epicenter]

Missionary Cola: It’s getting harder and harder to find a brand name that isn’t also an obscure sex act. [Ad Age]

Hot Stuff: In praise of the hot washcloth. Those Japanese businessmen definitely know what’s up. [Esquire]

Blue on Blue: Earnest Sewn’s latest lookbook contains an unusual quantity of come-hither gazes. [Refinery29]

Crash, Zoom, Bang: In case you’ve filled your quote of uplifting cinema for the week, here’s the latest Iron Man 2 trailer. [In Contention]

Brace Yourself: Everything you ever wanted to know about suspender buttons. And we do mean everything. [Men’s Flair]

Two of Us: Sitting down with the delightful Zooey Deschanel, and some other guy. [BlackBook]

Monogramoflage Part Two: Daisy Lowe shows off the latest Murakami/Vuitton collaboration. [Catwalk Queen]

A Sewing Machine is a Sewing Machine: Looking past the “Made in U.S.A.” label. [Young Man/Old Man]

By the Numbers: The film industry gets analyzed, mathematized and broken down into a visually dazzling infographic. [/Film]

Just Because it’s Friday: Here’s the craziest 80s movie we’ve ever heard of. Anyone have a VHS player handy? [Everything Is Terrible]

The Other Side: It may have been something you said. [Fashion Copious]

Taking it Back: The bible of prep, Take Ivy, is finally getting an English reissue. [Mister Crew]

Dynamic Duo: In honor of Alice, Esquire digs up a vintage Tim Burton and Johnny Depp interview. [Esquire]

Milking It: T Magazine introduces us to the Cortado: espresso mixed with steamed milk in equal measure. [The Moment]

Yesterday’s Girl: Sartorially Inclined takes a moment to appreciate Brigitte Bardot. [Sartorially Inclined]

Base Instincts: Molly Lambert dissects the orgy of crassness that is Basic Instinct. [This Recording]

I’ll Be Your Host for the Evening: Do the Oscars need a permanent host? We’re pretty sure Bob Hope is too old for that. [Esquire]

Twill for the Ages: A trip to an archival khaki warehouse proves to be all kinds of awesome. [A Continuous Lean]

Greatest of All Month: Liu Wen is Fashion Gone Rogue’s model of the month. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Don’t Call it a Comeback: Kanye returns to his first love, the barely coherent, ridiculously emotional all-caps blog rant. It’s good to have you back, buddy. [Kanye West]

Vinyl Forever: An electron microscope picture of an LP groove instantly converts us to analog. [Gizmodo]

People are Strange, When You’re a Stranger: Details guides you through America’s quirkiest sex conventions. [DETAILS]

All Sparkles: An outsider editorial bears fruit. [TheOnes2Watch]

A Man in Full: The internet seems to have an inexhaustible supply of “Roger Ebert: Class Act” stories. In this chapter, he faces snark and beats it back with sorrowful resolve. [Deadspin]

No More Pleats: A gentleman’s guide to the chino. [Put This On]

Rampaging Junk Syndrome: Pondering the appropriate disease name for the Tiger Woodses of the world. [GOOD]

V Mag For Victory: Somehow, she doesn’t seem like the patient type. [The Cut]

Second Time’s the Charm: Street Etiquette drops their second awesome black history slideshow. And unlike the last few “most stylish” lists we’ve seen, we actually learned a few new names. Required reading. [GQ]

The Screamin’ Jays: Johnny Depp, Nick Cave, Chrissy Hynde and Mick Jones of the Clash get together for Haiti with a downright awesome cover of “I Put a Spell on You.” And just like that, we’ve got a new favorite charity single. [Vulture]

Take My Card: Our new favorite way to get postcards. [Lifehacker]

Knives Out: We’re not sure what she’s looking at, but we’re glad it’s not us. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Silent Kids: Chuck Klosterman sits down with Stephen Malkmus, in what we can only assume was the most deadpan interview ever. [GQ]

Full Coverage: George Lois looks back on his favorite twelve covers, including Sonny Liston as Santa. [Vulture]

Matchstick Men: An exhaustive record of matchbooks handsome enough to make us cash in our Zippos. [The Matchbook Registry]

On the Table: Clearly, she is in need of some assistance. [Fashion Copious]

We’re Going With Trad: Esquire gives you the 12 styles of American man. Notably absent: gangster, CPA, and gangster CPA. [Esquire]

Aggy’s Back: Agyness Deyn gets into the movie business, via a 12-minute film noir. [The Moment]

Very Distressed: Burton’s Olympic snowboarding uniforms get the takedown they so richly deserve. [Murketing]

Girls on Film: V Magazine branches out into video. [V Magazine]

Tit for Tat: A clever designer has put together the definitive infographic on breasts. Always good to know more. [GOOD]

Marty: In time for Shutter Island, Vanity Fair digs up a Casino-era Scorcese interview. Not a fan of flying, it turns out. [Vanity Fair]

Cosplay Goes Mainstream: Kirsten Dunst, Takashi Murakami and McG seem to have had the same extremely strange idea at once. [WBE]

A Good Pour: We’re guessing this counts as a low-budget shoot [AnOther Magazine]

The Man Himself: Michael Williams sits down with Jean Touitou of A.P.C. [A Continuous Lean]

Left Breathless: An examination into the style of Jean-Paul Belmondo, quite possibly the coolest Frenchman ever. [The Selvedge Yard]

Happiness is Easy: The secret to lifelong happiness is contained beyond this humble link. (Bourbon is involved.) [The Awl]

Contortionists: The girls in AnOther Magazine always look kind of uncomfortable. [Fashion Copious]

Fare Thee Well: The final Alexander McQueen men’s line. Chavvy stuff, but in a good way. [ViewonFashion]

The Terrifying Future: Much like the champagne room, there is no sex on the iPhone. [TechCrunch]

The Tumblr of the Week: It’s pretty much what it sounds like. [BabieswithLaserEyes]

Contemplating the Ifs: If anyone puts together an indecision-themed editorial spread, definitely let us know. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Brother to Brother: There’s a sea change underway at Brooks Brothers. Unfortunately, it’s happening behind a paywall. [WWD]

The Last Word: Ebert responds to the fantastic Esquire profile. [Chicago Sun Times]

The New Phone Company: If you have an Android phone, you should probably take a look at this. [The Official Google Blog]

Flaxen Hues: We’re feeling pretty good about overalls. [WBE]

We’re Schlubby as Hell, and We’re Not Going to Take It Anymore: Jesse Thorn finally has his Howard Beale moment. In a good way. [Put This On]

G.O.A.T.: Esquire counts down the best dressers of all time, including George H. W. Bush, Michael Corleone and John Calvin. [Esquire]

Spades: A few days with Kate and Andy Spade, formerly of the pseudonymous Jack Spade. [NYMag]

We’re Guessing It’s Medical: Vice distills its entire appeal into seven photographs. Naturally, they’re NSFW. [Vice]

On the Field: An insider’s look at the spectacularly preppy Gant by Michael Bastian show. [Valet]

A Man in Full: Roger Ebert stares down death. Rare stuff, here. [Esquire]

The Changing of the Guard: There is now a third kind of phone you have to care about. Consider yourself notified. [Gizmodo]

Pastoralism: No matter how many times we see it, we never get tired of the “naked girl in a meadow” editorial shot. [Fashion Copious]

Dixieland: Billy Reid walks off with the GQ “Best New Designer in America” prize, possibly while wearing saddle shoes. More on this next week. [GQ Eye]

A Man for Both Seasons: An indepth look at one of our favorite must-haves, Ralph Lauren’s Olympic Committee-mandated gear. [Valet]

Don’t Tell Her: Whatever you’ve got planned for Valentine’s Day, we’re pretty sure it’s going to be less impressive than the Taj Mahal. Just saying. [Neatorama]

On the Beach: Natalia Vodianova grapples with an unbelievably small beach towel. [Refinery29]

Fare Thee Well: The L.A. Times turns in one of the better Alexander McQueen appreciations of the day. Raise a glass. [All the Rage]

Don’t You Love a Singer: A critical appraisal of John Mayer as a human. The lesson: maybe try to be less of a jerk. [This Recording]

Jean Shop: Michael Williams tours the heritage denim of London. [A Continuous Lean]

Questionable Posture: More loungewear enthusiasm from the lads at GQ. [SwipeLife]

Slow Learner: Digging up the extremely short fiction of John Hughes. Shockingly enough, it’s pretty damn good. [Vanity Fair]

Just for Kicks: Vice embraces self-parody in a flurry of alternately hilarious and horrifying dick jokes. Bring popcorn. [Vice]

We Go Together: Barneys gets together with Band of Outsiders and comes away with a single button twill tuxedo. [Selectism]

Off the Beach: Apparently Sports Illustrated has put out an issue that’s just girls in bikinis. How long has this been going on? [Sports Illustrated]

Snow Job: Anders Johnson might be the brokest MOTH we’ve ever had. Can someone get this guy a Kickstarter account? [Associated Press]

Bucking the Trend: The Cut sits down with Mark McNairy, the loveable curmudgeon of menswear, to discuss his New Amsterdam line and the subtle appeal of the double monkstrap. [The Cut]

Building Buzz: Google Buzz just launched. Basically it’s Twitter with pictures and Foursquare-style location tagging—best if you’ve got an Android phone. But if you’d rather ready a couple thousand words of windy speculation, we’ve got that too. [TechCrunch]

The White Queen: Anne Hathaway makes a hat-filled appearance in GQ UK. [GQ UK]

Eyes on the Prize: An insider’s view of the Oscar race. Conclusions: Jeff Bridges and George Clooney are kind of awesome. [NYMag]

Glued to the Screen: A critical appraisal of this year’s superbowl ads. I think it’s safe to say they won’t be buying Dodge Chargers any time soon. [A.V. Club]

Regrets, I’ve Had a Few: Singing “My Way” in Thailand might just get you stabbed to death. Real Talk. [NYTimes]

An Un-Single Man: Tom Ford leaves melancholy gay cinema behind and gets back to his first love, titillating ads. We’ve missed you… [Fashion Copious]

Wim and Vigor: A tour through the denim of the rebel state, via Paris, Texas. [The Moment]

The 80s Were a Special Time: We’re pretty sure Kathryn Bigelow is the first Best Director nominee to be involved in a Bill Paxton video. Well, except for Mr. Cameron… [Vulture]

Men at Work: Junya Watanabe and Carhartt join forces for some pretty awesome jackets. [Hypebeast]

Miranda Rights: We’re joining the campaign to save the job of a banker caught looking at Miranda Kerr pictures online. Specifically, this Miranda Kerr picture. Passion is not a crime! [Boing Boing]

I Watch for the Ads: 38 Years of Superbowl commercials at your fingertips. [AdLand]

Chill Out: Empire names Batman & Robin the worst film of all time. Apparently, they’re just not fans of “freeze” puns. [Empire Online]

Let’s Get Lost: A gentleman’s guide to turning your iPhone into a small, pixel-y television. [Lifehacker]

Evening Wear: Jessica Stam brings back the Veronica Lake look. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Seersucker Confidential: A style appreciation of Mr. James Ellroy, an Eisenhower dandy and genuine crazy man. [Inventory Magazine]

Unshankable: Learning to love prison-issue glasses frames. We really hope this catches on. [Magnificent Bastard]

Downstream: Netflix gets a little bit cooler, adding 300 indie and foreign titles to their streaming library, including our beloved Wendy and Lucy. [/Film]

Stardust Memories: WBE appreciates Ms. Charlotte Rampling, best known as the vixen in Zardoz. Yes, Zardoz [World’s Best Ever]

Feeling Lost: Here’s everything important that’s happened in the past five seasons of lost. Surprisingly short, considering. [Gawker]

Galafianakimania: A tribute to Zack Galifianakis, the snubbed man of today’s Oscar nods. [Esquire]

Portrait of the Baller as a Young Man: Errol Flynn was a bad, bad man, by his own account. [Vanity Fair]

This Year’s Model: Vanity Fair singles out their nine favorite starlets. Carey Mulligan seems to find it all hilarious, which seems about right. [Vanity Fair]

The Victory Lap: Free & Easy lands a sit-down with Frank Muytjens of J.Crew, fresh of his GQ/CFDA nomination. And no, for the last time, they’re not a biker magazine. [Mister Crew]

And the Winners Are…: The 20 most buzzed movies from Sundance. [Vulture]

Putting It On Wax: A few glamour shots from this year’s Beard & Mustache Championships in Anchorage Alaska. Don’t try this at home. [Behance]

Millas and Millas: Milla Jovovich pops up for her yearly photoset. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Life of a Baller: Yet another awesome Salinger story. The man kept busy…kind of. [Washington Post]

Book ‘Em: The literary version of the graphic tee—yes, they’ve got Catcher. [Cool Hunting]

Beardos: The beards of Mad Men, as ranked by Paul Kinsey. [Vulture]

The Muse of Mumblecore: Greta Gerwig is ready for her grainy closeup. [The Moment]

The New Kids: The GQ/CFDA nods big-up (among others) Billy Reid, Burkman Bros and, most surprisingly, J.Crew’s new menswear guru Frank Muytjens. Congrats, gentlemen. [GQ]

Going Off All Half-Shod: A public salvo against the shoeless party. Sounds like someone’s ashamed of his sock drawer. [Gawker]

The Man in the Box: A fitting sendoff for J. D. Salinger. If you haven’t read Franny & Zooey, now might be a good time. [Vulture]

Sheep is the New Black: We’re not sure we follow the plot of this sheep-based editorial…but that’s Vogue Nippon for you. [Fashion Copious]

Padding: The iPad backlash begins in earnest. Get ready to learn what bezel means. [Gizmodo]

God Bless America: A state-by-state look at the vodkas of America. There are many, many more than you thought. [Valet]

Fare Thee Well: The world is one beard short tonight, now that Jon Hamm has shaved off his muzzle for SNL. Light a candle. [Vulture]

Young, Dutch and Famous: The young woman behind Fashion Fillers takes a turn in the spotlight. [Fashion Copious]

The Next Big, Flat Thing: All those Apple Tablet rumors are true. More on that tomorrow morning, but in the meantime, the winner here is Roisin Murphy, who somehow got her album cover to show up on all the renderings. [Gizmodo]

The Wages of Thrift: The international secondhand clothing economy is much, much larger than you thought. [Daily Herald]

The Streets of Baltimore: A patient, comprehensive explanation of why you should watch The Wire. Seriously, folks. [A.V. Club]

Beach Drinks: We’re pretty sure this counts as a beach vacation. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Also, Avatar: The Shipley & Halmos folks list ten things that never go out of style, including the Beatles, A Tale of Two Cities and acid-washed jeans. [corduroy magazine]

Caveat Emptor: Ladies and gentlemen: the world’s ugliest Rolex. Consider yourself warned. [Luxist]

Well Heeled: Esquire.com inches ever closer to shoe porn. We have no problem with that. [Esquire]

Don’t Call it a Comeback: To be fair, it never really left. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Live Like an Apeman: Planet of the Apes is coming back, yet again. [Vulture]

After Marriage: Breaking News: Nobody wants to watch married people have sex. Not even if one of them is Jennifer Connelly. [The Moment]

Damaged: Henry Rollins is none too pleased with the government. [Vanity Fair]

Twice as Nice: Miranda Kerr pops up in Vogue Russia. Why? Because she’s just that good. [Fashion Copious]

Mr. Smith Goes to New York: The secret of Paul Smith’s success: consistency. Also, rabbits. [WWD]

Get Smart: An alarming number of people have “123456” as their password. [Lifehacker]

What Comes After the Blues?: Contemplating the peak of Americana. The bottom line: don’t trade in your Red Wings just yet. [The Choosy Beggar]

Be Kerrful: For some reason, this woman is dating Orlando Bloom. [GQ]

Real Talk: A gentleman’s guide to the drunken acceptance speech, a familiar beast to anyone who watched the Golden Globes. [BlackBook]

Money Talks: A Liebowitz-lensed look at the upcoming Wall Street sequel. [Vanity Fair]

Shake, Rattle, Roll: The long, arduous path to mastering the bartending trade. [SFGate]

The Shampoo Smile: God bless Eastern Europe. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Power Puff: Bill Cunningham is not immune to the allure of the puffy coat. [NYTimes]

That’s the President’s Plane: Complex counts down the top 50 Air Force Ones of all time. Sometimes we can’t tell if they’re kidding. [Complex]

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah: The Beatles oevre, translated into graphical form. To be honest, George comes out looking pretty good. [MikeMake]

The Semi-Professional: Natalie Portman pops up in Elle UK. [SwipeLife]

Band of Outsiders Returns: Scott Sternberg weighs in with a line of retro polo shirts. [Valet]

Going Long: Starting the fight against too-long pants. [Put This On]

Seamanship: Learning to tie knots in your earbuds like a professional. [Gizmodo]

Protect Your Necker: The Victoria’s Secret swimwear catalog brings a pack of models to scenic Necker Island. We would have liked a few more “girl with sloth” pics. [Jaunted]

El Presidente: Jay-Z saves rap, quotes Rakim, is awesome. [Interview]

Double Secret Probation: The invite-only Gilt Groupe adds a second layer of invite-only-ness. We’re pretty sure we saw a Monty Python skit about this. [Racked]

Very Bad Things: A critic’s poll of the worst movies of 2009. Megan Fox is well-represented. [Vulture]

Role Model: Looking for a lingerie model, Armani made the natural choice… [The Cut]

Team Conan: A satirical take on the late night debacle. See also. [Movieline]

How the Other Half Lives: A female perspective on dating, under the catchy moniker “LadyData.” [Valet]

Hard Times: The best, fastest ways to make a difference in Haiti. [Esquire]

Greaser’s Palace: But is she a Shark or a Jet? [Esquire]

A Star-Making Turn: This Channing Tatum profile opens with a description of the star’s fire-deformed package, which is enough to earn it a place in puff piece history. Brass balls, Marks. We salute you. [DETAILS]

The Barbarian: A thoughtful take on NBC’s late night debacle. And, a pretty good reason to watch the Tonight Show tonight. [Vulture]

Pretty Things: Your daily dose of francophone erotic thriller remakes, courtesy of /Film. [/Film]

Live Clothed Girls: Natalie Portman is swearing off nude scenes. We knew this day would come… [Blackbook]

A God Among Men: New rule: All considerations of modern masculinity should end with a John Holmes quote. (We’re looking at you, Chabon.) Check this one out, if only for the quote. [This Recording]

The Man Behind the Hair: Rod Blagojevich is out of his goddamn mind. [Esquire]

Billy Two: Billy Reid opens up with Mister Mort, and drops a few details on his upcoming Stetson collab. [T Magazine]

Wild Horses: Gisele is officially the highest paid model in the world. The horse is a close second. [Fashion Copious]

Gallery Show: Rogues Gallery: Still pretty damn cool. [SwipeLife]

Shoot the J!: Preparing for the second coming of J+ at Uniqlo. It’s gonna be real. [Shophound]

Long Live the King: In honor of his 75th birthday, here’s a roundup of Elvis’ five best travel movies. [World Hum]

Ergonomic Oil Drums: Lily Cole does her part for the mermaid look. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Cold Days: The long john is the fire axe of a gentleman’s wardrobe: Break glass in case of emergency. [Valet]

Hov is Back: Jay-Z continues to kick ass, this time in the pages of Esquire. But we’re not sure where they’re getting the “tall” part from. [Esquire]

The Misfits: Kind of like Jay-Z, Bottle Rocket is still awesome after all these years. [A.V. Club]

High Marks: We’re guessing this picture was taken somewhere in South America. [BModels]

Give ‘em the Boot: Mark McNairy and Engineered Garments join forces for an Alden-esque high boot. Awesome stuff. [A Continuous Lean]

The Electronic Bay: A gentleman’s guide to shopping on eBay. [Put This On]

Shiny Things: The last colorful iPhone case you will ever need. Shouldn’t they be moving onto the Nexus by now? [CoolHunting]

Sometimes a Cigarette is just a Cigarette: Ms. Allen puffs away in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar Russia. [Fashionising]

Ups and Downs: A list of when to find the best deals on just about anything. Apparently it’s currently sale season for sporting goods, bed sheets and carpeting. Now you know. [Lifehacker]

Ladies…: Mothers, lock up your daughters; Kempt editor Randy Goldberg is on the town. Glamour shots are available on request. [Guest of a Guest]

User’s Guide: An impressively thorough look at the joys and frustrations of Google’s latest iPhone challenger. [Gizmodo]

You Know, Metaphorically: That jacket probably crinkles a lot. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

The Style Guy of Style Guys: Glenn O’Brien is scouring eBay for a Citroen. Sometimes the only appropriate response is awe. [A Continuous Lean]

Bags, Hats and Belts: The latest crop of APC accessories just landed, and no matter what you think, they refuse to make their belts any thicker or their ties any wider. Shine on… [Selectism]

Little Gold Men: Ranking “For Your Consideration” ads on a scale from Spielberg to Seagal. [Vulture]

Hark!: That includes a belated Hanukkah. [The World’s Best Ever]

The Dreads Don’t Help: The Counting Crows oblivious Joni Mitchell cover is named the decade’s worst song. Choice quote: “It’s like the whole song emanates from his soul patch.” [Village Voice]

The Free Press: Acquaint yourself with the Sponge and Press, a less distressing way to clean your suit. [Men’s Flair]

By the Sword: A gentleman’s guide to cleaving open champagne bottles with a sword. Try this at home. [Valet]

We Can Only Imagine What 2010 Will Be Like: Refinery29 rounds up the year’s most stirring editorials, and christens 2009 “the Year of the Boob.” It did seem like there were a lot of those around… [Refinery29]

Understanding Comics: Dan Kois counts down the year’s best comics—the term “graphic novel” is notably absent—including a gem from the artist behind Batman: Year One. [Vulture]

Free and Queasy: Stephen Marche also feels a little uncomfortable with all this Brittany Murphy stuff. Could everyone please stop dying? [Esquire]

Lost Opportunities: The trials and tribulations of The White Hotel. Who knew it was so hard to get a post-modern erotic holocaust movie greenlit? [Vanity Fair]

Hello, Goodbye: The D. A. Pennebaker style of fashion editorial, courtesy of Paolo Roversi. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Headstrong: In praise of the watchcap. This one’s been a long time coming, but we’re not sure what it means for people with dishevelable hair. [Put This On]

Let’s Get Real: Eventually, someone was going to make a case for The Real Cancún as one of the great films of the decade. Salon has found that person. [Salon]

The Game Be the Game: A spoiler-packed, genuinely fascinating interview with The Wire’s David Simon. [Vice]

We Blame All Those A Single Man Junkets: Bulgari’s new campaign features a notable absence of jewelry. [Fashion Copious]

And Then There Were Nine: Alex Balk and Mary HK Choi discuss Nine, Penelope Cruz’s backside, and irresponsible sex hair. [The Awl]

Shapely Ties: Alexander Olch drops some tie science. [GQ Eye]

Knit Life: A peek into the marketplace/religion that is Etsy. [NYTimes]

Rated R: Ms. Fenty graces the cover of Gentleman’s Quarterly. [GQ]

Blue Man Group: Avatar is shaping up to be the feel-good cat people flick of the decade. [Vanity Fair]

On a Jet Plane: A gentleman’s guide to packing a suit. There are many folds, and they are all important. [Valet]

The Ninth Circle: A shadenfreude-filled stroll through the worst movies of the year. Megan Fox is well represented. [A.V. Club]

A Simpler Time: World’s Best Ever’s 80s girl roundup tragically leaves off a young Jennifer Connelly. [WBE]

From All-Stars to Rod Lavers: An illustrated history of the sneaker, detailed enough to let you pass freely among sneakerheads. [The Shoe Buff]

It was a Very Good Year: An edited compilation of the year’s best viral videos. Fair warning: There are a lot of cats. [Videogum]

Around the Horn: Ornette Coleman’s What I Have Learned might be the best one we’ve ever read. On the sex/love divide: “Well, you’re not always sure you’re in love. But when you’re having sex, there’s really no mistaking it.” [Esquire]

Heart of Stone: To the applause of the masses, Lara Stone takes over for Madonna as the scantily clad figure in well-lit print ads. [Luxist]

So Hot Right Now: The monocle trend—also known as Klink-chic—is apparently sweeping the west coast. Maybe driven by the magazine? [All the Rage]

The Doorman Will Thank You: Emily Post advises on matters of holiday tipping. [Lifehacker]

Two States: The designer of the 50 state American flag has just passed away. Perhaps an Americana tribute is in order? [Unbeige]

Fellini’s Other Muse: In honor of Nine, Maya Singer guides a tour of Fellini’s favorite women. Next week: Nino Rota’s favorite trombones. [Style.com]

Also, Truman Peyote: The epic annual Year in Band Names roundup. Highlights this year include Damage Pants, God Johnson, and German Beef Initiative. [A.V. Club]

First Look: An early peek at the Spring/Summer crop of J+ by Jil Sander for Uniqlo. [Nitrolicious]

Think of the Children: It’s a long weekend, but see if you can get through it without buying $248 cashmere sweatpants. [The Cut]

Cole in the Stocking: Lily Cole hits the Interview circuit. [Interview]

Here Come the Wolves: In the top ten viral videos of 2009, the Twilight trailer beats out Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” For the first time in my young life, I feel somewhat betrayed by the internet. [TechCrunch]

I Turn My Camera On: A gentleman’s guide to the bewildering world of digital cameras. [Gizmodo]

In Bad Health: Men’s Health accidentally repeats a cover. The sound you hear is hundreds of people smacking their hands to their foreheads. [Gawker]

Second Hand: She better hope Bloomberg doesn’t find out about this. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Goody Two Shoes: A charitable gift guide, for any leftover bag money you have lying around. [TBD]

Thugs and Backpackers: Harris Tweed goes in for a streetwear collab. We’re just not sure how to feel about this one. [Hypebeast]

The Who Sell Out: David Lynch tries his hand at directing ads for Christian Dior. We guess this means they’ve forgotten about this. [Telegraph]

Dearly Departed: Expect to see a lot more of these as Oscar season picks up. [Esquire]

The Shining: Barker Black’s guide to caring for those oxfords. [Valet]

I Am a Scientist: Kurt Andersen sings the praises of the Large Hadron Collider. It is large and collides hadrons. [Vanity Fair]

Back in the Day: A tour through the archives of Hart Schaffner Marx. Not as many mustaches as you’d hope. [Fine and Dandy]

White Room: Love is an ottoman, in the latest issue of Elle. [Fashionising]

Trending Downwards: A gentleman’s guide to the short-lived trends of the aughts. We’re surprised the anachronistic mustache didn’t make the cut. [NYMag]

A Few of My Favorite Things: Starting tomorrow, an all-star list of men’s style bloggers is counting down the favorite items in their closet. Is it too late to throw our Spiderman PJs into the mix? [Components of Enthusiasm]

Fam in the Biz, It Is What it Is: Shakespearean intrigue in the world of online sample-sellers. The bottom line: Amazon may be poised to out-flank Gilt Groupe. [The Fashion Beat]

Back to the Wall: Apparently Corrine Day is a photographer to watch. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

One Last Q: Quentin Tarantino and Japanese commercials…how did it take this long? [Gawker TV]

Oh Black Water, Keep on Rolling: A longform peek at the Blackwater CEO, courtesy of Vanity Fair’s “War Watch.” [Vanity Fair]

Also, Booze: Blackbird’s latest “workaholic traveler” gift guide seems remarkably close to the plot of Up in the Air. [Blackbird Blog]

Semi-Broken Embraces: Unfortunately, Pedro Almódovar seems to have locked Ms. Cruz in a dungeon. [Fashion Copious]

Mr. Ford Goes to Hollywood: Tom Ford’s A Single Man earns him the Times profile treatment. Also, Jason Reitman should be nicer to reporters. [NYTimes]

Short Cuts: Snippets from the best film scenes of the decade, including a balrog, a strip club, and a hammer fight. [A. V. Club]

The Dandies of the Congo: Central Africa has some damn good tailors too. [Coolhunting]

Siren, Anyone?: Paris Vogue seems to have a thing for Roxy Music covers. [Refinery29]

It’s a Gift: We know we just complained about gift guides, but this is one of the good ones. There’s flash animation and everything. [Valet]

Don’t Call it a Comeback: Jewish girls…so hot right now…you heard it here first. [Details]

Maybe One of the Beastie Boys: Ladies and gentlemen, the world’s first diamond-encrusted dreidel. If you buy it, please rap about how awesome it is. [Luxist]

Little Black Book: We’re still waiting for someone to use the phrase “sephardic stunner.” [BlackBook]

Can’t Beat It: Our tech overlords recap the top trends of the year that was. Apparently some guy named “Jackson” got famous in a hurry. [Google Zeitgeist]

I Don’t Mind Choppin’ Wood: The L.A. Times convinces us we were a little hasty with the whole “designer ax” craze. Extra points for coining the phrase “axficianado.” [All the Rage]

The Punk and the Godfather: Mod style gets another glossy tome, in case you weren’t sure what to get Pete Townshend for Christmas. [GQ Eye]

The Abstract School of Makeup: Highbrow fashion spreads win again. [Fashionising]

Hot Fuzz: The mustache craze reaches England, with shocking results. [The Independent]

Type Casting: The Moment delves into the seedy typography underground. [The Moment]

Up Top: Just because it’s Monday: here’s the view from the top of Mount Everest. [World Hum]

Outerwear: Disappointingly, this is not from an overcoat ad. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

The Death of the Uncool: Brian Eno says that, in a broad enough culture, nothing is uncool. Maybe this is a good time to get that Aja post ready. [Prospect Magazine]

He’s Got a Knife!: French kitchen knives are actually kind of sweet. [The Shoptometrist]

Tailoring: The tailor’s second fitting may be the most important. So, store that one away. [A Suitable Wardrobe]

Somewhere in Italy…: We don’t know who this is, but she should email us. [Fashion Copious]

The Tweed Revolution: A closer look at the origins of Japanese preppy style. Legitimately fascinating stuff. [IvyStyle]

The Northwest Passage: The style of early grunge gets a closer, more adoring look. This may be vintage flannel’s first hagiography. [The Moment]

Stiff Upper Lip: Your guide to this season’s mustache-shaped jewelry. [All the Rage]

Cheesecake Photos Want to be Free: More embargoed shots from Terry Richardson’s Pirelli calendar. [BlackBook]

Sale-Ing: In the face of Black Friday, Gargyle is offering 25% off their stock when you use the checkout code “Uno.” Good to know. [The Choosy Beggar]

Hall of Fame Material: Apparently James Cameron has a HMFIC ballcap. Also, his wallet says “Bad Motherfucker.” [Vulture]

It’s Inflation: Would you like an electric Rolls Royce Phantom? Do you have half a million dollars? Where are you going? [Gizmodo]

The Only Ten I See: She’s also singer/drummer for The Like. What is it about lady drummers? [Refinery29]

Flea!: If you hadn’t heard, there’s some fine shopping going on in Manhattan this evening. [Racked]

Pulling the Wool: Ladies and gentlemen, our new favorite pants. [Put This On]

Caveat Emptor: Because it is indeed Friday, here is a coffee cup made out of bacon, and filled entirely with (what else?) melted cheese. Take care of yourselves. [Neatorama]

Mark Your Calendars: The latest Terry Richardson-lensed Pirelli Calendar just went out through the mail—but unless you’re a subscriber, you’ll have to make do with teaser shots like this one. [Fashion Copious]

The Big Thirteen: Esky gets its MacArthur on, naming thirteen renegades currently changing the world. [Esquire]

Bad Lieutenant! Bad!: Werner Herzog talks about coaxing the crazy out of Nicolas Cage for the upcoming Bad Lieutenant. We’re a little excited, if you couldn’t tell. [Movieline]

We’re All Cousins, Aren’t We?: Vampire Weekend’s latest single is actually kind of badass. [BlackBook]

Ms. Waldorf, We Presume: Maybe it’s time to start watching Gossip Girl. [GQ]

Way Out West: ACL takes a tour of San Francisco’s UNIONMADE. What is it about places with giant flags? [A Continuous Lean]

Heavy Stuff: The well-aged charm of the medicine ball (and where to pick one up). [Valet]

Woah: The 12 trippiest drug scenes in the history of film, in order of batshit audacity. Iguana not included. [Vulture]

Back to the Garden: Either that, or she’s planning an organic farm. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Knit Picking: Selectism takes a peek inside the SNS Herning factory. [Selectism]

Ride, Sally, Ride: The Tweed Ride comes to Washington, D.C.. [Washington Post]

Still the Greatest: If you need a palate cleanser from the NME business, here’s a list of the ten worst albums of all time. At the bottom… Muhammad Ali? [Neatorama]

We Are Entirely in Earnest: A gentleman’s guide to Blake Lively’s cleavage. [DailyIntel]

Cougar Warning: The latest dispatch on the cougar trend is quite possibly the most depressing thing we’ve ever read. But don’t let that stop you… [NYTimes]

The Sky is Falling: Astronomy buffs take heed. Early tomorrow morning, we’ll be enjoying the non-apocalyptic kind of meteor shower. [Lifehacker]

In a Word, Jackets: Esky does what it does best: Tell you how to dress. [Esquire]

Kroesin’: Fashion Gone Rogue has good choice in muses. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

A Cordial Occasion: In the shadowy den of the Corduroy Appreciation Club. [The Moment]

Is There Anything it Can’t Do?: No Mas graces us with an animated retread of Dock Ellis’s acid-assisted no-hitter. [Gawker]

Fantastic: Glenn O’Brien really liked Fantastic Mr. Fox, which is usually a good sign. [GQ Eye]

Fox on Fox: The New York Times Magazine boldly defies the Megan Fox embargo. [NYTimes]

Protect Your Neck: The scarves of the world, just in time for winter. [CoolHunting]

Bag Man: Checking in with Apolis Activism’s Ugandan cotton briefcase. [Valet]

No Flipping: A countdown of the top 30 television series of the decade. Taken as a whole, they will swallow up an entire year of your life. [AV Club]

No Schvets: Getting back to nature never looked so good. [Fashion Copious]

I’ll Be Out in a Minute: Details ponders the literature of self-pleasure. [Details]

Blimey: Michael Caine returns to the bloodthirsty British revenge picture. We can’t wait. [Movieline]

MacGuyver Lives: In the name of using every part of the produce aisle, it’s time you started polishing your shoes with banana peel. [Lifehacker]

Also, Six Other Women: Nine just gets better and better. [Style.com]

The Augmented Interview: Eighteen surprisingly intense quotes from Robert Downey Jr., courtesy of Esquire’s latest hi-tech issue. [Esquire]

Moc Trial: After declaring war on the half-zip sweater, the new kids of style blogging shine a light on Arrow Moccasins. [Put This On]

I Have Not Yet Begun to Twee: A discourse on airports, sketchily rendered in colored pencil. [The Awl]

Oh, See: Flaunt catches up with the starlet in her unseasonably warm apartment. [Refinery29]

Rise of the Android: The pros and cons of picking up one of these. [Gizmodo]

Pulling the Wool: Wool ties continue to gather strength in the east. [NYMag]

Dazed, Confused: Richard Linklater weighs in on what it means to be an icon. Is it too soon to nominate John Hodgman? [BlackBook]

All’s Fair: We’ve always said, appearing nude in a national publication is the best revenge. [Vanity Fair]

Going Mad: The impeccable Glenn O’Brien ponders the latest Mad Men developments. [GQ Eye]

The Internet Wins Again: MSNBC’s twitter gets hacked, says ungentlemanly things about Don Imus’ wife. (Warning: You are about to peer into the dark heart of the internet.) [TechCrunch]

The Getaway: Four of the coolest bank robberies ever, almost all of which have found their way to into films, one way or another. [Neatorama]

Also Known as a Femme Fatale: Someone runs a garters-and-tights editorial spread every few months…and we have no problem with that. [Fashion Copious]

All Together Now: Popular music’s greatest hits, scrambled, courtesy of the fine folks at Eclectic Method. [Boing Boing]

Panda Panda Panda: How cute is too cute, asks an article topped by a picture of a panda. [Vanity Fair]

Hooray Success: Alain de Botton ponders the true meaning of success. His conclusion: Most of it is having an awesome name. [TED]

The Pompadour Rises Again: This is as threatening as Natalie Portman has ever looked, including when she was waving a pistol around. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Just in Time for Movember: An in-depth interview with John Oates and some other guy. [A.V. Club]

Japan Wins Again: Behold the strangely transfixing trailer for a game called My Boyfriend is the President. [Gizmodo]

Take This Broken Menswear and Learn to Fly: Valet sits down with the mastermind behind our second favorite Northwestern boutique, Blackbird. [Valet]

Run This Town: Rihanna graces TWBE’s globe-spanning favorite women list. [TWBE]

The New Kids on the Internet: A newly minted men’s style blog ponders the denim jacket. Welcome, gentleman. [Put This On]

Jesus: Developing Story: Willem Dafoe is still incredibly cool. [Blackbook]

Campfire Tales: An old gem, recently unearthed, looks into Haitian zombie culture. [Men’s Journal]

Range Life: She seems underdressed for farming. [Refinery29]

A Gentleman’s Guide to Not Getting Sauce on Your Face: The mechanics of eating a chicken wing, explained. Seriously, take notes. [Lifehacker]

Smash!: If you only watch one forklift catastrophe video today, make it this one. [Gizmodo]

Glow in the Dark: Seeper Interactive takes over Branchage, UK with one of the more impressive light shows we’ve seen. [wejetset]

Better for your Back, We Hear: MTV’s latest celeb is lying on the floor in this month’s V Magazine. [I Know What You Wore]

On the Road: Jay Carroll takes a menswear driven tour of America. [Valet]

Don’t Go in the Basement: Gawker’s Halloween horror movie death roundup is basically rap music in video form. [Gawker]

G.O.A.T.: The greatest Halloween costume of all time, ever. [Shortform]

It Gels: Iekelene Stange is at the mercy of idiosyncratic designers. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Alone in the Dark: Martin Scorcese names his eleven favorite horror movies. Apparently he’s not a Wes Craven fan… [The Daily Beast]

God’s Country: Des Moines gets a dose of sculptural clout. Does this count as the Bilbao Effect? [NYTimes]

My God, It’s Full of Stars: Esquire is planning something hinky and potentially earth-shaking with Augmented Reality. We think it involves Robert Downey Jr. pulling a Lawnmower Man. [Esquire]

Christmas Lights: Mme. Moss graces a few holiday Topshop spots. [Les Mads]

Boo!: Halloween costumes from the fashion crowd. 70s Rod Stewart may be a stroke of genius. [Refinery29]

A Matter of Taste: The Ed Hardy Boyz go viral. The name pretty much says it all. [Racked]

Anka Lives: Michael Jackson’s last stand turns out pretty well after all. [The Projectionist]

Grab a Brush: Saga Magazine must have quite a hairspray budget. [Fashion Copious]

The Big Ticket: Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the $1100 earbuds. [Gizmodo]

Yikes: The YikeBike challenges the Segway for the inept magician market. [PSFK]

Really, Anything: Edmund Mullins looks at Say Anything at 20. Apparently Pauline Kael was a fan? [BlackBook]

Wave of the Future: The world’s first Skype-based editorial hits the web. The Google Voice folks must be kicking themselves… [Refinery29]

On the Wingtip: A guided tour of Alden’s Middleborough factory. [Selectism]

Faced: The men’s market for skin care and toothpaste grows ever larger. Brush regularly. [The Cut]

Not Dark Yet: A catalogue of the 14 types of Twilight Zone ending, not counting the Reverse Robot Reveal. [A.V. Club]

Central Heating: Hungarian fashion magazines do some very good work, apparently. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Jingle Jangle: Simon Spurr joins the CFDA club. Congrats, sir. [Style Section LA]

Glove Love: Sing a song for the glovemakers of upstate New York. [NYTimes]

Dunston Checks Out: Pet costumes once again work their way into highbrow media discourse. [Vanity Fair]

Behind You!: This is by far the least revealing photo in the decidedly NSFW spread. [Fashion Copious]

Wild Eyes: Complex talks their way into a Moscot factory tour. Our jealousy, as always, is thinly veiled. [Complex]

Don’t Fuck Around With Love: Unearthing a lost, dirty-mouthed doo-wop track. [BlackBook]

Book ‘em: Bruce McCall ponders how to make use of the world’s books. Options include skeet shooting and ritual immolation. [Vanity Fair]

Nice Pants: Also, a certified health counselor. The more you know… [The World’s Best Ever]

Off the Board: The National Film Board of Canada takes a break from inspiring ambient techno to produce our new favorite iPhone video app. [LifeHacker]

He Had it Coming: Dave Bry recounts being punched in the face at a Pixies show in 1991. [The Awl]

Forever: RZA makes the book tour rounds, continues to be the coolest person alive. [A.V. Club]

Furries: Actually, that may be an animal of some kind… [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Ring the Alarm: Malaysia tries to ban Beyoncé, ignoring the desires of all the single ladies in Malaysia. [BlackBook]

Sparks Will Fly: Five eco-outfitted cars get the blog treatment. To be fair, we’re not sure installing an electric motor qualifies as “pimping out” a car. [Inhabitat]

Moskowitz, No!: Seymour Cassel, also known as Max Fischer’s dad, cannot keep his hands to himself. [The Wrap]

ROFL: Blush Lingerie scores a few well-earned points. The heels are sold separately. [SwipeLife]

Simon Says: Simon Spurr throws us some exceedingly kind words. [Forbes]

La Vie en Rose: APC’s Jean Touitou continues to be crotchety, declinist. [Selectism]

We’ll Always Have Thursday Afternoon: Past the 72-hour mark, Balloon Boy has veered off into kitsch. Luckily, NYMag is there to source the five best ironic anthems to bring this episode to a close. Play him off, metaphorical keyboard cat. [Daily Intel]

A Woman and a Camera: Also, a hairbrush. [FashionIndie]

Yeah, Me Neither: Aziz Ansari interviews Jason Schwarzman, admits he hasn’t seen The Darjeeling Limited. [Interview]

Who Moved My Cheese?: Apparently the recession is cutting into the demand for cheese, except of the government variety. [Grub Street]

The Kempt Guarantee: We will heartily endorse any detective movie with Michael Shannon in it. Your move, Hollywood. [Vulture]

Poultry Farming: We cannot begin to tell you what is going on here. [Fashion Copious]

Rags and Patches: Glenn O’Brien is not pleased with Bono’s choice of jacket. [GQ]

Suit Up: WWD counts down the suit’s best moments on screen. We won’t dispute Wall Street, but Miami Vice might be more controversial than they think. [WWD]

In Retrospect, This Was Inevitable: Terry Richardson has his own, semi-NSFW action figure. [Colette]

Baring All: GQ Italy wins again. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Sluggers: Babe Ruth’s 1918 game bat just sold for $537,750. If you only steal one collectible this season… [Selectism]

D’oh!: James L. Brooks is possible not as affable as he seems. [The Daily Beast]

The Chef: Apparently Raekwon’s a pretty big Penfield fan. [We Are the Market]

Private Eyes: This cannot get on newsstands fast enough. [GQ]

Down Low, Too Slow: NPR surveys a few flu-safe alternatives to the high five. Maybe now, fingerguns will finally have their day. [NPR]

Now, What Will 50 Rap About?: Kanye’s Pastelle line has merged with the infinite. Despite years of “first looks” will never, ever see store shelves. [High Snobiety]

I Turn My Camera On: Wired’s photoblog goes inside the Leica factory for a series of camera production pics. The entire post may turn out to be an elaborate visual pun. [Raw File]

Alluring: Allure sits down with Isla Fisher, who has apparently never seen a Foghat album before. [SwipeLife]

Say It Out Loud: A look at the great ‘fros of the past. Sadly, Seth Rogen did not make the list. [All the Rage]

One Leg at a Time: A brief treatise on the origin of the trouser, which was apparently roundly condemned by Pope Pius VII. We’re curious what he’d make of the utilikilt. [This Recording]

Moving Out:h(y)r collective’s Ryan Willms has set up a new, flash-equipped homebase. Check it out, won’t you? [Inventory]

The Hef Rides Again: We can’t help but feel that some line has been crossed. [Empire Movies]

A Hack: Michael Pollan graces us with still more rules to live by. Since he doesn’t mention candy corn specifically, we’re going to assume it’s ok. [Lifehacker]

It was a Dark and Stormy Post: Secret Forts gets a turn in the spotlight. [Choosy Beggar]

Heart on Sleeve: Gitman Brothers takes us through their label archive, via an oxford button-down. [Selectism]

She Means Business: And don’t give her any of this Linux crap. [Refinery29]

Hooverville: George Saunders takes a stroll through a modern tent city. [GQ]

Web Civics: Choire Sicha ponders the ethics of blogging. Sadly, it’s in the Times, so he can’t call anyone a douchebag. [NYTimes]

Victory!: After literally hours of pleading, Tracy Morgan has finally joined Twitter. [Twitter]

Funny Business: Her joke, unfortunately, is not all that funny. Esquire]

I Want Them Back: The Jackson 5 return for one last hit, currently streaming from their website. Vulture]

Lap it Up: The era of excess returns, in the form of a bejeweled laptop. [Gizmodo]

Going Disney: Michael Williams takes us on a trip to Disneyland, thanks to a newfangled technology called Kodachrome. [A Continuous Lean]

Lounging: We’re not going to speculate on what that is. [Fashion Copious]

TSA Suckas: Snoop Dogg valiantly crusades for the rights of bullet-shaped jewelry-wearers everywhere. [Luxury Launches]

Decline and Fall: Gawker surveys the remnants of Gourmet.[Gawker]

All Hat, No Cattle: Nathan Rabin stares into the dark, soul-consuming void that is Garth Brooks’ career. [A. V. Club]

It’s Still in the Same Place: Cindy Crawford gets a book cover, thanks to Michel Comte. [Luxist]

City at Night: Night is now officially endangered. [PSFK]

All Over the World: Your daily Dubai horror story. [The Awl]

We’ll Miss You, Harvey: Miramax cuts back to seven films a year. [Thompson on Hollywood]

At Least, According to Esquire: Somewhere, Sophia Loren is fuming. [Esquire]

She Seems Cool: Planet Magazine breaks the news on a possibly fictitious group of Ukranian Amazons. [Boing Boing]

Clowns in Space: Really, the headline says it all. [The Guardian]

Protect Ya Legal Exposure: Wu-Tang, while forever, is also surprisingly litigious. [Vulture]

Like a Bird: We’re guessing it was something he said. [Fashion Copious]

Needs More Logo: A look at Takashi Murakami’s latest show. [The Moment]

I’m Tired of Your Selvedge Demands: A talk with the denim guru behind Self Edge. [Complex]

Together Again: Mr. Seinfeld chats nervously about the Curb-based reunion. Also, what’s the deal with those Corona ads? [Vulture]

Cruz Control: Ladies and gentlemen, the best reason to see Nine. [Vanity Fair]

Let’s Go Make a Picture: When Hollywood starts being compared to Detroit, you know things are getting bad. The good news? At least Coraline was a hit… [Thompson on Hollywood]

Man Up: A discourse on masculinity, courtesy of the internet. [This Recording]

The Daily Nudes: There is no problem that cannot be solved by nude calendars. [NY Daily News]

An Uplifting Experience: We don’t know why it took this long, but Dita Von Teese has finally connected with Wonderbra. [The Daily Mail]

Yoko?: Comme des Garcons and the Beatles may be eyeing each other for co-branding. Much as we love them both, we really hope this doesn’t happen. [Selectism]

Billions and Billions of Fans: Carl Sagan gets his posthumous recording career started. [Nerdist]

One Simple Rule: The name says it all. You may never need another productivity blog. [The Ultimate Productivity Blog]

No Big Hair: This is Vogue Russia, so we imagine she’s quite cold. [FashionIndie]

Life Lessons: Esquire digs a Roman Polanski’s “What I’ve Learned” piece out of the archives. Notably absent: “Never trust the Swiss.” [Esquire]

Take it Straight: Whisky gets its own social network. [Lifehacker]

Smash and Grab: Art theft continues to pick up steam. Also, it’s pretty awesome. [UnBeige]

Really?: To be fair, the blindfold does make things difficult. [Fashion Copious]

Threadless: The future of Harris Tweed is surprisingly bleak. Get it while you can… [Style Salvage]

Designers Gone Wild: Where the Wild Things Are finally leaches into the fashion world. [High Snobiety]

To the Dogs: Dubai’s Ed Hardy shop just got busted for selling pets. We’d say we’re surprised, but after this, nothing that happens at the Dubai Ed Hardy shop could surprise us. [Transracial]

The Heiress: Lydia Hearst pops up at Dior J’Adore’s 10th Anniversary bash. [Refinery29]

The Real McCoy: A peek into the mind of a $38 million dollar gigolo-grifter. He must be one hell of a listener. [DETAILS]

Maybe It’s Us: E. Tautz debuts the only apparel promo that’s ever given us nightmares. [The Choosy Beggar]

What a Nice Blog!: Tom Chiarella perfects the art of the compliment. [Esquire]

It’s Hard to Say: A Sam Haskins retrospective unearths an anonymous temptress. We’re going with Claudia Cardinale…but we’re open to suggestions. [The Moment]

I’ve Linked to the Future: Gizmodo gets the tech exclusive of the year with pics of Microsoft’s new booklet, dubbed “Courier.” [Gizmodo]

There Were Ghosts in the Eyes of all the Recording Engineers You Sent Away: A peek into the recording of Born to Run. [Slate]

Eccentricities Revealed: Mickey Rourke may have been gunning for the lead in a Qaddafi biopic all along. [Boing Boing]

This Might Count as “Fueling Speculation”: There will come a day when Sapphic titillation no longer generates automatic press coverage. But it is not this day. [Marie Claire]

Paul Lives: 45 years later, Google Trends confirms it: the Beatles are bigger than Jesus. [TG Daily]

It’s Ok With Us: Elliott Gould drops a little knowledge from a hipper plane. [Esquire]

Fare Thee Well: Glenn O’Brien eulogizes a departed man of style. [Style Guy]

Walk Hard: Thank heaven for lingerie shows. [WBE]

Fighting Words: A branding guru takes on the fashion industry. Clearly, he’s never met Tom Ford. [PSFK]

It Was Worth a Shot: What if Google implanted an elaborate code into their site and nobody noticed or cared? [The Google Blog]

Name That Model: Identify a call sheet of models and win a classic of 19th Century literature. No, we’re not kidding. [Fashion Copious]

Frivolous Kitchen Shot of the Year: We boldly defy the internet’s Megan Fox boycott. [Just Jared]

Building Bridges: Finally, this silly war between Adidas and Puma comes to a close. Hopefully someone gets a Nobel Peace Prize out of this. [Neatorama]

Dropping Math: A gentleman scientist’s guide to stocking the bar. [Lifehacker]

Just Watch It: Nike enlists David Fincher for one of the most amazing 90 seconds of video we’ve ever seen. Can we nominate Guillermo del Toro for the next UnderArmor spot? [Thompson on Hollywood]

Hello, There: Fashion Copious checks out the portfolio of Ms. Silwia Jankowska, and we’re beginning to think every model in the city has a “slinking on the floor” shot… [Fashion Copious]

Oh Man: A familiar face takes stock of the “manly advice section of the bookstore. The verdict? You’d better learn to tape drywall. [Slate]

Roll Out: Esquire takes stock of the latest runway trends, as applied to what you already own. Get ready to roll those pant cuffs. [Esquire]

Music for SmartPhones: Brian Eno fulfills his destiny with a generative iPhone version of Music for Airports. Maybe he was too cool for Android? [Gizmodo]

Look Back in Amber: DETAILS makes the most of its time with Amber Heard. [DETAILS]

Great Scott: The Sartorialist gives GQ UK some style advice. One highlight: He recommends owning only one pair of jeans. [GQ UK]

Almost Blue: Complex counts down the ten best jeans under $100. Street or no, it’s hard to deny APC. [Complex]

The List: Counting down 50 things being killed by the internet. “Your spare time” didn’t make the list. [Telegraph]

Wildin’ Out: GQ spends some quality time with Olivia Wilde. [GQ]

Raiding the ‘Stache: You cannot stop the mustache. You can only hope to contain it. [Blackbook]

Mr. Lauren in Repose: Ralph Lauren is apparently a Batman fan. [VanityFair.com]

Ghost Ships: Malaysia is suddenly swamped with disused tanker fleets. Real talk. [Daily Mail]

Very Accurate: From the latest editorial in VMAN, shot by Sebastian Faena and fittingly titled “Ana Claudia Naked.” [VMan]

Political Theater: Is Kanye a freelance mic-grabber, or mic-grabbing at the behest of MTV management. We’ll let him finish. [Defamer]

To the Moon, Alice: A gentleman’s guide to photographing the curvature of the earth. [Gizmodo]

Light Up: Watch Yohji Yamamoto smoke a cigarette. Yes, that’s all. [The Cut]

Top of the World: Claire Danes is the cover girl for BlackBook’s monstrous September issue. [SwipeLife]

Radio, Radio: Last.fm comes to HD radio, aimed at the lucrative market of people who have HD radios but not computers. [Epicenter]

Robot Apologists: Gizmodo lists eight of their favorite robots dedicated to menial jobs. This will earn them no favors when the revolution comes. [Gizmodo]

We’re Going to Go Listen to the Phonograph: Apparently there’s something called the VMAs happening this Sunday? On some kind of musical television? [Vulture]

Cornish Love: The heroine of the new Keats biopic offers some inspiring pics. [Esquire]

In Essence: Lux flannel, a fine gauge turtleneck and highbrow cargo pants all make surprise appearances on Men.Style’s ten essentials.[Men.Style]

Oh, Polo: Polo Rugby takes the customizable polo to the iPhone. Surely, a T-Pain special edition cannot be far behind. [Reuters]

It’s Just…So Beautiful: The L.A. Times talks their way into Brooks Brother’s Long Island City tie factory. Commence drooling. [All the Rage]

Good Press: Page Six has an extremely persuasive photo editor. [Cover Awards]

The Anti-Trend: Trads make the trend page, despite not being a trend. Does this mean we can start wearing ascots again? [New York Observer]

Medieval Tech: South African internet is slower than a carrier pigeon. We think Mr. DeVaughn said it best… [Reuters]

You Can Never Have Too Many Ties: Seriously. You can’t. [Selectism]

Another Day: AnOther Magazine celebrates a decade of style with attractive pictures of attractive women. Seems like as good a way as any. [Fashion Copious]

Meet the Beatles: Chuck Klosterman reviews the Beatles’ box set, possibly maxes out on the number of times you can say “unheralded” ironically in a single piece. [A. V. Club]

Dubaiers Beware: Another Dubai horror story, this time from a British architect. [Building]

Going Rogue, Again: Anyone ready to pick up gear on the internet should head to Rogues Gallery for up to 60% off Fall/Winter gear. [The Choosy Beggar]

Home Again, Home Again: Terry Richardson takes Sean Lennon into seriously Freudian territory. [Refinery29]

Grilled: Google starts tracking the value of luxury goods like jewels, precious metals, and unusually good coffee. [GoogleBlog]

Under the Mattress: You asked for a wallet made from a mattress…and the internet delivered. [JoshSpear]

Out of Your League: Talking to attractive women may render you temporarily less intelligent. In other news, talking to unintelligent women may render you temporarily more well-read. [Neatorama]

Subscription Card: Claudia Schiffer appears in Tank Magazine, at least doubling their subscription list. [Fashion Copious]

Be Kind: Bootleg pot farms are on the rise. As always, WSJ makes the case for entrepreneurship… [Wall Street Journal]

Mirrors in Space: It’s happening. [TG Daily]

Sniveling 101: Mad Men’s Pete Campbell is significantly more pleasant, less scheming off camera. [Vanity Fair]

Bonus Round: Vanity Fair shares the leftovers of their session with Shakira. [Vanity Fair]

Working Class Heroes: The Times anoints The Beatles: Rock Band as the Most Important Game of Our Time. In other words, bigger than Jesus. [NYTimes]

Upgrades, Upgrades: Apple’s easy upgrading may be working against them. [Kottke]

Rocket Man: Our old friend Qaddafi just built himself a new whip, adhering to his usual standards of tastefulness. [Jalopnik]

Vintage Gear: A new set of Brigitte Bardot pics shows her softer side. We’ll always have Contempt… [Art Knowledge News]

On the Rocks: Barneys may be in line for another bankruptcy, just fifteen years after the last one. [Bloomberg]

Furries: A guide to men in fur coats. We’ll help summarize: just don’t. [Magnificent Bastard]

It’s Close to Midnight: If you want to see 13,000 people doing the Thriller dance in a public place, click here. That is all. [Neatorama]

Academy Fight Song: W Mag finds Lara Stone a headmistress gig. [Fashion Copious]

Don’t Get Shirty: Esquire drops a few work-appropriate shirts, including the increasingly beloved rounded club collar. Just don’t call it “Peter Pan.” [Esquire]

It’s Always Design Week Somewhere: Copenhagen Design Week sees the world’s first human car wash. [The Moment]

Just a Minute: A new site lets you spend a minute in almost any city in the world. [PSFK]

Dolled Up: Natalie Portman is actually just hanging out with Jake Gyllenhaal in a magazine. [Fashion Copious]

When He Says Jump…: A talk with the best stunt choreographer in the business. [Movieline]

The Ties that Bind: Mark McNairy and ACL continue to impress. [A Continuous Lean]

The End is Nigh: Your depressing media dispatch of the day. [Gawker]

Look Out: This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how you sell a necklace. [Fashion Copious]

The New New New Yorker: Harsh words for Dave Eggers latest Wild short story. Apparently some people just don’t like scruffiness. [The Awl]

All Hail Coffee: Gizmodo takes a tech-oriented look at coffee, the substance which sustains us all. [Gizmodo]

The Threat is Real: Jason Biggs has been attacked by a Gibraltar Ape. That is all. [Telegraph]

We Love Kate Moss, Kate Moss Loves Topshop: We’ll keep mum about our own feelings towards Topshop. [Refinery29]

Outsider Art: Another day, another set of collegiate ties from Band of Outsiders. [Material Interest]

Back to the Future: Mad Men chalks up its third historical inaccuracy. Two more and we’ll stop watching. [Vulture]

The Return of the Chef: Raekwon the Chef readies his illustrious return. [WBE]

The Pen is Mightier: The vintage cheesecake art of Mr. George Petty. [Trend.Land]

The Sartorial List: Scott Schuman sits down with DailyIntel. Apparently he’s a Ralph Kramden fan. [DailyIntel]

Mind the Gap: The Gap takes over the New York Stock Exchange, making everyone involved feel a little bit older. [UnBeige]

Phreak Nation: A blind fourteen-year-old summons the wrath of the FBI with the help of a touchtone phone and an obsessive streak. [Rolling Stone]

A Walk in the Park: W Magazine gets back to basics with mink stoles and heavily wired bras. [Fashion Copious]

The Friendly Skies: A list of the least safe airlines. And United is looking kind of shaky… [The Daily Beast]

Just Say No: Riding bears is always a bad idea, even mascot bears. [Buzzfeed]

Is it Cold in Here?: If you were waiting for a concept artist to crochet a cock-and-balls, your wait is over. [CoolHunting]

Solid Snake: Fashion editorials have started cribbing from 80s hair metal videos. [Refinery29]

Combat Rock: A free download of a Sandanista! covers album, when we need it most. [Boing Boing]

On the Charge: A first look at the Tesla chargers. They look strangely familiar… [Luxist]

Liz Lemon Party: 30 Rock finally makes the leap into pornography, unfortunately missing a delightfully pun-based name. Was 30, Rocked too obscure? [Jezebel]

It’s For Healthcare: Finally, a naked Kate Moss photo auction for a good cause. [SwipeLife]

Budding Mozarts: Learning the piano via electroshock therapy. [Gizmodo]

CGI!!!: James Cameron may have a bit of a clunker on his hands. [Spout]

Shaming the Guilty: A financial grifter gets a thorough legal shaming. Somehow, it makes us feel much better about everything. [DailyIntel]

Lee, Lee: Oyster Magazine crawls onto the map with a Polaroid-inspired Leelee Sobieski spread. [Egotastic]

Bulldog Front: Ben Kingsley does Minor Threat karaoke. For a 65 year old, he’s surprisingly spry. [WBE]

This Bird Has Flown: London’s Natural History Museum was the victim of a daring overnight bird theft. Nearly 300 specimens are missing. It’s not a joke, but it’s pretty damn funny. [UnBeige]

The Return of Hot Chicken: Yo La Tengo continues to be awesome. That is all. [Vulture]

Double Vision: Agyness Deyn brings a second Deyn into the city, namely her younger sister Emily. [Grazia Daily]

Party Animal: Vanity Fair ponders the tragedy of Cameron Douglas. [VF Daily]

On the Beach: Photographing ten-foot waves for fun and profit. Fair warning: you’re going to get pounded. [Gizmodo]

The Kids Are Alright: A younger generation trained on internet porn is rewriting the sexual rulebook. [DETAILS]

Huddle Up: Meet Kate Mara, Esquire’s new football analyst. [Esquire]

Getting Shirty: If you needed a reason to get a custom shirt, here it is. [Valet]

Mr. Nielsen, I Presume:Mad Men slays ‘em in the ratings. [Gawker]

Bands Won’t Play No More, Too Much Fighting on the Dance Floor: Eight modern ghost towns get the listicle treatment. Yes, Detroit’s in there. [WebUrbanist]

Angelic: Internet, meet Ana Beatriz Barros. [GQ UK]

Naval Gazing: We’ve always been of the opinion that modern art does best in massive staged naval battles. Apparently Duke Riley agrees. [Vulture]

This Might Get Loud: Ladies and Gentlemen, the most awe-inspiring speakers in the world. [Audiojunkies]

Texas Never Whispers: Marfa Texas gets into the sport supply business. [Cool Hunting]

Untouched: A few supermodels show their unairbrushed side. Also, no makeup. [The Cut]

Axe Man: The Summer of Death claims Les Paul. [NYTimes]

A Frame-Up: A video essay on the cinematic craft of Mad Men, in preparation for this Sunday. [Film Freak Central]

War of the Worlds: The history of the recent Twitter wars. [Epicenter]

That 70s Spread: Mila Kunis graces the pages of DETAILS. [FashionIndie]

Gimme Shelter: Esquire digs up their piece on Altamont, in honor of the Woodstock movie seeming insufficiently badass. [Esquire]

Go, Joe: The G. I. Joe movie merits its first musical parody. [Ad Freak]

Dead Man: Opening Ceremony’s New York branch gets a cadaver on the roof. [Gawker]

About a Boy: Marisa Tomei reps Band of Outsiders, earns our undying affection. [Fashionologie]

Night at the Movies: The Coen Brothers’ Cannes short celebrates cowboys and foreign film. [Thompson on Hollywood]

The Magic Numbers: This year’s sales numbers look pretty bleak, especially for department stores. [We Are the Market]

Play Ball: In a media world ruled by softball, The Daily Show is king. [Gawker]

Go, Joe: Sienna Miller looks great in black and white. [World’s Best Ever]

Buzz, Buzz, Zoom: Tesla Motors makes it out of the red and into the black, astonishing just about everyone. Time for an electric drive? [Gizmodo]

Worst. Meal. Ever.: In the wake of their beloved Chihuahua’s passing, America’s chefs are coming out strong against Taco Bell. [Esquire]

At the Movies: Heath Ledger’s final performance promises to be the weirdest goddamn thing you’ve ever seen. [Vulture]

Midnight’s Child: Ms. Lakshmi appears nude in her latest jewelry spot, presumably just to spite Salman Rushdie. [The Cut]

The End Times: The internet has determined that loose nukes and peak oil are the most anxiety-inducing apocalypses. Good choice? [Boing Boing]

Leaving Scars: A word with Acne’s founder. [BlackBook]

Button Mashing: Open Chord puts their finger on what’s bothered us about Guitar Hero all along. [Gizmodo]

This Year’s Girl: The Cut introduces us to Auguste Abeliunaite. Naturally, the pleasure is ours. [The Cut]

It’s Time to Admit you Have a Problem: We’ve watched this “Intervention Intervention” web vid in the morning; we’ve watched it alone… [Vulture]

We Read It Every Day…: Errol Morris sounds off on lying liars, and the lies the tell. [NYTimes]

59 Candles: 80s auteur John Hughes is dead. [Thompson on Hollywood]

The Little Black Book: BlackBook takes on Evan Rachel Wood as only they can. [Fashion Copious]

Really? Simon Doonan defends Ed Hardy, rendering us speechless until tomorrow morning at the earliest. [NY Observer]

Strong Goop: Gwyneth Paltrow makes for great parody. So great that it took us a while to realize this was fake. [Vanity Fair]

More from the Swedish Chef: The G. I. Joe trailer gets Sweded, with the help of an army of toy tie-ins. [Vulture]

For the Cred: Refinery29 delves into the obscure end of skin magazines. [Refinery29]

All Things Must Pass: Slate lets you choose your own apocalypse with this culturally prescient guide to the end times. [Slate]

A Dying Breed: Apparently there are still a few publishing heirs left un-profiled. [Vanity Fair]

Extra Credit: In case the must-haves aren’t enough, here’s an itemized list of ways to be cool. [YesbutNobutYes]

Drive Us Mad: Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks seems extremely well-prepared for her closeup. [Esquire]

Shoot the J: A sit-down with the lead designer behind J. Crew’s recent renaissance. [Valet]

On Fire: A Public Service Announcement: Do not leave your BMW on the streets of Berlin. For real. [BoingBoing]

Outfoxed: The Day Without Megan Fox begins tomorrow, so you’d better start stockpiling pics now. [Asylum]

Hey, Blondie: The JC Report sings the praises of Ms. Debbie Harry. [JC Report]

I Wish I Could Quit You: Michael Arrington has had enough of the iPhone. Expect some blowback from this one. [TechCrunch]

Bat Boy Lives: The Weekly World News archives go online. [Gawker]

No Bark: Creature featurer Guillermo del Toro on the enduring appeal of the vampire. Apparently Lord Byron has a lot to answer for. [NYTimes]

Beauty is a Rare Thing: Devon Aoki lends a bit of skin to the new round of ads for Italy’s RA-RE. [FashionIndie]

We’re Detecting a Pattern: Gitman Brothers gets into the tie game with two- and ¼-inch ties in their classic plaids. They look awesome, and they’re in limited stock, so click fast. [Blackbird Blog]

Funny Person: Judd Apatow is self-effacing, bearded. [A. V. Club]

We Prefer “the Ghandi”: AskMen goes servicey with a rundown of the best hairstyles for the balding. Don’t laugh; your time will come. [AskMen]

A Bumpy Ride: Gisele shows up in London Fog’s latest spots with a strangely non-pregnant belly. Not that we’re complaining… [The Cut]

All In a Row: The fashion elite gather in a single room, with predictably terrifying results. [The New York Observer]

High Riders: The latest Harleys inspire wanderlust. [Luxist]

Stella!: Michaels Showalter and Ian Black debate the merits of microblogging. [Esquire]

Crash!: Apparently Italian fashion editorials get a lot of their ideas from Cronenberg movies. [Refinery29]

It’s a Milestone: The 200th blog post asks, “Has Ed Hardy gone too far?” The answer is still yes. [Racked]

Face the Music: Where did music magazines go wrong? Promoting Sean Paul may have had something to do with it. [Vulture]

A Moment of Silence: French sunbathing may be on the decline. For once, we’re pretty sure Sarkozy’s doing all he can. [Guardian UK]

New in Town: Edita Vilkeviciute is the Next Big Thing. You heard it here first (well, second). [Luxist]

The Wisdom of Crowds: Gawker chronicles the rise and fall of the Zivity. For some reason, they just couldn’t make porn work on the internet. [Gawker]

You’re the Flannel Man: A.P.C. continues to impress. [Hypebeast]

Don’t, Bro: You can only work at a taser company for so long before someone decides to “demonstrate” on you. [Gizmodo]

Act Naturally: Erin Wasson just landed a part in Sofia Coppola’s next flick playing “Party Girl #1.” We’re guessing she’s got a lot of research ahead of her. [The Cut]

Don’t Hate, Appreciate: National Art Hate Week draws to a close, and Julian Schnabel is allowed to show his face once more. [BlackBook]

Looped In: An interview with Armando Iannucci of In the Loop. [Vulture]

Think of it as Belly Spanx: A Time correspondent braves the world of male girdles. [Time]

Big Love: Chloe Sevigny models for Opening Ceremony. [Refinery29]

Easily Spoken: A tour of New York’s speakeasies. [A Continuous Lean]

Good Idea/Bad Idea: Ivy style wants to revive the back buckle on khakis, giving back problems to a new generation of menswear enthusiasts. [Ivy Style]

Oh Dear: The Selby’s latest poster is deeply unsettling. Click at your own risk. [The Selby]

Pour Some Sugar On Me: A Little Sugar in my Bowl offers us a few black and white documents of the more seductive side of downtown culture. [Hypebeast]

Go Ask Alice: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is almost as trippy as you’d hoped. [Vulture]

First MJ, Now This: The Taco Bell Chihuahua is in a better, less stereotypical place now. [Gawker]

Fur is Murder: A vegan streaker plots to kill the queen of Holland, presented without comment. [The Telegraph]

It’s Hard Out There For a Model: Jezebel’s formerly anonymous model is beautiful. Also, disillusioned. Where’s Antonioni when you need him? [Jezebel]

If You Outlaw Nudity, Only Outlaws Will Be Nude: Scantily clad women finally make it onto the iPhone, courtesy of Sports Illustrated. [TechCrunch]

Are You Ready for the Country: The turbulent genius of Mr. George Jones. [A. V. Club]

The Commitment Drug: Party people pop oxytocin, also callled the trust hormone. But who knows who you’ll wake up engaged to? [BoingBoing]

Spaced: For the Apollo anniversary, WWD posts a few space-age outfits. The pickup lines write themselves… [WWD]

Vroom: Tesla Motors’ first east coast showroom lands in Manhattan. [NYTimes]

It’s a Trap!: Entourage has been getting pretty dark lately… [The Awl]

The Final Countdown: Rick Reilly counts down the top 10 sporting events to see live. No Euro Cup? [ESPN]

David Thewlis’ Wife, Go Figure: The lovely Ms. Anna Friel. [The Superficial]

Blue Serge Shoes: Serge Gainsbourg gets a portrait blog. Maybe Leonard Cohen’s hair was too weird? [Hint Mag]

Meme Watch: Keyboard cat gets his own moonlit t-shirt. In retrospect, this was inevitable. [Boing Boing]

It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World: AMC prepares the world for the new season of Mad Men with a quick recap of everything that’s happened in the past two years…er, seasons. [Vulture]

Sure is Stange: Iekeleine Stange understands the value of mesh gloves. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

I Am Jack’s Rudimentary Grasp of Chemistry: Ten years later, Fight Club is still inspiring teenagers to do stupid things. [NYTimes]

On the Move: Photographs of metal cheetahs never get old. [Neatorama]

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough: Should Obama slow down? In a word, no. [VF Daily]

Such is Mango: Scarlett Johansson overwhelms our style judgment. [Refinery29]

Looks Like Victory: The MB tracks down Col. Kilgore’s sunglasses. [Magnificent Bastard]

Well Pressed: A trip to trad central, a.k.a. J. Press. [Ivy Style]

Probably Werewolves: London falls prey to squatters. [Luxist]

Domestic Godess: Ms. Deschanel is uninspired by housework. [GQ]

A Thief in the Day: Armed jewel thieves busted up a Cartier shop in Cannes. Adding insult to injury, they were wearing Hawaiian shirts, a serious faux pas on the Riviera. [The Cut]

High Art: Gawker makes the case for the recently-departed Dash Snow as a great artist and a badass provocateur. [Gawker]

Hov Don’t Run; Hov Stand and Fight: The foreign policy community is finally catching on to Jay-Z’s foreign policy insights. The Blueprint for peace? [Foreign Policy]

Living Up to the Name: Vice continues its tradition of engaging photography. [Vice]

The Old World: The Ericofon would be an amazing trend if anyone still used landlines. Maybe for a design office? [UnBeige]

Bikers Bike pants that are not bike pants. [Selectism]

Bumped: Supposedly, the best pair of headphones you will ever hear. [Home Entertainment]

Fifth Wave: Mary-Louise Parker is empowered enough to bake a few pies naked and be ok with that. [Esquire]

Tweet Memories: Buckingham Palace signs up for twitter; a nation cringes in discomfort. [Vanity Fair]

The Boots of Freedom: Enormous pre-distressed boots continue their march of trendhood. [We Are the Market]

Got Me On My Knees, Leila: The best Burkina Fasan animated short you’ll see all year. Actually, maybe all decade. [Vulture]

Our New Handkerchief: This piece of paper is not inappropriate in any way. [Gearfuse]

Mr. Smith Goes to California: Paul Smith receives a jumbo iPod nano in (of course) pink. [Gizmodo]

The North Will Rise Again: Manchester continues to be awesome. [The Moment]

Getting Large: Large Professor’s lost mid-90s opus makes it to the ‘nets, with Nas tagging along. [Hypebeast]

Duty Calls: We try to stay up to date on the latest bikini trends. [Refinery29]

Drink Up: Your July 4th beer count does not, in fact, have anything to do with your increasing rotundity. [Slashfood]

Exiles: A few early 70s snaps of the Rolling Stones in action. (Subscribers only.) [WWD]

Geometry: Rubik (of the famous cube) has a new toy in the works. We’re predicting something in a tesseract. [TG Daily]

Seen Your Video: Bar Refaeli produces a nude video, presumably in the service of art. [Egotastic]

Around the Horn: A 60s tribute to Mr. Miles Davis. [Ivy Style]

Going Social: And lo! a new gadget blog was born. [Engadget]

Breaking the Bank: Esquire on Michael Mann on the myth of John Dillinger. [Esquire]

Interior Décor: Refinery29 continues to dig up the very best in Korean glossies. [Refinery29]

Tweet Surrender: The fastest twitter app on the books…if you’re into that sort of thing. [Gizmodo]

House of Mirrors: Kanye’s stage design for his latest tour looks incredible, dystopian, terrifying. Now if he’d just lay off the vocoder. [Kanye West’s Blog]

Wolff at the Door: Michael Wolff muses through the Madoff verdict. [Vanity Fair]

Shalom: Shalom Harlow blips onto our radar via Vogue Nippon. [Refinery29]

Being Blunt: The ten finer points of cigar etiquette. We’d suggest, as an addendum, “Don’t ash on her cat.” [Luxist]

Mill Work: Woolrich Woolen Mills collections are always worth a look. [Selectism]

Going Quantum: Scientists build the world’s first quantum computer, potentially unleashing infinite processor power and breaking the codes that protect internet finance. But it still won’t run Vista. [Gizmodo]

Glamor Shots: Vogue Italia introduces us to Ms. Viktoriya Sasonkina. [Cyana Trendland]

The Man in the Mirror: MJ gets an appreciation from the gray lady. [NYTimes]

Public Enemy #1: The style wisdom of Mr. John Dillinger. [WSJ]

The Urge to Merge: The owner of Uniqlo may take over the Gap, resulting in a resurgence of avant-garde crew necks. [The Cut]

Featherlight: No, we’d never heard of Sophie Vlaming before either. [Refinery29]

Two Man Band: Five minutes with Band of Outsiders’ Scott Sternberg are almost always well-spent. [W Magazine]

It was a Dark & Stormy Cardigan: John Ray crafts a remarkably well-dressed short story. [Esquire]

Bad News: Fare thee well, Michael Jackson. More on this tomorrow. [L.A. Times]

Lazy Gaze: Vice’s Richard Kern creeps us out in interesting and provocative ways. [WBE]

Going to Acapulco: The South Carolina statehouse produces its first web video classic. [Gawker]

Tell Me Why: Vanity Fair takes a look at anti-media hostility. Something tells us this is going to make things worse… [Vanity Fair]

All the Way Back: A sartorial trip through history. [A Suitable Wardrobe]

Bad Influence: We can’t help but think that Terry Richardson is a bad influence on the Olsens. [Olsens Anonymous]

Graphic Imagery: A Liechtenstein-biting Forever 21 shirt inspires a sprawling discourse. [ThisRecording]

Pop Goes the Weasel: Men’s Health suggests popcorn as the next natural sex aid. We believe last month it was avocado. [Grub Street]

Part of the Crew: J. Crew’s online shop is currently 50% off, making it the best chance at seersucker shorts you’ll get all summer. [The Choosy Beggar]

Something to Ad: Suddenly, the advertising business doesn’t seem all that complicated. [The World’s Best Ever]

Sounds of Summer: Ex-punker Richard Hell’s favorite summer love involves drug use and S&M. [NYMag]

For the Planet: Because it’s made of the cheapest, most plentiful wood on Earth, the bamboo bicycle retails for $3000. [PSFK]

Being Frank: $15 million (and another five in repairs) could buy you one of the most iconic Frank Lloyd Wright houses in the world. Any takers? [Luxist]

Say It Is So: In the wake of the apparently real Leighton Meester sex tape, Alex Balk makes sense of it all. [The Awl]

Revenge of the Fallen Critics: Surprisingly, the emerging critical consensus on Transformers 2 is less than sunny. [Movieline]

On Vibrate: The first iPhone vibrator makes it to the Apple store, and the world will never be the same. [Gizmodo]

Back in the Day: Refinery29 puts together a father’s day gallery with some of the previous generation’s best specimens. Apparently Phil Oh’s dad was a badass. [Refinery29]

Hoof in Mouth: David Lynch produces predictably terrifying erotica. [Wallpaper]

Black and White: Adam Kimmel channels Andy Warhol with hip, arty results. [Material Interest]

Beck and Call: Beck launches a “record club” for re-recording classic albums, presumably just to infuriate Pitchfork. [Vulture]

Pride of the Yankees: A team shot of the 1927 Yankees pulls down $350,000 at auction. In related news, a camera phone snap of Derek Jeter just sold to TMZ for 18 cents. [Luxist]

Terrytown: Terry Richardson teams up with the Pirelli calendar, and this is the closest to SFW he comes. [Hypebeast]

A Verdant Glenn: The embattled style guy empties his notebook with characteristic unflappability, unearthing gems like “Rhythm shook me like a thermometer.” Shine on, you grizzled diamond. [Men.Style]

Brass Balls: Transformers 2 might be a bit more anatomically correct than is strictly appropriate. [Gawker]

Darkness on the Edge of Town: The L.A. outskirts gets a new boutique. [CoolHunting]

Gone Bad: LiLo enters the “jewel thief” phase of her career…but perhaps the real culprit is her twin sister. [BlackBook]

My Custom Van: Vans expands their repertoire into boat shoes and quasi-desert boots. [Refinery29]

Mysteries of Seattle: The northwestern boutique ventures into music blogging. [Blackbird]

The Eyes!: We continue to be kind of in love with Zooey Deschanel. [Vulture]

Gone Fishin’: S Magazine pioneers the pantsless-fishing photoeditorial. Apparently it’s still too real for the mainstream. [The Cut]

Blood and Goretex: Mr. Williams continues his string of envy-inducing factory tours with a trip to Vancouver’s Arc’teryx shop. [A Continuous Lean]

Building Buzz: Givenchy has been giving its models some frighteningly pointy buzz cuts. [The Moment]

Cover Girl: Apparently a topless Gisele pic can’t move copies like it used to. Market saturation? Impossible! [Gawker]