There’s too much damn information floating around these days: interesting things to read, beautiful places to see, impressive figures to remember. Lucky for you, your weekly digest of culture starts right here.
Today in Gear, we find Yuengling ice cream, red-hot running shoes, the best of McSweeney’s in print and much more.
We’ve got some ideas about how to make your life better. 30 of them, to be exact.
Today in Gear, we find enviro-friendly Adidas kicks, Super Bowl activewear from Nike, a pimp navigator, a super bright flashlight and much more.
Today in Gear, we find a slim new light bulb, pillows that announce airport allegiance, a health tracker for Fido and much more.
Today in Gear, we find a versatile way to scroll, an underwater modular light system, a berry good gin, cycling gloves and much more.
Today in gear, we find a dashboard for your digital metrics, tough running crampons, a portable workspace and much more.
Today in gear, we find apparel for the polar vortex, an ice shovel/brush for the polar vortex, a hot tub… for the polar vortex.
Today in gear, we find a lithe Infiniti sedan, a foldable ski helmet, tech tools for hoop dreams and much more.
Today in gear, we find futuristic snow shoes, minimalist coffee brewers, a plowing app, an external Mac battery pack and more.
Today in gear, we find a chic way to groom your ‘board, building blocks for space nerds, old-school gaming on your Mac and much more.
Today in gear, we find a wallet-friendly knife, bar soap for miners, eyewear from Venice (CA), a totes cool tote and much more.
Octovo Limited Edition Ti Comb If your hair is thick and luxurious enough to warrant a machined titanium comb, good on ya. This handsome guy is finished with black titanium nitride and comes with a custom leather carrying case.
The bigger the boys, the bigger the toys. The U.S.
Recon Instruments Snow2 HUD Used to be you tied some flat sticks to your feet and slid down a mountain, desperately avoiding trees. These days, kids — with their gadgets and gizmos and rap music — get all the thrill of skiing and then some.
V.I.O. POV Streaming Camera Real Time Streaming Protocol: look it up.
Mizzen+Main Cayuga Perfect Henley The Henley is comfy, warm, stylish, stands alone or layers — things could hardly get better. Hardly, that is, until you come across what is literally the Perfect Henley.
iHealth Wireless Body Analysis Scale Using only weight to assess your overall health is like tracking mileage in your car to assess whether you need a new radiator — it’s not enough info. Thankfully, the streamlined iHealth wireless body analysis scale measures nine components such as body weight, bone mass and something called visceral fat rating (which we imagine is like this).
Freitag Roy Shoulder Bag A lot of bags purport to be sturdy and tough, but how many can say they are made of some of the sturdiest and toughest materials around? Freitag’s bag is constructed of recycled truck tarps and car seat belts — fabrics that save lives at best and tether some serious cargo at least.