Author: Jesse Ship

Diesel X Foscarini

Diesel X Foscarini

Diesel clothing now makes lamps with Foscarini luxury lighting.  The premium denim line is geared towards “successful living” and has has its own airline, so why not ?

Exit Through The Gift Shop – Banksy Full Length

Exit Through The Gift Shop – Banksy Full Length

Screening in movie theaters, bodegas, this spring 2010.

Carjacking on the iPhone at last

Carjacking on the iPhone at last

Carjacking on the iPhone has never been so fun with GTA’s: Chinatown Wars. It’s pretty much a direct port of the hand-held console version but comes with the all new Independence FM radio station that allows players to import custom iTunes playlists, enhanced 480×320 resolution, intuitive multi-touch user interface controls, adjusted difficulty levels, and more. Price tag? $9.99

Luc Normandin – Potato Celebrities

Luc Normandin – Potato Celebrities

Luc’s pics showed up in my inbox today via the Spraygraphic newsletter that I get every few weeks. Hailing from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, just outside of Montreal, Luc must be very familiar with potatoes. I’m surprised he has not included poutine in any of his portraits. Perhaps 

This Was The Future

This Was The Future

Barbara Hulanicki – Flocked Wallpaper

Barbara Hulanicki – Flocked Wallpaper

If I had the cash to fork out for wallpaper, FLOCKED wallpaper no less, I would pop pills all day and rub up like a kitten against this stuff.  My fetish for flocked fabric is only second to my love for linen.  Celebrated fashion designer, 

Pre-order Poke-toys

Pre-order Poke-toys

Ok, so I’ve never been a fan of the Pokemon series, but I did try the free Wii demo of Pokémon Rumble and that shit was crazy addictive.  There are hundreds of those creatures to collect and they really do all have different abilities.  If you can detach yourself from the fact that you are playing a cartoon inspired game targeted at 10 year olds then you might actually have a bit of fun with it.

Neither do I know much about the DSi series, but I can tell you that starting Feb. 1, Nintendo is adding some incentives for pre-orders of their new games, Pokémon™ HeartGold and Pokémon™ SoulSilver.  Pre-orders will come with a ‘legendary’ Pokémon figure crafted by toy company, Kayodo.  You could receive either  Ho-Oh™, “a Legendary Pokémon that circles the skies of the Johto region on rainbow-coloured wings. Or, “Lugia™, “a Legendary Pokémon that dwells deep in the seas and has the power to create massive storms.”

Ooooh.

Blitz The Ambassador – Remembering The Future

Blitz The Ambassador – Remembering The Future

Blitz is making it big with his brassy ‘Embassy Ensemble’ band, receiving play everywhere from Fox TV to MTVU. He borrows sounds from Nigerian Afro-Beat Godfather, Fela Kuti, as well as conscious rappers like Mos Def and The Roots.   Hailing from Ghana via Brooklyn,