For those readers in the New York area, we’re beyond thrilled to announce that our all time favorite band Violent Femmes will be playing a “triumphant return” show in Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield on September 12, 2013. How does one get special pre-sale tickets? Type in the special code word “blister” here starting on June 20. General tickets go on sale beginning June 28 at 10am. You can thank us letter!
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With the most recent cinematic resurrection of the Superman brand hitting theaters this week, Man of Steel, as well as the resurrection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, set to release in 2014, we’ve got superheroes on the brain. Batman is a perennial favorite — and, in our opinion, one of the most successful franchises of the bunch. Mad for Batman, too? Click here to see the wide array of Batman-themed items available on eBay.
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Richard Burton was THE man. Despite the fact he was nominated for seven Academy Awards, the respected stage actor never took home one of the golden statues. He did, however, nab Elizabeth Taylor and this impressive ’50s Cadillac. Two out of three ain’t bad.
Check out similar 1950s Cadillacs on eBay.
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Sometimes you just don’t want to commit to a proper bed frame. The solution? Platform beds. Sleek and low to the ground, these prop you up just enough to make you feel like you’re not permanently couch surfing in your own apartment but not too high so that you feel like you’ve over-committed to an intense decorating scheme. Perfect for space-starved, transient New Yorkers.
Click here to see the platform beds available for purchase on eBay.
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![The Construction Book
We love a good gem when we hear one. Here’s a recommendation from Zeb Stewart, co-owner and creative visionary behind Cafe Colette, Hotel Delmano, and Union Pool cocktail bars in Brooklyn. “This is just, like, your everything book,” he tells Esquire. “[It’s] produced by this huge hardware warehouse out in New Jersey, McMaster-Carr. It used to only be available to the construction trade, so it was like a badge of honor to own one.”
Lucky for us we found a few of these bad boys for sale on eBay.
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We love a good gem when we hear one. Here’s a recommendation from Zeb Stewart, co-owner and creative visionary behind Cafe Colette, Hotel Delmano, and Union Pool cocktail bars in Brooklyn. “This is just, like, your everything book,” he tells Esquire. “[It’s] produced by this huge hardware warehouse out in New Jersey, McMaster-Carr. It used to only be available to the construction trade, so it was like a badge of honor to own one.”
Lucky for us we found a few of these bad boys for sale on eBay.
(Photo: Courtesy of Mark Iantosca for Esquire. Text by Jauretsi)
Constantin Brâncuși was one wild man. The Romanian stone cutter was described as a “pleasure seeker and merrymaker in his bohemian circle” according to Wikipedia. Aside from smokes, booze, and women, Brancusi was a world-class sculptor in the 1910s and 1920s… a true genius.
The more we learn about the man, the more we love him. Spotted on eBay are some original signed sculptures from the artist himself, posted by art aficionados. There’s also some affordable replicas if you’re looking for that stuff, too. Take a look at the Brancusi selections here. (Don’t forget to read ratings for the most respected sellers).
(Photo: Constantin Brancusi, Miss Pogany I, 1912, Plaster. Courtesy of National Museum of Modern Art - Georges Pompidou Center, Paris. Text by Jauretsi)
Belgian photographer Willy Vanderperre’s work possesses the chic, muted sobriety that has garnered him clients like Jil Sander and AnOther Magazine, both arbiters of serious cool in their own right. Often shooting in black and white, Vanderperre’s photos, while still very much in keeping with fashion, tell stories… exquisitely beautiful stories.
(Photo courtesy of A Little Bird. Text by Jenny Bahn)
I would really like to spend my summer on a farm.
