One of my favorite pastimes while stationed in New York was the classic dice game C-Lo. The game is popular in prisons and the back alleys of blighted neighborhoods, but is equally enjoyable in the home or office.

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Iconic boat shoe manufacturer Sebago has teamed up with the creative minds at Cool Cats to release a limited run of stealth Docksides. The all black shoe is a fresh take on the classic. Although I could do without the multicolored lace loops, the end result is still solid.

That being said, I'm still partial to Sebago's biggest competitor, Sperry. These guys have the deck shoe game on lock. Unlike Sebago who have a pretty sleepy brand and even more tired lineup, the guys at Sperry couldn't be more the opposite.

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Spy shots of the 2010 Mercedes SLS AMG have been floating around for a while. The car is based on the iconic 300SL, a vintage gullwing coupe released in the 1950's. Yesterday images of the new production model were released.

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Andre 3000 as drawn by the Moxy Creative Group for The Format magazine.

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While I'm still unsure about Senator Franken's ability as a politician, he displayed an impressive skill at the Minnesota State Fair this past weekend. The video below shows Franken drawing a map of the US with all 50 states outlined in startling detail. I'm sure many of his colleagues in Washington couldn't name all the states if they had to.

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Fixe is a new fixed gear cycling magazine coming out of France. Hypebeast originally posted this, but made an error when billing it as the French extension to popular UK magazine Fixed. Fixed is an independent publication (and by far one of the best new print products to hit newsstands) while Fixe has been launched by French BMX publisher Cream.

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I have a soft spot for vintage ski videos. This clip from the intro of the 1977 Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" is full of firsts:

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There's a new player in the outerwear game going by the name Aether Apparel. This philosophy behind the company is interesting. On their website the founders describe their motivation to launch Aether by saying:

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