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Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC $45

2. February 2009

Want to know what the future of combat sports looks like? Flipping through the pages of Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC, one has to wonder if the answering isn't staring back at you. Depending upon your perspective, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, aka the UFC, is brash, beautiful, or brutal — and as in your face as the fighter’s blows. Fighters take down their opponents with an arsenal of moves, using a unique blend of martial arts, including jujitsu, wrestling, judo, and kickboxing.

Fleet Foxes $14

7. January 2009

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The Fleet Foxes are a rock band that sounds like no other — imagine a pastoral choir overwhelming a sweeping folk-rock band, in the middle of a sunlit forest in the spring. That’s about the sound of the Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut album — it’s a stream of lush, jangly folk pop, edged with a touch [...]

Think Beyond Two D $50

7. January 2009

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“Three D – Graphic Scenarios” highlights a current trend in international graphic design. More and more visual designers are staging three-dimensional scenarios and turning them into posters, flyers, book and magazine covers, and animated films. The result is new and evocative pictorial worlds that range from playfully arranged still lifes to room-filling installations. Common to [...]

Mirror’s Edge $50

29. December 2008

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You must play this game! This Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC game might best be described as a first-person runner. It’s a vertigo-inducing, blazing fast and challenging game based on parkour that has you running and jumping across buildings, making death-defying leaps and miraculous escapes. Read the in-depth article in Wired. The PC (Windows Vista/XP) game will set [...]

Leatherman Skeletool $50

21. December 2008

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At a mere five ounces, the full-size Leatherman Skeletool has a stainless steel blade, pliers, bit driver, removable pocket clip and carabiner/bottle opener. The Skeletool is just what you need, and not an ounce more. For the pack you’re bringing in, or the hydration pack you’re peddling, the Skeletool is all function (and none of [...]

Michel Gondry DVD $20

9. December 2008

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DVD is old hat, but this disc will give you insight into the amazing mind and creative process of French director, Michel Gondry. He’s helmed over 27 ground breaking music videos before going on to direct features such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Be Kind Rewind. It’s volume 3 of 7 in [...]

Zen Bible to Creativity $9

8. December 2008

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This is the best $9 bucks you’ll spend on a book to help you be more creative, think big and go beyond the expected. It’s extremely accessible bits of wisdom and insightful observations, written with a degree of clarity not found elsewhere. It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be is [...]

Style Manual $30

5. December 2008

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Have you outgrown the unbuttoned Oxford, tee-shirt and jeans phase? Want to impress your friends at the office or just feel more confident in the way you look? Well, Daniel Peres, Editor-in-Chief of Details, has written the definitive guide, “Details Men’s Style Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Making Your Clothes Work for You”. It doesn’t [...]

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Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC $45

Fleet Foxes $14

Think Beyond Two D $50

Mirror’s Edge $50

Leatherman Skeletool $50

Michel Gondry DVD $20

Zen Bible to Creativity $9

Style Manual $30

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