You won't be reading the highlights of Beijing's auto show here, because most of the cars are, well, pretty dull. (Though if you can't resist, hit up: Autoblog China—and good luck with the translation.) In fact, most of the designs are from just one company: Geely, China's top automaker. (Guess that explains why no communist country has ever produced a cool car.) Of the 20 or so (!) new models the brand unveiled, its designers let loose exactly once, on the Geely Tiger GT coupe concept. It has an unmistakably (if unlikely) Italian spirit, tempered by an aggressive, even masklike grille. Of course, given it has just a 225-horsepower engine, this Tiger's got more bark than bite.

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Long known for its traditional seersucker suits, New Orleans label Haspel is introducing a line inspired by the kind of gentleman who'd rather hunt game than argue a court case. Due this summer—just ahead of the brand's 2009 centennial—the new Outdoor Collection consists of vests, hunting jackets, and three-piece suits, all made from corduroy and cotton twill. Adding to the authentic look and feel are details like leather-covered buttons, shooting pads on the shoulders, and game pockets in the back (a detail also employed by the guys from Rag & Bone). Most importantly, they'll make you feel like a real outdoorsman—even if the last time you foraged for meat was in the deli aisle at Whole Foods.
Available this July, around $200-450, at Frank Stella, Lord &Taylor, and select Macy's

Three years after Her Majesty sounded the call for new designs for the realm's coinage, she's declared a winner: 26-year-old Matthew Dent. He's adorned the new currency with the Royal Arms, split over six coins. (The whole arms will be represented on the one-pound coin.) The relative unknown was selected from more than 4,000 applicants, which by our count makes this a rare example of an open design competition producing good results. (One or two others come to mind.) And at the risk of betraying Uncle Sam, the new coins are one hell of a lot nicer than our state quarters.

It's been a good year for the Bardems—first Javier nabs Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, and tomorrow Criterion Collection releases Death of a Cyclist, the 1955 film written and directed by his late uncle, Juan Antonio Bardem. It concerns a well-to-do professor and his mistress, who (that old story) hit a cyclist and flee the scene of the crime. It's also a thinly disguised attack on Franco's Spain—not bad for a mere 87 minutes.

Also out tomorrow on DVD: Hannah Takes the Stairs, Joe Swanberg's (maybe too) heartfelt contribution to the emerging mumblecore genre. We could do without the chatty soul-searching, but the movie is redeemed by Greta Gerwig, who quietly out-Winonas Ms. Ryder as the lovely new face of postadolescent anomie. Look for her (unbagged) in Baghead, screening next week as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.

Just in time for Earth Day, Matthew freakin' Modine has teamed up with Tumi on a new bike bag, created to benefit his Bicycle for a Day organization. And while it's no Mulberry Bob Bag, the reasonably stylish navy messenger is made from recycled material, and (for serious commuters) includes two tiny strips of reflective tape. (Consider this Modine's best work since Full Metal Jacket.) It goes on sale this August, though it will be officially unveiled at a party tomorrow night.
$295, tumi.com

This might be why YouTube was created in the first place: Filmmaker Andrew Filippone Jr. has spliced together clips of Charlie Rose interviewing…himself, all in the style of a Samuel Beckett play. Creepy? Yes. But hilarious? Absolutely.

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As often as we use our kitchen—i.e., pretty much never—the fixtures you'll find there are more about form than function, which is why we dig this new model from Kohler: It looks fantastic, thanks to a textured, carbon-fiber surface and an angular, four-part arm, which comes with specially designed brass joints that help it stay in your chosen position. The only flaw: The Kamp Krusty-esque name.
Kohler Karbon Faucet, $925, availble in June, us.kohler.com

Don't let the changing rooms (which have pictures of bear and ox skulls) or the ceilings (which have enormous Mikado lamps from Miguel Herranz for, ahem, Luzifer) scare you away from the new German men's store Geometry: The shop's also got some serious fashion cred. It's owned by Carmen Santos, a former Marc by Marc Jacobs designer who ran the Calvin Klein shop at Bergdorf Goodman before leaving New York. For this venture, she's selling casual clothes and swim trunks from labels like Denmark's Won Hundred (think slick chinos and plaid shirts), Irie Wash, Y-3, and even sixties-style biker helmets from Italy's Andrea Cardone. Just one thing is verboten: skinny jeans. "I'm over them," Santos says.
Geometry, Gipstrasse 23, Berlin, geometrytheshop.de

While Sylvester Stallone has a lot to answer for, there's one major mark on the credit side of his ledger—without him, we'd probably never have heard of Officine Panerai. In 1995, the exclusive watchmaker, former supplier to the Royal Italian Navy, was languishing following the loss of its military contracts when Stallone spotted an extra-large Luminor at a jewelry store in Rome. He brought some home for famous friends like Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the brand was soon reborn. The rich history of the firm, which was founded in Florence in 1860 and perfected the world's first underwater watches in the thirties, is related in a new book conveniently titled Panerai. As you'd expect from a brand of this stature, it's a massive, slipcased affair that conveys all the outsized luxuriousness of the timepieces themselves. Better yet: It's a lot cheaper than the watch.