Neon eyes

When Super launched last year, the Italian brand's sunglasses were immediately snapped up by celebrities who love acid colors. (Yes, that means Kanye.) But there's more going on here than just flash: The handmade acetate frames allow for intriguing design (exposing layers of color when the materials are cut down, like in the ones pictured), and all the glasses have Zeiss lenses. There are, of course, more understated options available than the ones pictured here, but if rainbow's your style, you'll have to wait until next February, when these will be at Barneys, Steven Alan, Oak, and others for $160.

Photo: Elissa Wiehn
Tags: Fashion

Pop (the question)

Umpteenth time might be the charm for Brit rockers Primal Scream: They've canvassed as many styles as they've had albums, careening from the acid-washed Screamadelica to the grinding XTRMNTR, only to find themselves, on today's Beautiful Future, taking a page from the Duran Duran playbook. Speedy New Wave, likely or not, suits Bobbie Gillespie and friends—it's hard to argue with party fare like "Can't Go Back" (below). Could it be that they've been a pop band all along? Difficult to say, but if recording a Fleetwood Mac cover (from Tusk, no less!) isn't an out-and-proud declaration, what is?

Tags: Media

Their cars ain't bad, either

We know it's been open for about a month now, but pictures from inside the renovated BMW Museum in Munich just surfaced over at Dezeen. From the looks of it, the place is definitely (still) worth a visit. Not only does the product remain striking—though, sadly, we're told you can't drive 'em home—the Guggenheim-like redesign (by Stuttgart studio Atelier Brückner) is perfect for showing off the wares. Speaking of, there's lots to see: The museum houses more than 125 exhibits. And if that's not enough, you can walk over to the nearby Welt—or just remind yourself how cool it is here.

Photo: dezeen.com
Tags: Cars, Design
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Government conspiracies not related to Chris Carter

Probably unrelated, but you never know: Loopy Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell's claims that UFOs have landed on Earth, and the season premiere of the Sci Fi Channel's Eureka, a quirky comedy about loopy geniuses and government cover-ups. (If the timing strikes you as odd, perhaps it's time to take off the tinfoil hat.) The show follows U.S. Marshal Jack Carter as he investigates a top-secret town full of quantum physicists, genius kids, and wacky inventors. Mad Men it ain't, but X-Files fans could do worse than to tune in: The series is certainly less disappointing than Mulder and Scully's last iteration.
9 p.m., Sci Fi

Tags: Media

Cheap shots

Just announced: two worthy cameras that are going for reasonable prices—Pentax's Optio E60 for still photos and Toshiba's Camileo H10 for video. At $140, the Optio (pictured) is a 10-megapixel gadget that comes equipped with face recognition and digital shake reduction, and is a pocket-friendly one inch thick. The Camileo, $350, shoots in HD and also boasts a 10-megapixel CCD and stabilization (pictured below). Professional-grade they're not, but, hey, neither is your kid's school play.

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Tags: Gear

We have liftoff

It's a big week for aviation enthusiasts: Yesterday, spaceman-to-be Sir Richard Branson unveiled WhiteKnightTwo (pictured), his long-in-development carrier aircraft that will ferry SpaceShipTwo (and a host of amateur astronauts) into the stratosphere. Reserving a spot will cost you, of course—tickets are $200,000 and require a 10 percent deposit—but we'd bet Branson will at least throw in some peanuts for the trip.

Meanwhile, at the EAA AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, WI, one entrepreneur took the NYT for a spin in his new (actually functional) jet pack. The result? A slightly shredded tree—but also renewed hope that the product will soon be available for $100,000. Reports the Times, "Mr. Martin [the New Zealander inventor] has somehow made the future look both sleek and nerdy." Flying's great and all, but for our spare hundred grand maybe we'll just take that Cayman and call it a day.

Photo: AP Images
Tags: Design, Gear

Love in vain?

Sure, Cocksucker Blues has its adherents, but let's face it: After the Maysles Brothers filmed the band in Gimme Shelter, the competition for best Rolling Stones doc ever was pretty much over. Still, the Stones kept (stubbornly) kicking out the jams, and in 2006, Martin Scorsese took a stab at the crown: His doc, Shine a Light, out on DVD and Blu-ray today, features the usual material, plus guest-star turns from Christina Aguilera, Jack White, and Bill Clinton. The home-release's extras are worth seeing—a few more songs, and a behind-the-scenes featurette—but the ones you'll really want to see are on YouTube. Below, a few of our favorites from their oeuvre.

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Chop shop

This Friday, the ever-expanding Freemans empire gains yet another outpost: a second barbershop in Manhattan's West Village. The 750-square-foot space, principally run by Sam Buffa, will feature the same services as the original, but double the capacity with eight chairs. It also has the famous Freemans attention to detail, replicating the look and feel of a thirties men's club locker room (what, you expected Euro-disco?). Think salvaged Appalachian oak floors, a hair-washing station made from a slate sink found in an old garage, and (of course) era-specific vintage chairs, originally designed by the legendary Theo Koch. For those who come in too sauced to notice, there's the "Hangover Remedy," which, according to newly minted manager Shorty Maniace, involves a rose-water rinse followed by a steaming hot eucalyptus towel wrap (but, unfortunately, no hair of the dog). See below for pictures of the space when it's empty; it won't stay that way long.
5 Horatio St., New York, (212) 929-3917 (not yet in service), freemanssportingclub.com

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Tags: Grooming

What Kanye would use if he ever went spelunking

Casio G'zOne just unveiled its latest rugged cell phone, and the tough little bastard actually looks kind of great. Dubbed the Boulder (because they're Buffalos fans, presumably), it comes with outdoor-friendly features like GPS, an LED lantern, and, our favorite, a digital compass on the outside. It'll withstand the usual shock, dust, and water, and is available now in black or orange (as rugged gadgets often are).
$130 with a two-year plan, verizonwireless.com

[Gizmodo]

Photo: Casio
Tags: Gear

Lost and found

Back from the dead: a growing list of books long out of print, courtesy of Faber Finds and Internet-enabled publishing on demand. For the series, Canadian typographer Marian Bantjes designed four "vocabularies" by theme to serve as the design elements (one for nonfiction, one for fiction, one for art, and one for children's books), which a software program automatically compiles into a jacket. The result—a unique look for each edition—makes for a book that you can, in fact, judge by its cover. It might even be better than judging it by its content: Unless your tastes run to noncanonical Welsh historical romances or the lives of mid-century English conductors, you'll why Faber's offerings fell out of print in the first place.

[PostSpectacular via Creative Review]

Photo: creativereview.co.uk
Tags: Media

A different kind of Hybrid

We'd call it the Prius of desktop computers, but it looks better than some Toyotas: Still, Dell's new Hybrid mini-PC is both tiny and eco-minded. About the size of a dictionary (or the like-minded Mac Mini), it's available in seven finishes, including the suddenly trendy bamboo. Just as importantly, it doesn't suck under the hood: dual-core processor, a solid 320 gigs of space, and decent optional upgrades like a Blu-ray drive and a TV tuner. It also comes with a "recycling kit" to help you safely dispose of it—presumably for when the mini-mini-Hybrid is inevitably released.
$500, available now, dell.com/hybrid

Photo: Dell
Tags: Gear

Monster mash

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Before it closed in 1988, Michter's in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, was the oldest licensed distillery in America. Pretty soon the last remaining inventory of the oldest pot-stilled bourbon around—its rare 16-year sour mash—will be history as well. Labeled A.H. Hirsch Reserve, a few single bottles of the stuff, easily the best we've ever had the pleasure of quaffing, are left on top shelves, but that's it. The very last of the stock will be sold this September in a final edition of 1,000. They're not cheap, of course: They're expected to go for between $1,000 and $1,500 each. But each handblown bottle will come in a numbered mahogany humidor with two glasses and a booklet on Michter's history. We know what you're thinking, and yes, that's one expensive booklet.
$215, unionsquarewines.com; for limited-edition set availability, visit hirschbourbon.com

Photo: Courtesy of Preiss Imports
Tags: Vices

Datebook: 7.29.08

Five things worth knowing today

- It's Olsok, the day Norwegians celebrate their patron saint, St. Olaf.
- Over in As Neves, Spaniards celebrate the Fiesta of the Near-Death Experience in honor of the town's patron saint, St. Marta: Those who have had near-death experiences are expected to turn up in their own coffins.
- Tonight on the History Channel, Jurassic Fight Club investigates cannibalistic dinosaurs. In a word: awesome.
- Today in 1981, Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer.
- And today in 1938, late ABC anchor Peter Jennings was born. Below, a bit of vintage Jennings. The man could even bring gravity to the prom:

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