Southern Sass: It's Like a David Bowie Time Machine

1.06.2016

It's Like a David Bowie Time Machine

We can be heroes, just for one weekend.

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01/06/16

We can be heroes, just for one weekend.

PERK ALERT

Wear This and Drink That

Your Perks: 1) Blazers, button-ups, ties and other things you’ll use to keep you handsomely warm in winter. 2) A bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée and a couple glasses. Can’t have one without the other. 3) If these watches make you jealous, that’s completely natural.




411:	Clothing from Descendant of Thieves; Krug Grande Cuvée champagne set; Reign watches

FIT TO PRYNT

Now Your iPhone’s a Polaroid

Digital cameras made Polaroid all but obsolete. Then smartphones made digital cameras all but obsolete. Then some French people decided “to hell with progress” and designed the Prynt Case, which essentially turns your smartphone into a Polaroid. Technology is weird.




411:	The Prynt Case, $149 and up, available now

ALL AGES

Like a David Bowie Time Machine

Finally, a website that confronts one of life’s most essential questions: what was David Bowie doing at your age? Herewith, some select answers...

If you’re 39: he was playing the Goblin King in Labyrinth.
If you’re 86: he’ll probably be an astronaut.
If you’re 3: whoa, you can read?




411:	What Did David Bowie Do at Your Age, online now

BILLIE BEAN

Guys from Green Day Made You Coffee

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt have released their own line of high-altitude Andean whole-bean coffee, complete with compostable bags and the world’s first compostable single-serve pods. Which is a totally natural evolution from punk rocking, if you don’t think about it.




411:	Oakland Coffee Works, $13 and up, available now

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER

What Happened Here? Curiosity Tells You.

Here’s an iPhone app called Curiosity that uses your location to show you relevant content from Wikipedia, like what movies were filmed nearby, or what historic battles took place nearby. Should come in handy when you’re traveling, or if someone happens to write a scintillating entry about your living room.




411:	Curiosity, available now for iPhone and iPad

NEED FOR SPEED

Riding 200 mph on the Indy Speedway

Whoosh.

...

Sorry, we were just trying to describe the sound you’d make going 200 mph around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with legendary driver Mario Andretti, before a cocktail party and private tour of the IndyCar factory. Needless to say, onomatopoeia doesn’t do it justice.




411:	200 MPH Club Ride Experience, $2,999 and up, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN, 317-243-7171, ext 106, booking now for May 30

SALE SAFE

Yes, Yes, Here Are Your Good Sales

You: I need some winter stuff.
Us: Okay, here’s 40% off Gitman Bros. button-downs and flannel scarves from Supply & Advise.
Future-You: I need some summer stuff.
Us: Fine, take up to half off photographic print swim shorts and colorful cotton chinos from Orlebar Brown.
Yous (in unison): Thanks.
Us: Jinx.