Southern Sass: Robot Chefs and Many Frozen Leos

2.03.2016

Robot Chefs and Many Frozen Leos

Wait till you see the weekend’s commercial.

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02/03/16

Wait till you see the weekend’s commercial.

PERK ALERT

Listen Closely...

Your Perks: 1) Speakers and headphones made from walnut, which is infinitely sexier than white plastic. 2) Particularly sultry underthings for special occasions. Or maybe the occasion becomes special because of these. 3) Vintage bags and scarves by Louis Vuitton. We have a feeling this Louis guy is going to make it.




411:	Sound systems from Grain Audio; lingerie from Cosabella; Louis Vuitton bags and scarves

ALWAYS COOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE

A Robot for Your Kitchen. Makes Sense.

Robots haven’t quite taken over the world yet. But they have figured out how to take full control over cooking you paella, Kung Pao chicken or whatever else for dinner while you just sit back and relax. And that feels like a solid first step.

DOING SOME JOURNALING

Wherein Unionmade Meets Journal Standard

You probably know Unionmade. You probably love Unionmade. You’ll probably be pleased to hear they’ve teamed up with Japanese brand Journal Standard for this selection of patterned work shirts, shawl cardigans and tweed jackets. Maybe not, though. You could not be into jealousy-inducing menswear.




411:	Unionmade x J.S. Homestead, $245-$695, available now

SNOW PROBLEM

The Finest Actors in Freezing-on-Film History

Jack Nicholson in The Shining. That one guy’s dreads in Cool Runnings. Leo in both Titanic and The Revenant. Here, we explore our favorite frozen actors in cinematic history. And narrowly avoid a “Netflix and chill” joke.

DON’T STOP, GET IT, GET IT

You’d Better Keep Writing, or This App Will Delete Everything

Here’s how you start writing and then don’t stop for up to 180 minutes because if you do this app will delete everything you’ve written up to that point so you kind of just have to keep going. Yep, it’s come to this. Yep, this will surely come in handy.




411:	Flowstate, $10-$15, available now

PIN OR LOSE

Our Picks for the Candidates’ Lapels

Ah, the ubiquitous American flag lapel pin. Doesn’t really speak volumes for the presidential candidates’ individuality, does it? We went ahead and proposed some alternate options.

STACKS ON STACKS

A Sale Here, a Sale There

MAAS & Stacks: Where all these biker jackets and overcoats are up to 50% off.
Gant: Following suit with up to 50% off their winter gear.
Haberdash: ... will be no more. Consider this 50%-to-70%-off thing their last hurrah.

SEE TO IT

Here’s What You’re Up to This Weekend

And here’s your promised weekend checklist, where we let you know what’s imperative for you to hear, watch, binge on and whatever else. On deck this week: a live stream of interviews from New York Fashion Week: Men’s, your last chance to catch up on Better Call Saul, stand-up from Hannibal Buress... it’s good whatever else.