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Bronzed Walkmans, Gold Shoes, and Lux Brillo Boxes

By Gabriel Bell

Vice yanks photographer Ryan McGinley's clothes right out of his closet, gold boots and all. (Vice)

Once upon a time, Vogue covers featured paintings and drawings of parasol-toting coquettes. Now they feature quasi-racist juxtapositions and shots of animatronic Oscar-winners. Evolution does not always point forward. (Tyler Lee)

Rogan's Bowery store will feature a collection of bronzed, obsolete technology (Polariod cameras, cassettes, etc.) by Michael Stipe. Yes, that Michael Stipe. (NYMag)

In more rising-designer/corporate-mega-store news, Tim Hamilton has designed some natty trousers for Top Man. (We Are The Market)

Making Andy Warhol look like a total scrub, artist Charles Lutz has recreated his famous Brillo Boxes out of Louis Vuitton luggage. Who says luxury lost it's luster? Oh yeah. Dana Thomas. (Dejour)

The New York Times gets the inside skinny on Oliver Zahm, who edits Purple Magazine (brilliant), and believes that Dash Snow is "beautiful" (not so brilliant). (NY Times)

On any given Sunday in Yoyogi Olympic Park, Tokyo, you can find Japanese Rockabilly dancers bee-bopping all day long. But somehow, didn't you already know that? (The Aesthetic Poetic)

Save your precious brain while maintaining your precious image with these five stylish and protective bike helmets. (Coolhunting)