Pointer Brand, down in Bristol, Tennessee, developed these hickory stripe denim shorts for Hilton Tent City’s “Friend Street” line. ”They have a 9″ inseam, and are very plain (no hammer loop or rule pocket).” We’re told they are a bit rigid like most denim. They will in time, break in properly. The best part is the price: just under $40. Boston’s own, people.

More looks at the Hilton’s Tent City “Friend Street” Shorts byPointer Brand after the click.

At roughly 5 years old, Thornbridge Brewery holds more silverwear than the Williams sisters. Their brewer, Mr. Steffano Costi, is UK brewer of the year. His distinction tops off just about 100 different awards Thornbridge has won in its short history.

Located in Derbyshire, they say “Culinary alchemist Heston Blumenthal would approve of the Thornbridge approach to brewing beer.”

My brother reports that both the Kipling (a South Pacific pale ale) and the Jaipor (an India pale ale) are delicious. He also claims, “It is an ace brewery on the rise.” Everything mentioned above should make that statement all the more obvious.

Thornbridge has a great blog, so if you’re truly interested in your suds, head on over to their site.

Took a while to get that title right… the big boss of Italian street fashion, Renzo Rosso celebrates his 55th birthday with a special make Diesel DZ4187 watch. This signature watch comes in a massive 57×47mm matte black case and features the message “This is My Time” on the dial. Watchimso has them for pre-order.

Another look at the Diesel “Renzo Rosso 55th Birthday” XXL DZ4187 Watch after the click.

“Alex Gibney  delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp) balance levity and candor with their eye-opening profile of underachieving kids incentivized to learn with cold hard cash.”

In the best possible way, Velour’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection continues where it left off. Wearable basics are their calling card and they continue to deliver on that front, with the usual array of lightweight jackets, shirting with ‘a pop of colour’ (as they say) and spring sweater galore. The additions tend to be far subtler, and in this case it includes granddad collars and pullover shirts, both of which haven’t been used in the collection before. Take a leap to see the rest of the preview.

We’ve always got room for a tan oxford in our lives, especially when they call it the far classier ‘cognac’ instead. With a shoe like this, we can imagine the wearer sitting somewhere sipping on an old-fashioned, much like Don Draper used to (series four Don Draper has lost his some of his mojo). It’ll also go equally well with chinos, indigo and even grey denim – a nice plus for those who like to get their money’s worth from their footwear. (End)

Duffer continue their run of interesting products with this baseball sweat. Still designed by the same team who made Duffer into the label it was (read up on their history here) pieces like this remind you why you liked Duffer in the first place. If we had to nitpick, we’d say that the logo is approaching Rugby levels of sheer huge-ness, but aside from that we have no other nits to pick. Get it from Duffer’s webstore.

Beau Colburn bangs them out on Thursdays…

01. Broken Bells Line Up 3-D Hypnotics in ‘October’
“The user-controlled, fully immersive “October” 3-D Line Project went live Wednesday on Broken Bells’ website. Realized by Flash developer Richard Lehmann and illustrator Matthew Hollister, the group’s 3-D project allows surfers to navigate, save and share a strange universe of mathematical equations, geometric shapes and evocative illustrations. It’s a head trip made more poignant by the pop-hop balladry of Broken Bells’ haunting new single.” (wired)

02. Facebook and Loathing in Las Vegas
“As I nervously grip the iPhone in my pocket, it hits me. I need to bring the conversation back to my turf. I then pull a line out of my repertoire that might have sounded dated even if I had said it a decade and a half ago.

“So, you girls use the internet?””
(tweetage wasteland)

03. Tips On Buying Design
“Let me put it another way: say your dream is to have a 52” flat-screen TV in your living room. But getting that TV would max out your budget and you wouldn’t have money for a chair to sit in. Do you downgrade the size of the TV in order to get a chair? Hell no. You sit on a milk carton and you enjoy the fuck out of that 52” TV. Because a tiny TV will NEVER turn into a monster flatscreen no matter how much you cry into it, and you’ll eventually earn enough money for the chair.” (mule)

04. Select Scenes from The World’s Longest Yard Sale (above)
“Four scrubs meet up in Chicago, Illinois, pack it all into an overly-priced rental rig and careen across Indiana in the middle of the dark, desolate night over to Defiance, Ohio.  Then the junkin’ begins.  Four days of wild, sun-up to sundown treasure hunting spanning five states and some 630 fucking miles.  Not for the weak of heart.  You man enough?” (wlysmovie)

For those who can actually pull off wearing a “square” Bell & Ross (that pool is considerably smaller than one would imagine), the Military Ceramic BR03-92 is about the best solo color drop from the watch maker in some time. Consider it a wake up call for pushing and progressing forward without losing sight of the past.

More looks at the Bell & Ross BR03-92 Military Ceramic Watch at Highsnob.

“We had a vision, and in this vision we saw ourselves as a sleeping hobo and an old man respectively. The following is a vivid depiction of some of the events that occurred during an intended stay in Barbieland. And remember, It’s a true story….

Senior is out September 13th 2010, visit royksopp.com for more information, music and videos”