Animation by Jen Stark to Dan Deacon’s new track “Surprise Believer.” Coming in 2011…

Tumi Japan take the Tumi Tumi Tag case to the streets of Tokyo. David Guarino of Zillion worked over the video.

Mjolk is calling their new online men’s shop, “a curated space for all of designer Lars Stoten’s favourite things.” There you’ll find a full selection of Mjolk’s main Spring/Summer 2011 collection alongside a generous assortment of hand-crafted goods from various cities across this big-wide world: footwear crafted in Italy, shoulder bags, attaches, belts and buckles made in New York City and Rhode Island.  We profile some of those online exclusives here.

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Well into trend for Spring/Summer and 2011 beyond are these floral and coconut inspired aloha shirts and shorts from Japan’s SOPHNET collection. When you do florals, you have to go big or go home. The palm tree coconut climber is what makes this set. Find them at select doors… we think. Oh, and they’re made from Rayon – like they should be. (honeyee)

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If youre up and awake reading Selectism at this time on a Sunday morning, we offer up the amazing sounds of Seu Jorge And Almaz performing “Água Viva” live In São Paulo Brazil. Enjoy.

Just released, the T.A.D.’s latest re-work of their Stealth soft shell outer. The new Stealth LT Hoodie has been overhauled using Swiss made Schoeller textile for further weather resistance, breathability, and durability.” We of course love highly technical gear especially those pieces that are all-season. The Stealth Lt looks to be one of those which can be used in “humid climate zone to winter conditions.” A couple of colors to choose on this one.

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While strolling through a wonderful tour of the Mondrian SOHO this past week, with its designer, Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, a passing mention was made to a book on chickens which I had never heard of (crazy, I know). Our good friend Karen (Cool Hunting) reminded me of the book titles, now more than a decade in print. Photographer, Stephen Green-Armytage photographs the world of “extraordinary” chickens across two books; the latest, Extra Extraordinary Chickens, was published by Abrams in 2005.

The striking images in Extra Extraordinary Chickens showed that “the world of chickens is a world of wonders” (New York Times Book Review). Now, in a follow-up to the extraordinarily successful first book from Stephen Green-Armytage, the photographer presents 61 breeds and 5 species, including 14 breeds not previously included in the first book, a new series of chicken couples, and virtually all new images. Capturing with his camera chickens of all sizes, shapes, and colors, he illuminates gorgeous feather patterns worthy of French fabric designers, as well as elaborate wattles, elegant crests, and many other details.

Available from Amazon.

“Capturing Yves Saint Laurent’s rapturously received spring ‘58 debut for Dior and a selection of the designer’s show-stopping bridal gowns throughout the decades, today’s exclusive clip is taken from new documentary L’Amour Fou. Translating to “Mad Love,” the film traces the 50-year romance between the fashion legend and industrialist Pierre Bergé.” (nowness)

The film opens May 20. It is playing now in New York and Paris.

Burberry has the music series down. The latest features Life in Film performing “Alleyway.”

01. For Over One Hundred Years Americans Knew Pit Bulls for What They Did Best. Babysitting. (Above).

Astoundingly, for most of our history America’s nickname for Pit Bulls was “The Nanny Dog”. For generations if you had children and wanted to keep them safe you wanted a pit bull, the dog that was the most reliable of any breed with children or adults. The Nanny Dog is now vilified by a media that always wants a demon dog breed to frighten people and LHASA-APSO BITES MAN just doesn’t sell papers. Before pit bulls it was Rottweilers, before Rottweilers it was Dobermans, and before them German Shepherds. Each breed in it’s order were deemed too vicious and unpredictable to be around people. Each time people wanted laws to ban them. It is breathtakingly ironic that the spotlight has turned on the breed once the symbol of our country and our national babysitter.” (YWGrossman).

02. Whiskey and Geography

“Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World tells the story of Franklin County, Virginia, during the 1930s  through the lives of Appalachian farmers who made moonshine there.  The book reveals how whiskey production ultimately caught local residents in a conspiracy of national proportions.  As background, Spirits of Just Men asks why so many farmers lived in such out of the way places.  How did they acquire their knowledge of producing liquor? And, what did moonshining have to do with national farm and trade policy?  The following excerpt sketches the origins of whiskey-making in the backcountry and resistance to Alexander Hamilton’s efforts to impose a whiskey tax.” (Southern Spaces).

03. Ainge: Shaq will probably retire

“I think so,” the Celtics’ director of basketball operations replied when asked if he thought Shaq had played his last game in the NBA. “It’s early to make those emotional decisions, but my guess is he has.” (CSNNE).

04. White Rappers Paying Homage to the Past

“NOT 30 seconds into “Dr. Lecter,” the debut full-length album by’ Action Bronson, and the history lessons begin. It happens quickly, this one — a few bars rapped in the cadence of “Broken Language,” a minor 1995 hit by Smoothe Da Hustler and Trigger Tha Gambler. It’s the sort of reference dropped in as a wink, from connoisseur to connoisseur, insider to insider.” (NYT).