In-Store Gifts

Gift Guide selections to snap up at a store near you as time runs out

While off-the-radar boutique goods tend to make for more unique gifts, they may be hard to come by at the last minute. For the shopper still seeking something special, we’ve culled a range of eight items from our 2011 Holiday Gift Guide that can be found in stores throughout the world. Raleigh Clubman This heritage-inspired 10-speed road bike has been upgraded with Brooks bar tape …

Gʉilty / (NOT) Guilty

A new show curated by Sarah Schmerler sheds light on the luster of four artists' work

In the forthcoming group show “Gʉilty / (NOT) Guilty,” art critic and curator Sarah Schmerler brings together four talented artists for a cohesive display of works surrounding the play on words that the title implies. Turning guilt instead into a word synonymous with a gold surface, the exhibition explores the luster of an artist’s work in economic downtime and questions what makes a piece of …

The Thing Quarterly: Issue 16

An epistolary shower curtain from author Dave Eggers

For their upcoming issue, The Thing Quarterly reached out to literary and cultural icon Dave Eggers of McSweeney‘s and 826 Valencia. The collaboration announced today that the next shipment of quarterly objects will contain an epistolary shower curtain with a message inscribed to the person showering. Partnering with couture Parisian shower curtain manufacturer Izola, The Thing and Eggers aim to liven quotidian demands with a …