HiM: Peoples

With a bandleader like Doug Scharin, whose other stints include June of 44, Codeine, Rex, and Direction in Music, it's no wonder that HiM's multivalent sound is as easy to compare to wildly experimental groups like Animal Collective as it is to call it postmodern Serge Gainsbourg. Eclectic African-infused instrumentation commingles with violins, dreamy melodies, funk-inflected horn sections, and intense, rhythmic vocals, making for ennui-free …

Shuttlemax Giveaway

The good people at Kidrobot hooked us up with the last remaining limited edition yellow Shuttlemax to award to one lucky Cool Hunting reader. Signed by designer Bill McMullen, the new toy launched just last month, along with green and red versions, (check out the Cool Hunting story here), but only 100 of the bright yellow colorways were made. To win it, sign up for …

Outrageous and Contagious

Running for just a week from next Monday 1 May 2006 at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts is, they claim, the World's first exhibition of viral emails. Outrageous and Contagious will showcase the cream of what appears in your inbox, split into various, sometimes topical, categories like New Orleans and Kate Moss. This image of the supermodel and sometime boyfriend Pete Doherty, doctored to look …