1. Big Ben Will Ring Again, For The Holidays At the Palace of Westminster, Big Ben has been silent since August while under a much-needed four-year renovation costing roughly $60 million. It’s the first time the clocktower hasn’t rung in 157 years and done to protect the ears of those making repairs. The chiming won’t resume properly until 2021, but for the handful of days …
Teaming up accessories brand Sprayground, Buzz Aldrin has created a capsule collection called “Mission to Mars.” The Apollo 11 astronaut worked with the NYC-based brand on several bags (one of which features solar panel strips and USB ports), a coat, hat, gloves and more—all of which boast loud patches and embellishments. Aldrin even models in the campaign, and Sprayground founder David Ben-David says it was …
With all the information we have right now coming from one tweet, it appears that former astronaut Buzz Aldrin has begun to design a watch for Omega—that will be worn on the wrists of astronauts heading to Mars. Aldrin was the first person to wear a watch on the moon, and it was in fact an Omega Speedmaster. The tweet was accompanied by the hashtag …
