Test Drive: 2011 Charger R/T

Dodge outdoes itself with a new take on their classic American muscle car

Few brands are more overtly “American” than Dodge. Even when their parent group was owned by Germans (now Italians), Dodge somehow remained the embodiment of a certain Yankee style—big, loud, powerful, arrogant and completely unapologetic. A part of the U.S.A. brand as much as America is part of Dodge’s identity, the bravado that attracted us to the “Mighty Dodge” as kids continues to turn our …

Boreas Packs

Design-driven gear from a new brand founded by outdoor industry vets

Smart, simple and functional design drives Boreas Gear, the outdoor gear startup set to officially launch this fall. Although the company is just getting started, the guys behind the scenes all hail from some of the biggest names in the biz (The North Face, Timbuk2, Eastern Mountain Sports, etc.). The team found themselves bored with a market made stale by the overabundance of complicated, tech-driven, …

Inception Chair

Flat-pack platforms, Playboy's archive for iPads, a sneaker encyclopedia and more in this week's look at the web

Designer Vivian Chiu created this fascinating chair within a chair within a chair. The conceptual seating is so enchanting I almost can’t remember whose dream I’m in.