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In these days of over-merchandised movie franchises whose dwindling box office returns have to be supplemented by copious schwag sales, it’s no surprise that licensing deals are producing some truly atrocious tie-in items. Witness, for instance, the absurd filmic footwear featured in StreetLevel’s listicle 10 Sneakers Inspired by Movies (helpfully divided into 5 good and [...]

Today, we’re told, is the anniversary of the zipper (the clothing technology, not the amusement park ride), though we weren’t able to find any evidence to back this claim up.In fact, the original zipper was patented on November 7, 1891, so our zipper listicle will have to wait a few months.
Not to worry, though, because [...]

As Miss Heels herself, Sarah Jessica Parker, has even admitted, high-heeled shoes pretty much destroy your body. Some, of course, do so more conspicuously than others. In an angered homage to the flashy footwear that flaunts its ankle-twisting, knee-destroying, toe pinching properties, here are Listicles’ 14 Insanely Dangerous High-Heeled Shoes.
Reverse Heels

Delightfully meta, also extremely precarious-looking.

The current fad for oversized sneakers in variously garish, neon and glittering colors has birthed some spectaculary ugly footwear. Depending on where you live, you may see your fare share of such pedestrian unpleasantness on a daily basis.
If you live in a culturally deprived place, though, and don’t know what we’re talking about, YepYep’s listicle [...]

There was a time when a phrase like the title of this listicle might have been an oxymoron. With the fusing of nerds and cool kids into a srange social super-species, though, the idea of really cool shoes inspired by really geeky themes is a reality. Witness Aleptu’s listicle of The 12 Coolest Geeky Shoes, [...]

What fashion lover doesn’t love shoes? I’ve compiled the strangest shoes in fashion today that even the biggest fashionista may or may not love. Be prepared, any preconceived notions you have about shoes are about to change!
Go To List: http://inventorspot.com/articles/10_strangest_shoes_fashion_today_24497

Those tireless recyclers and re-users over at TreeHugger point us to the results of a Chilean design competition co-sponsored by Remade in Chile and Puma. The goal put to design students was to create useful and/or pleasant objects from old Puma sneakers and promotional materials. Here are the most impressive results, 8 Objects Fashioned from [...]

As much as we enjoy watching old fast food commercials, we find that the most exciting advertising innovations these days are in print and digital ads. We’re especially impressed by whiz-bang Photoshop effects because of the inumerable days we’ve spent trying to tweak our Facebook profile pictures. With those long, largely ineffectual hours in mind, [...]

Now that the socialized collective year-end orgasm of popping champagne bottles of frothy fizz and massive fireworks explosions is over, it’s time for our weekly psychoanalysticle, Freudian Fridays. In this issue we indulge an urge we’ve been sublimating for some weeks now; we’re joining the trend of year-end lists by taking a Freudian look at [...]

In yesterday’s New York Times, Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen waxed poetic about Pan Am and the commercial airline’s classy heyday. Alas, budget cutbacks and heavy security have taken most of the fun out of the friendly skies (dear people in line, stop making jokes about feeling like cattle–I am officially over cattle jokes). But let [...]