I never would have gotten into so many cool things had I not stumbled upon Giant Robot when I was fifteen. The best thing about GR though is that they are not particularly trendy, they just have good intelligent taste.
Nivea has great products for both sexes. I'm a man but I still use their body lotion for dry skin. I am also convinced that their shaving products are the best, especially the shave foam gel. It provides a smooth shave with an invigorating scent.
I really wish Nike would work on their labor practices because their shoes are still undeniably cool, especially the SB line. I suppose if you're really going to start talking about ethics, even participating in a consumer society such as America is pretty bad.
I really only like Calvin Klein for the fragrances. I've got four or five different ones, but Crave is a definite standout. It's seductively irregular, and has one of the coolest packages ever.
Staedtler is a fine writing utensil company, especially for drafting. Their mechanical pencils are comparable in quality to Pentel's high end pencils, and of course they manufacture the classic white plastic eraser. Their Lumocolor permanent markers would give Sharpie a run for their money if they didn't completely monopolize the marker section in every American office supply store.
Pilot manufactures some of the best pens on the planet. They pioneered writing ergonomics with the now classic Dr. Grip pens and pencils. On top of that they offer a wide variety of writing options, including inexpensive refillable fountain pens, the indispensable G2 gel pen, and some of the strongest permanent markers on the planet. I really can't stand to use cheap disposable pens from Bic and Papermate because Pilot simply puts them to shame.
Continental is amazing in my opinion. They may cost a little extra, but you definitely get what you pay for. I flew with them from Houston to Tokyo and it was the most enjoyable flight of my life. Their planes are clean and well maintained and offer modern conveniences like in seat entertainment.
The idea of the cool local coffee shop is such a tired, lame idea that died a long time ago in the 90's. Why do you think it was a plot point of a popular American sitcom? It only makes sense that coffee shops would go corporate. I can't stand my "locally owned" coffee shop that tries feebly to hold onto these ideals without being able to offer a better value than Starbucks. I don't want atmosphere, I just want coffee.
Although Sanrio epitomizes some major social problems within Japan, you still can't deny the cuteness. Their sister company San-X (makers of Rilakuma) may have even better characters.
I only use Microsoft out of necessity. Windows is good to use on a computer that you don’t really care about junking up. I still like to use mine as sort of a garbage dump for music, images, and internet surfing. If you want to do any kind of serious photo, audio, video, or graphics work, you must be certifiably masochistic if you prefer a Windows machine.
Any serious gamer knows the rundown: Gamecube is for kids. X-Box is for clueless sports-obsessed frat-boys. PlayStation 2 has all of the important titles and franchises that are still relevant at this point.
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Good intelligent taste
Giant Robot
10 April 2006
I never would have gotten into so many cool things had I not stumbled upon Giant Robot when I was fifteen. The best thing about GR though is that they are not particularly trendy, they just have good intelligent taste.
Nivea has great products for both sexes
Nivea
10 April 2006
Nivea has great products for both sexes. I'm a man but I still use their body lotion for dry skin. I am also convinced that their shaving products are the best, especially the shave foam gel. It provides a smooth shave with an invigorating scent.
Their shoes are still undeniably cool
Nike
10 April 2006
I really wish Nike would work on their labor practices because their shoes are still undeniably cool, especially the SB line. I suppose if you're really going to start talking about ethics, even participating in a consumer society such as America is pretty bad.
Seductively irregular
Calvin Klein
10 April 2006
I really only like Calvin Klein for the fragrances. I've got four or five different ones, but Crave is a definite standout. It's seductively irregular, and has one of the coolest packages ever.
A fine writing utensil company
Staedtler
10 April 2006
Staedtler is a fine writing utensil company, especially for drafting. Their mechanical pencils are comparable in quality to Pentel's high end pencils, and of course they manufacture the classic white plastic eraser. Their Lumocolor permanent markers would give Sharpie a run for their money if they didn't completely monopolize the marker section in every American office supply store.
Some of the best pens on the planet
Pilot
10 April 2006
Pilot manufactures some of the best pens on the planet. They pioneered writing ergonomics with the now classic Dr. Grip pens and pencils. On top of that they offer a wide variety of writing options, including inexpensive refillable fountain pens, the indispensable G2 gel pen, and some of the strongest permanent markers on the planet. I really can't stand to use cheap disposable pens from Bic and Papermate because Pilot simply puts them to shame.
The most enjoyable flight of my life
Continental Airlines
10 April 2006
Continental is amazing in my opinion. They may cost a little extra, but you definitely get what you pay for. I flew with them from Houston to Tokyo and it was the most enjoyable flight of my life. Their planes are clean and well maintained and offer modern conveniences like in seat entertainment.
No better value than Starbucks
Starbucks
10 April 2006
The idea of the cool local coffee shop is such a tired, lame idea that died a long time ago in the 90's. Why do you think it was a plot point of a popular American sitcom? It only makes sense that coffee shops would go corporate. I can't stand my "locally owned" coffee shop that tries feebly to hold onto these ideals without being able to offer a better value than Starbucks. I don't want atmosphere, I just want coffee.
You still can't deny the cuteness
Sanrio
10 April 2006
Although Sanrio epitomizes some major social problems within Japan, you still can't deny the cuteness. Their sister company San-X (makers of Rilakuma) may have even better characters.
I only use Microsoft out of necessity
Microsoft
10 April 2006
I only use Microsoft out of necessity. Windows is good to use on a computer that you don’t really care about junking up. I still like to use mine as sort of a garbage dump for music, images, and internet surfing. If you want to do any kind of serious photo, audio, video, or graphics work, you must be certifiably masochistic if you prefer a Windows machine.
Still relevant at this point
Sony PlayStation
10 April 2006
Any serious gamer knows the rundown: Gamecube is for kids. X-Box is for clueless sports-obsessed frat-boys. PlayStation 2 has all of the important titles and franchises that are still relevant at this point.