Books
Turntablelab is my favorite website ever. If you are looking to locate hard-to-find underground NYC mixtapes or random German design magazines, then they are the one-stop source. With prices as good as the corporate giants like Amazon.com, why would you not support the people that move the culture instead of those that capitalize on it. www.turntablelab.com
Nike Sports
Watches Nike makes everything, well at least the Vietnamese that work in their factories do. Just because it would take two months of pay for the people that actually assemble Nike's products to buy a pair of Dunks, doesn't mean that you should worry about child labor laws. www.nike.com
Gameboy Advanced SP
Look at me, not only do I sit up all night playing video games, eating Cheetos and drinking Tab soda with Media Gaming Editor (and animal rights activist) James Carey, now (thanks to the tiny Gameboy Advanced SP with 32-bit, full color and digital stereo) I can also play video games at work, in class and while driving.www.nintendo.com
Canon EOS Digital Rebel EF-S
The rebel will always remind me of Andre Agassi when he had that sweet eighties mullet, but alas, times have changed. Canon would like you to forget they endorsed a guy with really tight white shorts and a neon headband, and focus on the future. Their EOS Digital Rebel EF-S is a 6.3 megapixel digital has all the newest features you'd expect, plus it looks like the same one they made in the eighties. www.canon.com
Rockford Fosgate Amplifier
Until recently I never actually had an amp in my car. I used to drive around with my speakers cracking and volume up to ten, which is about a three now that I have an amp. Now that I have the Type RF Amp (with it's cast metal frame and platinum-colored body), installed in my '92 Corolla I am loc'd out. Never before has Now That's What I Call Hits Vol.4 sounded so fresh. When you turn the Britney Spears tracks up really loud, you can here her actually calling my name. www.rockfordfosgate.com
PRO-keds
I am a simple guy. I can't rock running shoes with neoprene and carbon fiber in hot pink and yellow colorways. Thankfully PRO-keds makes kicks for the rest of us: low tech and comfortable. They come in colors you won't have to change your style to, so you won't have to go out and buy a Knicks jersey and some baggy warm-ups. There is really nothing worse than looking like you are stuck as an extra in a rap video. Next thing you know I'm going to be wearing "outfits," not gear. www.PROkeds.com