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Wear: New Aether Apparel

New Aether Apparel

The LA-based outdoor/lifestyle brand just dropped its latest collection of slick technical gear, including a handful of long-sleeve polos and hoodies, and a slew of top-notch jackets like the waterproof Summit, boasting a Schoeller shell, lots of handy zip pockets, and oil/dirt-repellent fabric, the crazy-warm Channel with a ripstop fabric lining and PrimaLoft insulation, and the wind/rain-blocking Stormy, which they claim is cut from "nearly bulletproof" fabric, perfect for when you're sort of being shot.

Get serious about your outerwear at AetherApparel.com

Sit: The Slouchback

The Slouchback

Transmogrify any bed into a couch with this inflatable back rest that looks like a giant reading pillow, comes with a built-in pump that'll inflate it in 30 seconds, boasts an interchangeable microsuede cover with insulated cup (beer) holders on both armrests, and even includes an easy-to-use patch kit, in case your fake couch's eager to go trick-or-treating as a pirate.

Revolutionize your lounging and get yourself one of these at Slouchback.com

Hang: Illustrated Portraits

Illustrated Portraits

The handiwork of a UK-based artist who's had his hand in the down-and-dirty children's book industry for a while, this prolific collection of quirky color ink celeb portraits runs the spectrum from musicians (Elliot Smith, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits...) to literary icons (Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, Nietzsche), to film/TV folk like Larry David and Bill Murray, the ideal accent pieces for filling out your treasured "old bald man" room.

Pick up a print for less than $20 at Etsy.com

Charge: PowerMat

PowerMat

Changing the way you recharge your gadgets, this just-now-in-the-states wireless system uses a black "mat" to power-up the batteries in iPhones, BlackBerrys, iPods, Nintendo DS's, etc, as fast or faster than their plug-in adapter. Just outfit any item with its PM-designed case/dock (which feature special magnetic "receivers" that feed the batteries), toss it on the mat, and it'll emit a pleasant ding to let you know it's juicing up, since not everything's as obvious as Carrot Top.

Ditch your bag 'o chargers and make it simple with a mat from PowerMat.com

Click: Bad Fairground Art

Bad Fairground Art

A comprehensive look at the laughably terrible murals gracing carnie game booths & rides 'round the globe, BFA's photos & commentary break it down from the not-so-bad (a shirtless MC Hammer hanging beside a skateboarding Alf w/ a ghettoblaster), to the definitely bad (a botched take on 101 Dalmatians deemed "101 Leech-infested Dog-Rabbit Hybrids") and the flat-out awful, like the depiction of a Back To The Future II scene in which Marty and Doc resemble legless, overtanned neanderthals, so...carnies.

Peep the ridiculous "art" at BadFairgroundArt.com