Blog
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FROM LABORER TO ENTREPRENEUR :: A TALE OF TRIUMPHS
James Rhoades has traveled down an unusual path to get to where he currently sits. A child of the military, or as he affectionately puts it, an “army brat”, James...
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HOW 5 & A DIME SURVIVED THROUGH A CHANGING ECONOMY
I’m constantly in a tug-of-war with the internet, which is slowly becoming more and more apparent with each piece I write. In the world...
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THE DEFINITION OF A BEAUTIFUL FÜL
I find myself stuck in the past, most days. Not because of some hatred towards innovation, but because time moves too fast, especially nowadays. It’s not like before, when 5...
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LIFE AFTER STREETWEAR
My “professional” involvement in streetwear began in the late ’90s, and I put the word “professional” in quotations only because it and I were anything but. At...
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THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE JOGGER PANT™
One year away from my 30s, I’m quickly becoming fearful that kids will soon not care to know about the 90s, a decade that I attribute to be the most...
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This Time Last Year in Tokyo
The Bucket List. We all have one, right? Mine is definitely big, but the top places I want to visit generally tend to surround an interesting happening that occurs in...
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Copywriter-ing :: How I Sold Out and Got a Job
So you have never heard of a copywriter and think “if Rob can do it so can I”? Chances are, if you are a human with basic personal hygiene capabilities...
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TURN BACK THE CLOCK.
The future is never what we expect it to be. 2015 is a few months away and self-lacing shoes are nowhere to be seen (although apparently being worked on). We...
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Bespoke :: The Advantages of A Mall Job
I started e-hustling at the age of 15, selling just about anything I could get my hands on via eBay. This continued well into high school. There was no other...
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Stash Talks the Internet, Haters and Human Interaction
According to Stash, a visit to L.A. longer than a couple of days is rare for him, but when he’s here, he seems to enjoy it. In town for not...
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Falcon Fever
What is the most successful way to get rid of hundreds of nuisance birds? I don’t like that opening... How bout: Tired of getting your whole life shit...
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IF ONE SUCCEEDS, WE ALL DO :: A CHAT W/ THOSE FOLKS
“Those Folks ain’t no jokes, local Venice homie locs,” muses Rick Klotz, artist and founder of Freshjive, at the end of an interview with Those Folks on their...