Things to do for July 31, 2014

The Weekender

Wallets, Women and a Tiny Blowtorch

Only a life lived for the weekend is a life worthwhile.

New Leather Places to Keep Your Money
IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST

New Leather Places to Keep Your Money

Today, Ernest Alexander launched a collection of handmade leather items. It’s the first time they’ve done such a thing. So in honor of this momentous occasion, grab a bifold wallet or a card case made with Chromexcel shoe leather. And celebrate by keeping money and cards in it.

Girls in Bikinis and Some Not in Bikinis
MODEL SERVICE

Girls in Bikinis and Some Not in Bikinis

Here’s a Tumblr with nothing but pictures of beautiful female people shot on 35 and 50 mm film by photographer Are Bernard. You don’t owe him anything for doing that, but without him, we certainly wouldn’t be here talking about this right now.

This Lighter Goes to 11
CLAIM TO FLAME

This Lighter Goes to 11

For what, you might ask, would you need this device that turns any disposable lighter into a wind-resistant, 2,300-degree-Fahrenheit blowtorch? Let us count the ways:
1) Dramatically lighting a cigar.
2) Roasting a marshmallow very slowly.
3) Welding miniature pipes.
4) Just to sort of have one of these.

Your Google Searches, Now a Board Game
QUERY EYE

Your Google Searches, Now a Board Game

You know Google’s autocomplete. Tries to assume what you’ll say next and whatnot. Well, some enterprising folks just turned the idea of that function into a board game called Query. The person who guesses the most popular autocomplete of a sentence wins. And probably also loses a little bit.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Sales
SALE BLAZING

Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Sales

Aether: They’ve never had a public sale before. But they thought you’d like 20% off... everything, with code “AEOS20.” Bicycle jackets. Swim trunks. Everything. We already said that, didn’t we.
Sleepy Jones: Here you have 50% off some sleepwear like pajama shirts and floral print pants. What... that’s it. Email’s over.

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