British gaming start-up, TerrorBull Games, takes some of the world's most serious and complex issues and turns it into entertainment with satirical board games that may or may not be family friendly, based on your definition of quality family time.

The company's first board game, War on Terror, made headlines when it debuted with mixed reviews from the public as either being satirically amusing, or dismissed as sick and twisted. Here at CH, we don't think the two are mutually exclusive.

The second game released in the TerrorBull line-up was Crunch, a game that puts you in the role of the CEO of a global bank, and makes it your responsibility to do whatever it takes to ensure a comfortable and luxurious retirement.

Most recently the company has been attracting headlines with their print-and-play mini-games that can be printed out for free, and played instantly within the home or office. This summer's release was, Operation BP: Bullshit Plug, the print-and-play game that sets players in the role of BP's CEO with the objective of the game being to bullshit as much as possible, in efforts to protect the company's financial interests while still managing the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

One of the company's most controversial print-and-play games is Mosqopoloy, a game centered around one of the most contended issues of the year, the Grand Zero Mosque. The premise of the mockingly sinister game is to stop the development of the Mosque from taking over the "the world's greatest city, in the world's greatest country". A definite jab against the stereotypical,overly-patriotic American, the British board game company makes light of the situation that stands in development today.

We hope that Terrorbull games continues to produce satirical entertainment as a way to navigate through the ludicrous world of politics. Terrorbull board games sell from £8.99 to £29.95 on their site along with other Terrorbull memorabilia. The Terrorbull print-and-play games can also be printed from their site, here.

Sure biking makes commuting more healthy and eco-friendly, but cyclists looking for almost frightening speed will like Raleigh's Record Ace, a bike that seems to catapult through streets. You can look good while careening too, thanks to the modern road bike's vintage-inspired styling that extends from the clean lines of its frame to its beautiful Brooks saddle.

The original all-steel bike brand, Raleigh (founded over 100 years ago) introduced the Ace in 1939, paused production in the '90s, and brought back the lugged steel design this year in favor of the "better road feel" that steel lends. With a longer life span and similar in weight to aluminum or carbon, the steel bike is light enough for urbanites to climb stairs with it and strong enough to survive pothole-ridden roads or cross-country treks.

Of course, a quality frame demands quality components and this model comes equipped with a Shimano Ultegra groupset—which I put to the test on many occasions. The brakes allow you to stop at a moment's notice (such as when a cab pulls out in front of you), and provides a rebellious (read: badass) squeal for full effect. Switching gears is a snap, and Shimano's Hollowglide construction provides even greater stability. The upshot is a bike that Bicycling magazine describes as "much more nimble" than city or hybrid models.

While the price tag is a little steep at $1,900, Raleigh has made an off-the-shelf bike with the types of essential racing components and a stripped-down weight usually only found on custom builds. It sells from Raleigh dealers around the world.

1. Barry McGee Houston Street Mural

San Francisco, CA-based graffiti artist Barry McGee (aka Twist) recently made a tag homage to graffiti writers, covering NYC's famed Houston Street Mural in shout-outs.

2. MosKeyTo

Aptly named, this micro-USB flash drive from LaCie is so small it almost fits entirely inside your computer which is impressive considering it holds up to 8GB. A 16GB version is reportedly coming soon.

3. Be Pavement's Guest Guitarist

Pavement is asking their fans to be their special guest guitarist when they take their 2010 reunion tour to "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on 23 September 2010. Selecting from submissions from guitarists all over the world, one lucky winner will have the honor of rocking out with one of indie-rock's finest. All interested parties can apply here.

4. Fix The Pumps

Darcy O'Neil covers the history of cocktails, soda jerks and pop from the pre-Prohibition days when cocktails were laden-filled with narcotics ( such as morphine,opium, heroine, and other neurochemicals) to the modern drinking days of the present in his new book, Fix The Pumps. Interesting facts such as cocktails being morning drinks instead of evening drinks in pre-Prohibition days are just one of many fascinating tidbits to be found. O'Neil's book, that comes accompanied with mixing toxins, can be bought here.

5. Temple Bags

Based out of Los Angeles, California, Temple Bags produces a line of high quality iPad cases and Duffle bags built from leather and repurposed materials.

6. Monocle Shop, New York

The latest city to get its own outpost of Monocle magazine's concept stores, New York welcomes the addition to its West Village neighboorhood. Stay tuned for our interview with founder Tyler Brulé.

7. Lanvin x H&M

In a clever reversal of the usual partnership between a mass retailer and high fashion, Lanvin will produce a line for H&M. Be sure to watch the short video with the charming Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz announcing the collaboration.

8. Yatzer Redesign

Our friend Yatzer relaunches with a new face and new functionality housing all of the gorgeous imagery and exuberance that made us (and its hundreds of thousands of readers) fans in the first place.

9. Conran Classics

Sir Terence Conran selected 54 design classics of the 20th century, from the Eames Lounge to Ron Arad's earworm bookcase, as the basis of a new collection that will be shown in two new exhibits opening this 10 September 2010 in London. An accompanying catalog, beautifully shot in black and white by Julian Broad, features members of the Conran family posing with the furniture.

10. Puma Mopion Bike by Kibisi and Biomega

Puma and bike company Biomega have teamed up again—this time with Danish design collective Kibisi to create the eye-catching Mopion cargo bicycle.

11. Kolelinia

Tackling the problem of bicycling in congested areas, Kolelinia is a futuristic concept for a high-wire bicycle lane that would help cyclists stay clear of traffic

12. Tipp Experience

A couple of days ago, if you told us we'd spend a solid half-hour playing with an interactive digital ad for a European brand of correction fluid, we'd laugh in your face and tell you that you're a lunatic. Then we found ourselves spending a solid half-hour at this incredibly well-done Tipp-Ex microsite where you control the ad's outcome. Enjoy.

13. Self Edge Los Angeles

Self Edge expands their denim empire with the opening of their latest and most definitely greatest store. Taking the aesthetic of the original San Francisco and subsequent New York City stores to the next level, the Los Angeles location is an airy enclave filled with your every indigo-soaked need.

14. Act Da Fool

Proenza Schouler turns to filmmaker Harmony Korine and stylist Mel Ottenberg for a fashion film depicting a girl gang wearing clothes from the fashion duo's latest collection.

15. The Stedelijke Museum Reopens

Housed in a beautiful late-1800s building, Amsterdam's Stedelijke museum reopens after a delay with striking installations by Rineke Dijkstra and Barbara Kruger. A wing devoted to experimental and video art is still to come.

16. It's A Book

Author Lane Smith produces the first children's book to introduce them to the digital world in It's A Book, a picture book featuring illustrated animals reading books in digital form. It's A Book teaches children to become accustomed to the fast-paced digital world we live in today.

by Michael Tyburski

For this video we traveled to Kensington, London to check out the sole dealership of Bristol, the only manufacturer in the world that still hand-builds cars. There we met with chairman and owner Toby Silverton, as well as spokesperson Ben Samuelson, who took us on a drive to learn about how they keep their classic aesthetic modern.

In summer 2008, at the height of the U.S. financial crisis, husband-and-wife photographers James Tribble and Tracey Mancenido packed up their NYC apartment and hit the road to document one of the more obscure necessities of American consumerism first-hand. Armed with little more than a commercial license, tips from Tribble's truck driver dad and a few large-format cameras, the dynamic artists embarked on their new career as truckers. The resulting body of work, a series of tenderly contemplative portraits and still-lifes, opens 9 September 2010 at NYC's Sasha Wolf Gallery, revealing a rarely-seen side of the greasy culture responsible for supplying the country with everything from scrap metal to Toy Story 3 dolls.

Inspired by the contrasting loneliness of their experience, Mancenido and Tribble's stark images depict subjects removed from their familiar contexts and (more often than not) plopped right in the center of the frame. In one a mechanic sits cross-legged in a vast gravel lot, while another shows a hulking white pillar in one of the caves where they delivered shipments.

To learn more, their blog on the project is full of updates and insights they posted while on the road. For those in NYC, see the haunting pictures in person at the Sasha Wolf gallery before the show closes 23 October 2010. For a limited sneak peek, check out the gallery.

For both the neo-Americana-obsessed and denim-heads alike, menswear designer Billy Reid's collaboration with Levi's is a holy brand pairing, marrying Levi's workwear roots with Reid's modern cuts, fabric choices, and finishes. This behind-the-scenes video (a Cool Hunting exclusive) visits Reid at work on the craft of deconstructing garments for the 10-piece collection, as inspired by a visit to the legendary Levi's archive.

Citing a worn and stained work apron from the turn of the century as his "muse," Reid incorporated it into several of the designs. A hunting jacket has a removable, fully-functional version of the apron that works as an internal game pouch, while the design of a tote comes from experiments in folding the apron into a bag shape.

Images of the resulting garments (also exclusive to this publication) play to Reid's own down-home heritage, using his annual "Shindig" held at his Florence, AL headquarters as a setting for working musicians from the neighboring town of Muscle Shoals to model the line. Check out more from the series as well as product shots in the gallery below.

Following Levi's successful collaboration with Robert Geller last year, this project is Levi's third tapping winners of GQ's "Best New Menswear Designers in America." You'll want to hurry to Bloomingdale's and Billy Reid locations, or their online stores, to scoop up the goods (ranging) from $45-$295) when they debut 10 September 2010.

While photographer Arthur Drooker's ruins aren't the castles and shrines that usually come to mind, his infrared images of prisons, mansions and other sites of U.S. decay evoke all the moody history and past lives of their tourist site counterparts. The Mill Valley, CA-based artist's "American Ruins" exhibit (opening at the Virgina Center for Architecture on 9 September 2010) culls these haunting photos from from his award-winning 2007 book of the same name, featuring luminescent images that with each crack and chip reveal just a bit of the America's former splendor. To learn more—including how Drooker achieves his otherworldly effects, what to expect from the show and what's next—read on for the interview, and see more images in the gallery below.

If you're in Richmond, be sure to check out the opening of American Ruins at the Virgina Center for Architecture on 9 September 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm, or visit before it closes 28 November 2010. You can also get a glimpse of the work in his current show at Santa Fe's William Siegal Gall