A SHOW CALLED KICKS.

While some of the more popular advice on the internet of late might be not to do it in the park, Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau take a different idea of a city park and document it for their new film, DOIN’ IT IN THE PARK: Pick -Up Basketball NYC. The film aims to capture the feeling and meaning of a culture that is held very dear to the hearts of millions across the nation: pick-up games, particularly in the streetball mecca of New York’s summer leagues.

I personally found both solace and community on the basketball playground as a youth, learning much of what I have applied to my life now in terms of perseverence, hard work, determination, and the importance of a competitive spirit. Assuming this film can capture these sentiments shared by all streetballers, a cast that spans five boroughs and 700+ courts - with names like Dr. J, God Shammgod and Kenny “The Jet” Smith - will prove how rough and tumble a game of such finesse can get. Traveling to over 180 courts around the entire city, it seems Garcia and Couliau are doing justice to the history of the sport in a film that comes out later this year.

In the second episode of Put This On, host Jesse Thorn visits Manhattan-based Street Etiquette’s Joshua Kissi and Travis Gumbs to go about the city and do some of the best thrifting they can in the two hours provided. WIth tips on wool, shiny shoes, and jacket quality, the tips involved in this video should not be missed by anyone trying to build an impressive wardrobe on a short budget

INTERVIEW: THE STORY BEHIND GENERAL KNOT & CO. VIDEO

Andrew Payne of General Knot & Co. tells the story of a chance meeting in a subway in New York, and how it led to a lifelong passion for handmade ties in a proud American style. Love of fabric ties into this passion - no pun intended - in a way woven deeply into the makeup of each and every piece of fashion produced by the company. It is beautiful to see artisanship in motion, and this video accurately captures the feeling of a man doing what he loves for the reason of loving it.

RETNA MURAL AT HOUSTON AND BOWERY VIDEO

RETNA took a trip from one coast to the other to honor The Tony Goldman Wall at Houston and Bowery in New York City with a bold red and blue piece in his signature style. While we usually see subtle colors from the LA-based street artist, RETNA brought the color out in this mural that covers Brooklyn-based artist FAILE’s piece that had been up since October. A short video shows a beautifully choreographed process to create such a monumental piece.