Crooks & Castles is getting set to release some new tees. Their ‘Ruling Elite’ pack is a series of tees made to support the Lakers’ playoff run. They will go on sale tomorrow exclusively at their flaship store in LA.

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Once again, OG pro skater, artist, label owner, etc… Ed Templeton has designed another tee for RVCA, this time together with Japanese label, Beams. The shirt is now available at  All Beams.

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Rarely do we see shoes that actually have us speechless. Probably Bernhard Willhelm was the last person that we can recall. Now it’s Raf Simons that has come up with these crazy Show Boots. They are now available at Oki-ni for a cool $1700. They kind of remind me of Balenciaga’s Lego high heels.

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Here’s a look at the latest New Balance CT470. The classic tennis sneaker was released in some different colourways in January as well. These feature an all-leather upper in a simple colourway.

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Goodspeed has gotten together with photographer, Ricky Powell. The Japanese Brand used Powell’s photos as graphics for a series of tees, which feature the likes of Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Run DMC, Jim Jarmusch, Grace Jones, etc…

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In 1995, Damien Hirst earned the highly renowned Turner Prize for his work “Mother and Child, Divided”. The piece has finally made it to Japan for the History in the Making: A Retrospective of the Turner Prize exhibition at Mori Art Museum in Roppongi that opened April 25th. PingMag sat down with assistant curator Kenichi Kondo and public relations officer Moichi Watanabe of the Mori Art Museum to check out the behind-the-scenes story…

Check out interview here.

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CNN has done a little feature on Krink. It’s less than two minutes long, but they manage to cover Krink’s humble beginnings to it’s rise as a full-blown brand. They talk with Craig Costello, the creator of Krink.

Check it out here.