Regardless of people’s views (or ‘folks’, as they’re known) on the rather politically-incorrect world of, well, shooting things, we all must concede that a sport called ‘Cowboy Action Shooting’ at least has a snappy name.

And for those action shooting cowboys out there, here’s the way to make sure you’re an accurate shot with a pistol at any distance – the Henry Lee Measures way.

Watch the target and ignore the gun. Push the gun away and as soon as the arms clear the ribs, shoot, and watch the bullet make a hole. If you leave your mind and eyes alone, you can put a bullet through the hole you just made…with very few shots.

It all sounds very, well, loud and destructive. But if you’re wearing a ten-gallon hat and spurs, and each pull of the trigger brings up another puff of smoke from the pistol, reminiscent of the best spaghetti westerns, then it’s gotta be at least a little fun. You know, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt…

Cowboy Action Shooting – The Henry Lee Measures Way [Shoot Where You Look]

(Apologies to our better-dressed brethren who Googled the phrase ‘cowboy action’ and landed here. We don’t think this is what you’re after. But we’ve just published a piece on Thom Browne, so check that out instead.)

Despite vicious opposition, both from some fashion critics and, apparently, strangers in the street, Thom Browne has shaken the world of men’s fashion from a place where no-one expected it – the hem of a gray, flannel suit.

He believed so passionately in his now famous short trousers, short jacket look that, for a while at least, he was the only person wearing it.

Five years on and his $3,000 suits are in high demand among the businessmen of America, he’s just been named the CDFA menswear designer of the year and, much to the surprise of many, has been signed up by none other than Brooks Brothers to throw together a few collections.

But don’t any of you get any ideas. He’s a fashion designer and you’re not, so keep your couture eccentricities to yourself. No matter how often you wear it, one of those illuminated geek tshirts, tucked into poorly-fitting jeans above shiny, white New Balances, will never catch on.

A New Trend for Men’s Wear [New York Times]

We remember fondly as kids owning matchbox replicas of ridiculously futuristic 70s concept cars. Bubble-domes, three or four axels, enormous real spoilers, that Jetsons-esque space-age styling – all was seemingly in-reach, somewhere in the future.

Fast-forward 30 years and none of those cars, well, could prove the concept. Which is why we’re now presented with modern day concept cars like Enrico Fumia’s idea for a new Lancia J.

Sure, it’s pretty, it’s cool and there’s no doubt it would go really fast. But where’s the escapism? The only exciting concept we can see in this design is, well, symmetry (which, in practice, could just be confusing…)

Can’t we stick an afterburner, delta wing or meter-high supercharger to it? Can’t we let the kids of tomorrow dream?

Fumia’s Lancia J Concept [Jalopnik]