December 5, 2007

Survival of the Giftest

2007 Holiday Gift Guide for Guys

Dad’s got ties up the wazoo and your sweetie doesn’t golf. What to do when standard man gifts don’t apply? Give him something a little more evolved.

The Cave Painter
All men are fartsy, but only yours is so artsy. He’ll dig ultra soft A Priceless Way shirts made by two local rockers or the new Stanley Kubrick Collection.

foxy! The Hunter/Gatherer
Will appreciate your search for the quirky and offbeat. Grab a Russian fur hat or electric train set at Foxmaid, a new gift shop from the hepcats at Square Room (411 East Pine Street; 206-267-7120) or pour it on thick with local artist Frances Smersh’s concrete cuff links (Click! Design That Fits, 2210 California Avenue Southwest; 206-328-9252).

Homo Erectus
He’s a stand-up guy. He’ll save the world with Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day and still be home in time to prepare your dinner with a Wüsthof Classic Ikon chef’s knife (Sur la Table, 84 Pine Street; 206-448-2244).

Neanderthalensis
Will recognize his likeness in a Chewbacca USB flash drive. Unleash his inner warrior with a membership to Ultimate Fighter Ivan Salaverry’s Mixed Martial Arts Studio (230 Eighth Avenue North; 206-652-8381) or help him clean up his act with a haircut and hot towel shave at swanky Valentine’s (7912 Greenwood Avenue North; 206-706-6303).

And if your thoughtful present brings tears to his eyes? Just call him Louis Leakey.

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