Last March when Japan was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami, fashion retailer UNIQLO immediately jumped into the fray by actively working with affected local communities soon after the disaster struck. It donated  funds and relief supplies, as well as sending volunteer staff to distribute clothes
to people in need.

Now Uniqlo is at it again, this time in the US with their recently launched "United In Warmth" pro-social platform.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, they are reaching out to those affected and spreading some warmth with a volunteer and donation program that will distribute 100,000 Heattech items and 10,000 Ultra Light Down jackets to those living in the areas of New York and New Jersey hardest hit by the storm.

For several weekends starting December 8th, they will be  be sending buses of 25 to 50 volunteers, including UNIQLO employees and customers, to deliver winter wear.

For more info or to volunteer please visit:
www.uniqlo.com

And spread the word!

MTV2 presents the second season of the newly revamped Dub Magazine Project. This time the keys get handed over to hosts MGK and Tyga for an adrenaline-filled glimpse into the celebrity world of customized rides and lifestyles. The upcoming season is set to feature the likes of Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Mac Miller, Big Boi, Travis Pastrana, Kreayshawn and Gucci Mane, and more! 

Tune in on Sunday, October 28^th at 1pm ET/PT to catch the premiere episode.

Get More: The DUB Magazine Project, MTV2

YouTube channel Tragedy And Hope explores the concepts of change and human evolution. The following is an introspective look at the meaning of our so-called lives via a lecture by the late Alan Watts. He asks what we would do if money were no object. And we ask you to seriously consider the possibility.

Carhartt pushes their "Work In Progress" mantra a little bit further via their new Jetlag Alarm Clock. The brand hired British designers Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of Industrial Facility to design a small, functional clock that jet-setters can use to prevent over-sleeping. At $45.00 USD, sleek and smaller than a wallet, we're pretty sure some of our readers won't snooze on this one!

Owned by an ad network, backed by Justin Timberlake and designed by JosephMark, you will now wish you hadn't deleted that account. Peep the re-design:

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, after shedding some $12B+ from its market cap in early morning trading, the images below breaks down why jurors handed Samsung a $1B+ loss on Friday for a host of patent and design infringements.

Here's how the jury of seven sided on Apple vs Samsung as it pertains to software infringement:

Did Samsung infringe on:
-Tap to zoom and center: Yes
- Bounceback effect at the end of an image or list: Yes
- Scrolling, pinching and zooming: Yes

Now here's how it sided on design infringement:

- iPhones rounded corners, bezel and face: Yes
- How icons appear on the home screen: Yes
- iPhone's screen, speaker and face: Yes
- Ipad's overall design including shape and rounded corners: No

We hate it when anyone catches an L like this, but let's call a spade a spade. Copying is copying and Samsung is in denial. This loss should push them to go and out-innovate Apple.

To quote Grand Puba in 360 Degrees, "What goes around comes back around again...Yeah yeah yeah yeah."

[Images via: AllThingsD]

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A recent trip to Montreal, Canada put us in direct contact with an alternative way of life referred to by members as Mook Life. What exactly is a "Mook" you ask? Well, a pest/hooligan/deviant to some, or just someone who decides to see civilization from a different perspective, one that doesn't necessarily glorify the 9-to-5, house, car and picket fence. Heck, we'll let them describe it in their own words:

Mook-Life.com is an online lifestyle blog dedicated to documenting life through the eyes of a mook. We are the voice of the streets and the heart of the youth, where ignorance and acting on impulse are not character defaults but celebrated skills. We see life on another angle and beauty in things that your common man’s eye is trained to overlook. It is these differences in lifestyle we wish to project to the world, because sometimes talent is sprung from the most unexpected places and bred in the harshest living conditions. The mook may be an idiot to some, a pest to others, but in our book… he is the last real human alive.

The following is a Mook Life Lookbook (Homeless Edition) dedicated to promoting the Mook lifestyle by giving props to actual (and often overlooked) street-dwellers.