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Like a fevered dream by embattled ex-Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, this naughty claymation short by Dadomani Studios makes no sense in context outside of its own logical universe. Still, there are worse things to find in a box:
My eyes are telling me that this is 3D art. My brain is telling me that these are 3D drawings. My entire being believes that this is crafted in 3D. But nope. These drawings are actually 2D with clever shading and angles to make us believe they’re in 3D. I still can’t believe it. Italian…
Staring at the periodic table of elements was pretty much all I did in science classes but I learned absolutely nothing from it other than Bromine and Barium (but that’s more because of a Google search on Breaking Bad). Anyways! Elements on that periodic table aren’t all created equal. Especially Astatine (At). That’s pretty much…
In this most ridiculous lawsuit that should expose the idiocy of mankind and/or lawsuits in general, a lawyer is suing Apple because of porn. Seriously. The lawyer is seeking damages against Apple because it makes devices that can display porn. He wrote a 50 page complaint over this! Chris Sevier, an attorney in Nashville, is…
So though Hulu won’t be completely sold off, Bloomberg says that it is in “continuing talks to sell a stake” of itself to wait for it… wait for it… everybody’s least favorite cable company Time Warner Cable. Ugh.
Sort of like the literal MS Paint renditions of popular songs, this music video of Kanye West’s visceral Black Skinhead draws out each of his lyrics inside the pages of a Moleskine for you to follow along. It’s an art-filled music video inside a plain Moleskine. Like the pages are opening up to a pounding…
It’s July, so it’s hot as crap outside. In most parts of the country, it’s so balmy you’re sitting inside in your underwear with the freezer open trying to stay cool. But for a different kind of reprieve, here are some of the best design posts we found this week. This Stylish Watch Lets Blind…
Do you love plants. No, I mean really love plants. We’re talking “I want sapling inside me” love. Like, “literally all I want is to birth a small but hearty tomato plant” love. Well we’ve got a gift for all three(?) of you: maternity vests for plant pregnancy. Designed by Alice Kim, of from Kingston…
Is there anything more uninspired and unappetizing than a boring round cookie? Outside of known carcinogens, probably not. So if you’re looking for a way to spice up a glass of milk’s best friend, MakerBot has just released a custom software tool called the Cookie Cutter Customizer that allows you to turn freehand sketches into…
Dr. Amar Bose, the man who founded one of the best-recognized consumer audio equipment brands in the United States has died at the age of 83. The MIT-trained electrical engineer, professor, and entrepreneur significantly altered the way people think about consumer audio, especially over the last few years as audio technology has become increasingly small…
Welcome to hot, sticky depths of summer. The initial giddiness has worn off, and in its wake you’ve found yourself knee deep in sweat and exhaustion. We’re here to help. This week’s Android apps are all about organization and giving you the tools you need to find that inner peace we all so desperately crave.…
This was a wonderfully exciting week to be an iPhone app. You know, assuming iPhone apps are sentient. But even if they aren’t, at least they can fake it now thanks to GroupMe’s adorable if not mildly bizarre emoji additions. And that’s just the beginning! Dive in to see all the great iPhone apps we’ve…
The iPad offerings were all over the place, jumping from intensive weather details to a news-reading puppy to enough emoji to ensure that you never have to use words for feelings ever again. But then again, that’s what life is all about, after all—anthropomorphized dogs and avoiding face-to-face human interactions at all costs. Or something…
There is no way my parents could have known what a world of pain they were dropping me in by simply giving me the name Mario. It was 1984, and Mario was my dad’s name. THEY COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. But now all the Super Mario/Where’s Luigi/ItsAMe/Wario jokes I’ve ever been the…
AT&T just agreed to acquire Leap Wireless, the company behind the Cricket brand. The acquisition includes Leap’s spectrum which will be absorbed into AT&T’s network and should offer AT&T customers more 4G coverage in more cities.
You want to protect your MacBook Air, but you want to protect it in a way that’s worthy of its beauty. Mujjo has a new leather and felt sleeve that is just as lovely as your 13-inch laptop. Our Kyle Wagner has been using the sleeve recently, and he’s really liked it. The materials are…
Over the last decade many of the principals of molecular gastronomy have carried over to mixology, but generally speaking you have to take out a second mortgage if you want to try them. Here’s a kit that lets you be a cocktail chemist in the comfort of your home. No mortgage required. It’s Friday afternoon,…
At this point in time, everyone is properly upset about the National Security Agency’s PRISM program and the seemingly endless surveillance it enabled. But guess what? It’s not the only one. Sprinkled in the NSA files leaked by Edward Snowden are some details about FAIRVIEW, a sort of international version of PRISM. Along with a…
Earlier this week, the fire department in Ibiza, Spain, were called to the local hospital to assist with a medical emergency. A man had trapped his penis and testicles in “armour plating.” Armour plating is a sex toy. The firemen were required because they were the only ones with a big enough saw to get…
This week we have some strange and wonderful time capsule news, including a freshly welded capsule that will travel the world in the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, an 1877 stowaway that spent the last century in the smoking section, and one county in Kansas that (thanks to a time capsule!) discovered Bank of America owes…
