Brian Heater
A Series of Intricate Woodcuts Featuring Contemporary Characters Like Batman and Grumpy Cat
Miami-based artist Brian Reedy has created WoodcutEmporium, an Etsy shop featuring intricate woodcuts based on characters from comics, science fiction, and popular Internet memes. Included…
Castor, A Line of Gourmet Toothpicks That Combine Two Gastronomic Flavor Pairings on a Single Stick
Castor is a new line of “gourmet” toothpicks by Montreal food lab PhoodStation that combine two flavors on single stick for a more complex experience…
eCool Hand-Cranked Cooler Uses the Earth to Chill Beer Cans Underground
Created by four inventors from a Mors, a small island in Northern Denmark, the eCool is a hand-cranked beer cooler that resides largely underground, using…
‘Giant Sloth’, An Animated Short About a Museum Curator Losing His Grip on Reality Featuring Paul Giamatti
Fantagraphics cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier has taken to Kickstarter to raise funding for an animated short called “Giant Sloth,” which will feature the voice talent of…
‘Ultra-Small’ Bonsai Plants That Only Grow to Around an Inch High
A recent trend known in the world of bonsai has growers creating plants even smaller than bonsai’s traditionally diminutive size. The “cho-mini” (“ultra-small”) bonsai maintain…
Speaker Creatures, Water Resistant Bluetooth Shower Speakers Shaped Like Snails and Octopi
Speaker Creatures by OnHand are water resistant Bluetooth speakers shaped like snails and octopi that are designed for use in the shower. The speakers have…
An Explanation of the Aroma Science Behind the Appealing Smell of Cooking Bacon
YouTube science channel Reactions uses some facts and figures from chemistry blog Compound Interest to offers some insight into why bacon smells so good when…
Alton Brown Demonstrates How to Tie a Bow Tie
Food expert Alton Brown takes on the world of fashion by walking viewers through the lost art of tying a bow tie. The Good Eats…
Sad Goat Gets a New Lease on Life After Being Reunited With His Donkey Best Friend
After being rescued from a hoarding case by Vacaville, California farm sanctuary Animal Place, Mr. G the goat spent several days sitting listlessly in the…
PBS Explores an Abandoned Philadelphia Railroad Tunnel That Could Become a Public Park
In “The Abandoned Railway Below Philadelphia,” the second episode of Unusual Spaces, PBS interviews Paul VanMeter, a landscape gardener who attempted to transform an empty…