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Nano Heated Mug, A Wireless Electric Cup for Keeping Beverages Warm
The Nano Heated Mug is a wireless electric cup by Green Lama that continues to keep beverages like coffee or tea warm. The 16-ounce mug…
LomoKino 35mm Movie Camera and LomoKinoScope Viewer
The LomoKino 35mm movie camera and the LomoKinoScope viewer are simple tools for creating short analog films. The camera works with any 35mm film, and lets users…
Handmade Ceramic Steins and Mugs Featuring Sigils From the Great Houses in ‘Game of Thrones’
House Lannister Seattle-based ceramic artist Rebekka Ferbrache (previously) creates mugs and steins featuring sigils from the great houses of Westeros in the HBO series Game…
All Nippon Airways Reveals New Boeing 787 Dreamliner Jet Designed to Look Like R2-D2 From ‘Star Wars’
At the 2015 Star Wars Celebration event, All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet designed to look like the iconic astromech…
The Unseen Cinema of HR Giger, A New York City Festival of Films by and About the Surrealist Artist
The Unseen Cinema of HR Giger, a festival of rare and never-before-seen films by and about the surrealist artist, takes place May 22 and 23,…
Conan O’Brien & His Producer Jordan Schlansky Struggle to Escape a Puzzle Game Room in Los Angeles
On a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien and his producer Jordan Schlansky visited Escape Room LA, a puzzle escape game where players have to use…
Matthew McConaughey Gets Emotional While Watching the Second Teaser Trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
YouTube user OskarArnarson has created a clever video using a scene from the movie Interstellar that makes it looks like Matthew McConaughey is getting emotional…
Scythe Beats a Weed Whacker in Grass Cutting Race
A man cutting grass with a scythe totally blows away a man operating a weed whacker in a grass cutting competition at the West Country…
Bohemia Redux, A New Non-Profit That Seeks to Create Low-Cost Housing for San Francisco Artists
Back in 2014 we first posted about the San Francisco Art House Project, an initiative by writer P Segal to encourage the establishment of affordable…
Louis C.K. Frantically Tries to Find a Place to Poop in a Tense Scene From His FX Series ‘Louie’
Comedian Louis C.K. frantically tries to find a place to poop in a tense scene from a recent episode of his FX series Louie. C.K. has…