The fashion company Betabrand has created “Santa the Hutt”, an extremely obese sculpture of Santa Claus made in the likeness of Jabba the Hutt from…

Chicago-based Robert Bacon has created a delightful New York City map in the style of the classic video game Super Mario World. Posters are available…

A light version of the DL-44 blaster used by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the original Star Wars trilogy will be sold at auction on…

These images may look like digital illustrations or photos of clever makeup art but they are actually photorealistic oil paintings from the series “Millenium” by…

(see it larger) Atlas Obscura has posted a map of the many monsters that have been reported in America’s lakes, including the Honey Island Swamp…

Archie McPhee recently released a thoroughly disquieting giant latex Crow Mask–perfect for fixing people with a beady-eyed, incomprehensible stare. Our Crow Mask is the best…

Today marks the launch of the official Star Wars Instagram account. The inaugural photo: Darth Vader taking a selfie. image via Star Wars via Star…

Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs by art historian Paul Koudounaris is a book about the catacomb saints, richly decorated skeletons…

“Spike Away” is the ingenious creation by industrial designer Siew Ming Cheng made during a workshop given by the award winning furniture designer Werner Aisslinger…

Korean artist Do Ho Suh has created a life-size fabric replica of a three-story American house, inside of which is a replica of a traditional…