Vegetabrella, An Umbrella That Looks Like a Head of Romaine Lettuce
Japanese company Toyko noble has designed the Vegetabrella, an umbrella that looks like a head of romaine lettuce when folded, right down to the velcro…
Big Cat Soccer, Tigers & Lions Bat Around Papier-Mâché Soccer Balls
Tampa, Florida’s Big Cat Rescue got their tigers, lions and other big cats to play big cat soccer. Watch as they bat around papier-mâché soccer…
Legends of Comics, An Illustrated Portrait Series by Drew Friedman
Harvey Pekar Award-winning pop culture illustrator/cartoonist Drew Friedman has a fascinating collection of illustrations depicting a notable group of comics creators in his ongoing series,…
The Chap Olympiad, London’s Annual Contest of Gentlemanly Prowess
The 2012 Chap Olympiad, presented by The Chap magazine, took place last weekend in London (video). The Olympiad is an annual contest of gentlemanly…
Civilicious, Chop Shop’s Series of Presidential Retro & Mashup Designs
165 Years of Presidential Campaign Slogans The Chopping Block has created a Presidential series of designs, known as Civilicious, that range from mashups of campaign…
LaDiva, A Beautiful Modern LED Lamp, Music System & iPhone Dock
LaDiva is a beautiful multifunction device that serves as a LED lamp, music system, and iPod/iPhone dock. It is made of aluminum and is available…
A Supercut Video of Breaking Bad’s Gus Fring on Sesame Street
Giancarlo Esposito, the actor who portrays meth distributor Gustavo “Gus” Fring on Breaking Bad, played a much less menacing character named “Mickey” on five episodes…
Internet Cat Video Film Festival, A Night of Carefully Curated Cat Videos
The Internet Cat Video Film Festival debuts at Walker Arts Center’s Open Field venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 9 PM…
Skippy, Robot That Lets Internet Users Skip Stones on an Idaho Lake
Skippy is a remotely operated robot that lets Internet users skip stones on a picturesque lake in Sun Valley, Idaho (video). Would-be skippers can…
The First Photo Uploaded to the Web
This photo became the first photo on the World Wide Web when it was uploaded on July 18, 1992. The women in the photo are…