Bootmobile vs. Wienermobile
The L.L. Bean blog has posted video footage of a tiny version of the L.L.Bean Bootmobile drag racing a small Oscar Mayer Wienermobile on a…
Write a Bike, A Lovely Conceptual Project in Personalized Bicycle Frames
Paris-based art director Juri Zaech created Write a Bike, a lovely 2010 conceptual project in personalized name bicycle frames. Prints and other items showing Lovely…
The Littles: Just a Little Drunk, A Cartoon About a Tiny Drunk Driver (1985)
“It wasn’t cool, Dinky, it was criminal and dangerous!” The Littles was a cartoon television series for kids that aired in the 1980s about secret…
Terry Moore TED Talk on How to Tie Your Shoes
Back in 2005, Terry Moore presented a short TED Talk on how to tie your shoes. Hint: you’re probably doing it wrong.
Snowy Owl vs. Peregrine Falcon
This astonishing duel between a Snowy Owl and a Peregrine Falcon took place in a Chicago park back in January. The duel was photographed by…
Mogees, Converts Any Surface Into Touch Sensitive Musical Instrument
The incredible Mogees system converts anything from a tabletop to a tree into a customizable musical instrument operated by hand gestures (video). The system uses…
Transportation Plates, Artfully Load Up Your Food on Designer Plates
Designer Boguslaw Sliwinski encourages playing with your food with his cool series of modern ceramic Transportation Plates. Each one shows a different mode of shipping…
Know What, A Curated City Guide App
Know What is a new city guide app for iPhone that features recommendations from local writers, bloggers, and critics. The app currently covers Los Angeles…
Tony the Pigeon Regularly Commutes on the New York Waterway Ferry
For the past three plus years, Tony the crumb-eating pigeon has been riding the New York Waterway ferry from Manhattan to Weehawken. In 2011, NY…
HowAboutWe, Online Dating Site Focuses on Making Real World Dates
HowAboutWe.com co-founders Brian Schechter and Aaron Schildkrout In 2010, longtime friends Brian Schechter and Aaron Schildkrout started dating site HowAboutWe.com as a way to “build…