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Beastie Boys Action Figures Being Sold To Raise Money For Charity
The recently released action-packed music video from the Beastie Boys titled, Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win, features plastic action figure toys in…
Gymkhana 4, Ken Block Races Around Universal Studios Backlots
In “Gymkhana 4,” action sportsmaster Ken Block displays his astonishing precision driving skills while racing around the backlots of Universal Studios in a 600 hp…
Arc Welding With Chris Hackett
Chris Hackett shows Matt Richardson the basics of arc welding on a recent episode of Make: Live. This is a really great intro for those…
Long Beach Free Store, A New Give-Away Shop In Southern California
With the motto “Share what you have, find what you need“, the new give-away shop, the Long Beach Free Store, opened August 14, 2011 to…
Raygun52, Design Project Featuring 52 Rayguns In 52 Weeks
Google designer Alex Griendling created the project Raygun52, a curated virtual museum of imaginary weaponry, to collect sci-fi raygun conceptual designs. According to the site,…
Winnebago Man, A Documentary About The Angriest Man On Earth
Winnebago Man, the documentary by Ben Steinbauer about Jack Rebney, a famously angry Winnebago salesman. We previously wrote about the documentary shortly before its theatrical…
Cookie Monster as Tom Waits Singing ‘God’s Away On Business’
Here’s a wonderful video of Cookie Monster as Tom Waits singing “God’s Away On Business”.
Oversized Full Moon Odyssey Mattress Pillow
Korean designers Lily Suh and Zoono of i3lab collaborated to produce this gigantic 5-foot circular Full Moon Odyssey floor mattress pillow. Astrophotographer Chin Wei Loon…
Absurdist iPhone Apps by David Byrne
David Byrne has created a series of absurdist iPhone app concepts for “Social Media,” a group show at the Pace Gallery in New York City…
Present Arms, 12 Neck Guitar Sculptures by Yoshihiko Satoh
Japanese artist Yoshihiko Satoh seamlessly connects multiple guitars together into giant 12 neck guitar sculptures he calls “Present Arms.” The guitars are currently on display…