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A Beautiful Memorial Headstone For Anthony H. Wilson

Peter Saville and Ben Kelly created a beautiful headstone for their friend and collaborator Anthony H. Wilson, founder of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester and…

Man Collects His Belly Button Lint For 26 Years

Graham Barker has been collecting his own belly button lint for 26 years, setting the Guinness World Record. Barker says he “harvests” his crop while…

Paris Versus New York, A Tally of Two Cities

Vahram Muratyan compares Paris to New York in a series of illustrations: Paris Versus New York, A Tally of Two Cities [via Coudal Partners]

Know Your Nerds

Know Your Nerds, a new Threadless t-shirt design by Riccardo Bucchioni.

Sears Launches Zombie Shopper Website For Undead Customers

Sears has launched a special Zombie shopper section of their website for their undead customers, available in both English and Zombian.

Ben Kenobi: Private Jedeye

Ben Kenobi: Private Jedeye” by Melk Somewhere between Star Wars Ep.3 and Ep.4, Obi-Wan Kenobi becomes a dick… a private dick!

iRetrofone, A Classic Telephone iPhone Dock

iRetrofone (Etsy) is an iPhone dock designed by Scott Freeland in the form of a classic telephone with working headset. The iRetrofone Base is a…

iFixit Teardown of 11″ MacBook Air

iFixit has posted a teardown of Apple’s new 11″ MacBook Air.

Sprint 4G in San Francisco

I’m currently getting 4G service on Sprint in San Francisco. I just ran a speed test which reported an impressive download speed of 5.56 Mbps…