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Sook-Yin Lee’s “True Love”

Love can be a very complicated affair for those not comfortable in their skin. Canada’s Sook-Yin Lee’s little animated feature by Jon Izen examines a…

All Known Metal Bands

40 years ago there was only one metal band in the world and that would be Black Sabbath. Forward to the present there are now…

New Bloom County Book

Berkley Breathed’s Bloom County reigned supreme in the 80’s as a new renaissance of comic strips hit the field with Bloom County,Gary Larson’s The Far…

Habitable Polyhedron Home

If we were not just hording stuff into our houses, homes could be a lot smaller. Colombian designers Manuel Villa came up with the coolest…

Raiders of the Lost Ark Trailer Trash

Here is a touch of evil genius trailer trash from old clips from movies in re-imagined as “pre-makes”. What would recent movies look like if…

Autodesk’s SketchBook for iPhone

(Above, sketch by D. Guertin created by iPhone -SketchBook Mobile flickr group.) Here is a devil of an idea from the makers Autodesk’s SketchBook Pro,…

Save the Deli

Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen In the early 20th Century gastronomy defined the communities…

Scribblenauts: The Vocabulary Game

The power of words can shape the world around young impressionable ears. Scribblenauts is the word game that gets kids to use words and use…

World’s Coolest Bus Stops

Bus stops should be a place where you feel sheltered from the elements. Some shelters are the mundane glass and metal, hoping that the kids…

Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years

Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years. This Halloween Charlie Brown won’t get a rock but a new collection of Peanuts celebrating 60 years of the most successful…

Ikea China Lizard Lounges

Ikea setup shop in China in 1999 and is a marvel to shoppers who want to emulate North American lifestyle. Some have turned the store…

Risky Business: Sexing up Burger Ads

It appears that Quiznos, Burger King, and Arby’s are beefing up their buns lately, and it’s no secret that their advertising campaigns have become hotter…

Learn Something Everyday

Learn something everyday is the road to a healthy brain. The sharing of knowledge could not better served than the site by the simple name…

Montreal Mural Moment

Here is another moment of graffiti art in the streets of Montreal. The bald guitar man welcomes you to his establishment of delightful sounds. He…

The Insect Circus

For the Benefit of Mr. Bugbee there will be a show tonight. Remember those fleas in the circus in cartoons when you were young. Take…

Game Crafter: Creating Games

At one time boardgames were king before the advent of Pong. Everybody wants to create the new Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly game that will sit…

Montreal Poutine

Montreal poutine is a classic fare in Montreal, if great amounts are consumed of this Quebec dish it might land a trip to the hospital…

Peapod Car Soon to hit Streets

The Peapod will soon hit the streets this fall. The eco-friendly car will be making the rounds in your neighborhood soon. The imp electric car…

Recycled Homes by Dan Phillips

Dan Phillips is not a frequent buyer at Home Depot, he gets his building materials from your local dump of discarded material from people like…

I Gave the Swine Flu to My Kids

I gave the Swine Flu to my kids, it is camouflaged now as the H1N1 flu to appease the pork farmers. I did not stop…