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Let Them Eat Cake

Are we experiencing the golden age of cake television? There are now over 6 cakes shows on TV, Ace of Cakes, Wedding Cake Wars, Amazing…

Dirty Car Window Drawings

You've seen those dirty cars covered in mud so thick that the driver can no longer see through his rear-view mirror. Some people encrust with their fingers remarks about cleaning the individuals car or some other not so flattering remarks. Yes there are many a Pigpen out there too cheap to buy windshield wiper fluid or just too lazy. This is where Scott Wade comes in, he is in a unique position as being perhaps the only dirty car artist in the world. He turns your mud laced car into a work of art. He will give you reason not to go to a car wash. You wanted to get attention driving around with filth, well Scoot turns dirt in art.

Food for Thought

The food court never looked like this. David Sykes a London-based photographer juxtaposes color and shapes into newly formed visual candy for the eyes. What…

Star Trek TNG Plate Covers

Here is something the geeks of The Big Bang Theory will definitely redecorate their electrical outlets in their apartment. The spawn of Gene Roddenberry’s vision…

Giottos Large Rocket Blaster

Dust can be detrimental for gadgets and computers. You have seen Dust-Off and other air pressure cans with so much force that sometimes the long…

Fitbit: Big Brother Fitness Monitoring

Fitbit is an ingenious little contraption that fits like a small wi-fi clip on your clothes and monitors your every movement, sleep and calorie burn…

Carts of Darkness

Carts of Darkness is a documentary by Murray Siple from the NFB in Canada that premiered in Sundance Festival this summer. Just imagine the Trailer…

The Nearest McDonald’s

There are close to 13 000 Micky Dee’s just in the United States. The map above illustrates the proximity of the nearest McDonald’s. It seems…

Knitting Graffiti

Knit graffiti is a passive answer to a dirty city held hostage to spray paint chaos. Imagine the confusion when a squirrel has to climb…

Lost University

The Lost University is accepting new students this year. The new cross promotion with the Lost 5th season DVD release and the start of the…

If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium

If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium, was based on a New Yorker cartoon. The quasi classic film about a bunch of American hacks traveling…

Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel

There are those who pass through history and go unnoticed. Boilerplate the world’s first mechanical marvel is one of those creatures or should we say…

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…

The Anatomy of a Gummi Bear

It's fascinating to note that the Gummi Bear has its origins in Germany, dating back to its creation in 1922. Referred to as "Gummibär," which translates to "rubber bear."

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…

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