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TV Hat

Talk about tunnel vision. TV Hat looks like a platypus playing baseball or something. What a gimmick. Want to go clubbing? You will when somebody…

Contraband by Taryn Simon

John F. Kennedy International Airport caters to the largest collection of international clients that depend on easy flow of human traffic. With such constant bustle,…

Velocommerce: Business on Wheels

Velocommerce is a very common way of doing business in India. If you can fit it on a cart with wheels you can just about…

Dogtown Days Are Back

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9696629&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=ff0179&fullscreen=1 The dog days are upon us once again. California is drying out in a recession. The Utopian dream and borrowing on credit is over.…

World’s Tallest Log Cabin

The tallest log cabin was built by a Russian gangster, Nikolai Sutyagin. It’s located in Arkhangelsk in northwest Russia. This monstrosity is 13 floors high…

Google Lit Trips

Google Lit Trips is putting literature back on the map. If you are a bibliophile, you can plan your trip around famous literature. Google Lit…

The Jay Shafer Tiny House

Just how much room does a person need? Jay Shafer’s Tiny House concept houses are the latest buzz. The tiny house blueprints are sought after…

Offbeat Bride: Altar Your Thinking

Before tying the nuptials some couples have to sign on the dotted line with their banker to borrow money. Traditional weddings have become an expensive…

Falling on Hard Times: Panhandling Signs

What initially began as a simple and compassionate gesture evolved into a passionate pursuit for Michael Zinman, who embarked on a unique hobby of collecting panhandle signs from individuals in desperate circumstances in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy.

Google Doodle: Frida Kahlo Tribute

In a case of Aerosmith in reverse, lady looks like a dude. Google is celebrating the birth of Frida Kahlo, who was born on July…

Artists Build Sand Sculptures

Some of the world’s greatest sand sculpture artists are invading the German beaches to create sand sculptures that will dazzle till August 29. The German…

Horse Boy Reappears on Google Street View

Many strange bizarre things can happen on Google Street View, the mysterious “Horse Boy” has once again resurfaced on Hazledene Road in Aberdeen. The mare…

Matt Harvey The Wimbledon Poet

“Bounce bounce bounce bounce/ thwackety wackety zingety ping/ hittety backety pingety zang/ wack, thwok, thwack, pok.” Wimbledon has created a buzz with the latest grueling…

Summer Reading

Summer reading is the best under a tree with a nice breeze close to the shore. What great books are coming out this summer? The…

Vuvuzela World Cup Ban

“What’s plastic, a meter long, brightly colored and sounds like an elephant? It’s the vuvuzela, the noise-making trumpet of South Africa football fans, and it’s…

World Beer Festival

Micro brewing is very popular in Canada and can coexist along side major North America and European brands on store shelves. From Heineken to Corona,…

Twilight Zone Live On Stage

Your next stop in the Twilight Zone will now be on stage in San Francisco. Submitted for your approval…time: the present. Place: a small dark…

TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil

TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil is the latest venture by the Montreal entertainment outfit. Many months go into planning events such as this as labored…

Internet Week New York City

If you plan to be in New York around June 7th-14th, 2010 you better pencil yourself in for the Internet Week New York. Already on…

Christoph Niemann Absrtact City Maps

Sandbox World favorite Christoph Niemann the author of “The Pet Dragon,” which teaches Chinese characters to young readers strikes again with his latest Absrtact City…

Hobbit Houses

Want to live like hobbits as in the Lord of the Rings? Well you are not alone. These rather green homes are the envy of…

Hellboy Video Slot

Name recognition is the name of the game, what might be the worst licensing idea ever for a comic character is sure to catch your…

Tree-Trunk House

It’s amazing what you can build with a few logs. This log cabin house was constructed by Piet Hein Eek, the house is nestled in…

Ice Castle

Some countries celebrate the coming of snow and build around the frigid conditions to amuse themselves. Take Harbin in north-east China as an example, they…