February 11, 2012 | Cool Websites | by Low Lai Chow 
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Cats have a high propensity for silliness, and toast on their faces, as this set of snaps from the Huffington Post reveals. This is the latest online meme. What’s next: Cracker Dogs? Read more
February 11, 2012 | Video | 
by Gerry Mak |
Here’s an interesting if somewhat off-putting video demonstrating how one can change one’s own physique drastically in just a few hours.
February 11, 2012 | New Film | by Gerry Mak |
Nazis, who have colonized the dark side of the moon since their defeat in WWII, have decided to re-invade Earth in the upcoming comedic action/sci-fi/steampunk-ish film Iron Sky. Laibach did the soundtrack. Who’s stoked? I’m stoked.
February 11, 2012 | New Art | by Low Lai Chow |
Minneapolis-based Brock Davis doesn’t eat junk food when he sees it, he makes sculptures out of it. So far he has splayed a gummy bear to make a bearskin rug, built a tree house out of broccoli, cast a Dark Side of the Moon with dorito chips, and made the Stonehenge out of rice krispies. There seems no end to the man’s insanity.
February 11, 2012 | New Products | by Gerry Mak |
Let your inner Pee-Wee Herman shine with this ridiculous and gross ‘runny nose’ soap and shower gel dispenser.
February 11, 2012 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
Taking the idea of an ‘inflated ego’ to the next level, Takashi Murakami created this 20-foot-tall inflatable self-portrait for his solo show, Murakami-Ego, in Doha, Qatar.
February 11, 2012 | New Products | by Low Lai Chow |
Bears, foxes and owls are all around us. Can’t see them? Try looking in your tea. They’re probably just holding their breath, having a good old soak at the bottom of your teacup.
February 11, 2012 | New Illustration | by Gerry Mak |
In case digging through years of news reports is too tedious for you, Andy Warner just posted a nice illustrated guide to the Assad family to help you understand a little bit of what’s going on in Syria right now.
February 11, 2012 | Video | by Gerry Mak |
I’m not sure what kinds of substances Russians had access to in the waning days of the Soviet Union, but I want whatever the makers of the Fantadrom cartoon series were taking.
February 11, 2012 | New Trends | by Fitacola |
Polaboy is an enlarged polaroid on a scale of 10:1 (to 88x107cm) and backlit with cutting edge LED technology. It is a giant polaroid-shaped frame that can be customized with your own polaroids and changed at any time. It can work as your own personal window to a cool landscape or a moment in time. Love it.
February 11, 2012 | New Illustration | by Zolton |
I love the colours and simple reasoning in this clever series by Scottish illustrator Matt Cowen, which uses basic maths equations to explain how certain pop culture icons came to be. Read more
February 11, 2012 | New Music | by Andrew Cluer |
InMe, a rock band from a small town in Essex, are still going strong, creating songs with gripping melodic guitar sections mixed with technical metal riffs. Since forming in the early 2000s, they have left behind their young grunge selves and grown into a strong rock band.
February 11, 2012 | New Photography | by Tom Mead |
Cotswold-based photographer Kai Murphy photographs people and landscapes, using dilapidated equipment to convey a narrative within his images. I have been especially inspired by his picture The Bison, a photograph taken in India on a film that had been recovered from a sunken boat.
February 11, 2012 | New Music | by Tom Mead |
If you’re a fan of Godspeed You Black Emperor or Explosions In The Sky, then look no further than this deep, dark band. Formed in Bristol on a dark winter’s night, The Pirate Ship Quintet is making waves. I am looking forward to the day when I can catch them play at the next All Tomorrow’s Parties festival.
February 11, 2012 | New Products | by Tiana Vasiljev |
Australian-based graphic designer Kevin Finn founded DESIGNerd in mid-2010. The label recently brought out their first range of products: the DESIGNerd 100+ Design Trivia Games. I happened to be the very first person to purchase the games and have fallen in love with them. They’re loads of fun and a great way to promote design education for both students and professionals.
I love the surreal, pop/sci-fi world Stephen Ives fleshes out with his 2D and 3D work. His dictator Mr. Potato Heads are really great. Read more
Jon MacNair’s illustrations are to-the-point and communicative, summing up big ideas in beautifully clear and whimsical imagery. His fine art pieces are mysterious and dreamlike, often encapsulating entire narratives within one image. Read more
The issue of abortion has hardly ever been represented so honestly by a movie. Knocked Up and Juno gave the pro-choice movement a boost, and of those two, only Juno came close to confronting the issue. In the Princess of Nebraska, the main character suffers through indecision, naivety and turmoil that seem much closer to reality. Read more
Last night, I caught Pagan Fest at B.B. Kings in NYC. I missed the band that I was the most excited to see, T˘r, but Turisas and Ensiferum more than made up for it. Americans have been pretty late to warm up to folk and Viking metal, and bands of this sort almost never tour the States, so it was gratifying to see that the show was sold out, and that the crowd was so exuberant. Read more
My Kid Is Gifted is a site where people share hilarious and gifted kid stories and sayings. It’s aditcive and nearly impossible to not crack a smile at the adorableness of it all.
The Adam Carolla Show just recently broke the Guiness World Record for Most Downloaded Podcast. I’m a huge fan. It’s free and it keeps me entertained for a couple hours every day while I work. Read more
No, Dorothy would have never come across these shoes in Oz, but she would have at Odin, a smallish men’s store in New York’s East Village. Read more
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Nerd-attack! Man, this TARDIS zipper robe is so much cooler than any Star Wars crap people are hawking this days. This is for the true gangsta nerd.
How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! Read more
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
Christoph Niemann illustrates a nightmare flight
New York Times illustrator Christoph Niemann has created a brilliant visual diary outlining the peril and pitfalls that beset the everyday passenger based on his recent experience flying from New York to his home town of Berlin. Read more
Pencils made from recycled newspaper
The problem with awesome things like these pencils made out of recycled newspaper is that you almost don’t want to use them.
Created by graphic t shirt label, the-affair, and printed on beautifully soft American Apparel. Limited edition of 200.
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