Lisa Nilsson’s Tissue Series consists of anatomical cross-sections made from Japanese mulberry paper and the gilded edges of old books.

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Designed by Patrick Jouffret of French design studion agency 360, this unisex bicycle helmet folds up into a compact shape small enough to fit in your purse or backpack, so you’re not left wondering what to do with it after you’ve locked up your bike.

Christian, a nine-year-old leukemia patient, wished for a backyard fort shaped like the Millennium Falcon. The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted his wish.

If you’ve ever wondered what you might look like hanging skinless in Leatherface’s meat locker, these ‘muscles leggings‘ by James Lillis will give you a pretty good idea.

Here’s an interesting if somewhat off-putting video demonstrating how one can change one’s own physique drastically in just a few hours.

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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.

Let your inner Pee-Wee Herman shine with this ridiculous and gross ‘runny nose’ soap and shower gel dispenser.

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.

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.

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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.

I’m glad when I play with my band, I never try to pull stupid, cliche, rock-star moves because I would probably end up screwing up like this dude.

Lola Dupre’s collages are layered and fragmented exploded versions of the original source images, sometimes to the point where they’re unrecognizable and completely original works in their own right.

Commenting on the Chinese overtaking of the American empire, Guy Laramee’s The Great Wall series consists of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other books that he painstakingly carves into Chinese landscapes.

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This video makes me think: why the fuck are people considered extremists when all they want is to live a life fulfilling their genetic mandate of perpetual play, love, peace, and silliness? Why are people who no longer wish to be hard-working laborers, obedient cubical workers, and polite service providers for absolute strangers considered lazy, irresponsible, and even dangerous?

Why are we who oppose war and holocausts and inhuman violence considered unreasonable and degenerate? Tell me how to be a rational, sane, and loving human being while simultaneously not opposing the foundations of our civilization. People who still trust the inherent benevolence of this system I consider to be institutionalized automatons.

A badass military robot malfunctions and develops memories of being human before going berzerk and escaping in this short and sweet film by Aaron Sims who has worked on films such as I Am LEgend and Batman Forever.

Tim Doyle re-renders iconic store fronts from pop culture as gritty, stark, down-and-out street scenes.

Lorenzo Oggiano 3D generated forms look incredibly real. Real what? Not sure, but the forms are reminiscent of the insides of flowers.

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Die Antwoord, as unwavering in their schtick as they are, have not worn off on me. I still think they’re incredible, and I really dig their latest video for the track I Fink U Freeky.

Angelo Musco creates impossibly intricate and unique organic forms out of thousands of photographs of people so densely packed, they’re hard to discern from a distance.

Fulvio Di Piazza’s surreal and epic paintings look like the earth itself erupting into gigantic animate forms to obliterate humanity.