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Getting around a race track quickly depends as much on the driver’s skill as the car’s capabilities, if not more so. Red Bull and Max Verstappen prove that point, as the F1 World Champ starts at the back of the pack behind 100 go-kart racers and aims to pass every one of them. The race
To celebrate 25th years of Xbox, Mattel Brick Shop created a buildable version of the classic game console. The 3509-piece set creates a 1:1-scale model of Microsoft’s O.G. console with its chunky Duke controller, which triggers lights and sounds. You’ll also build mini-dioramas inspired by Halo, Psychonauts, and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind that hide
Linda Horn’s Teak Wood Chaise mixes the organic and artificial on two fronts: materials and form. Teak contrasts with aluminum while its curvy, ergonomic design sits on a stark, angular frame.
The Unusual Suspect brings The Killers’ indie rock classic “Mr. Brightside” to life by assembling its lyrics from 144 movie scenes. The clever edit features everyone from Barbara Streisand to Batman singing the words made famous by frontman Brandon Flowers. Switch the audio track to Klingon, and you can hear the movie lines without the
After voluntarily taking down Facebook app Scrabulous due to Hasbro’s legal threats, brothers J. and R. Agarwalla have re-launched less than 48 hours later under a new moniker: Wordscraper.
Limited to 1500 pieces, this statue puts Samus’ famous black and red Phazon Suit in a pretty sleek pose. It looks especially hot in the dark with 25 LEDs and a mirror base.
Random Hands shows how they turned a stack of stainless steel rulers into a unique Damascus pattern, which he sandwiched around high-carbon steel to make a beautiful Japanese-style meat cleaver. He fitted it with a hexagonal wood handle and a hand-stitched leather sheath. We’d love this knife in our kitchen, but sadly, this one isn’t
Set your time machine back to 2000, then rewind another 1000 years for this medieval take on the cheeky Wheatus track, “Teenage Dirtbag.” Friar Funk and Hildegard von Blingin’ changed up the lyrics to better suit the times, but cleverly managed to keep the Iron Maiden reference. Along the way, you’ll learn words like wagtail,
Special K’s Beer Candles create delightfully fragrant, hand-poured soy candles in recycled aluminum cans. Their collection focuses on craft beer, but they also have hard seltzer cans and Mountain Dew for caffeine addicts. They come in great scents like Fresh Linen, Coastal Cypress, Key Lime, and Sunflower and Sunshine. They also accept custom orders.
Inspired by a 2010 Mercedes-Benz marketing stunt created with CGI, Chinese automaker Voyah upped the stakes and did it for real. Its Passion S electric crossover raced into a tunnel, climbed one ramp, went airborne, and landed on another, completing a 360º corkscrew. Uncut footage proves it happened, though they didn’t nail it on the
By chopping up songs and videos with the word “dumb” and setting them to the tune of “Seven Nation Army,” There I Ruined It did anything but ruin this one. We always sing along to The White Stripes’ anthem that way already. In addition to obvious picks like Nirvana’s “Dumb,” the edit incorporates classic memes
We’re with ET on this one: Elliot was dead weight anyway. We also love the description: “E.T. Pwn3d home.” That alone is enough to justify the immediate acquisition of this tee.