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Do you love Pop Tarts, but hate all the artificial junk they’re filled with? This countertop kitchen appliance lets you make your own rectangular hand pies with fresh, homemade ingredients. Use it to make sweet or savory pies three at a time. The set includes a matching crust cutter to make pies in the perfect
Who says that priests can’t be cool? Located in Nafplio, Greece, Father Dionysios Tabakis shows off his guitar skills with his fretless 8-string Harley Benton, which he’s tuned like a traditional Middle Eastern string instrument called an oud. Played with loads of sustain, the resulting sound blends smooth note transitions with electric intensity. (Thanks, Harriet!)
This elegant and substantial drinking vessel is the latest in the line of nautically-inspired items from Oceanus Brass. The Bowline Mug is machined from a solid block of 304 stainless steel with a brass handle inspired by a boat’s deck cleat. Available in 7 oz. and 10 oz. sizes for sipping coffee or tea at
Mountain biker Sam Pilgrim met up with the Swatch Nines mountain bike crew for a wild three-wheel kart race down a mountain in Sölden, Austria. After riding a gondola to the top, they let gravity pull their karts down a gravel road at hair-raising speeds. With the addition of costumes and the occasional banana toss,
Give your home an explosive new look with one of these handmade hand grenade side tables from Reimagined Wood Shop. Their skeletonized design cuts down on weight while still offering rigidity. They’re cut from 0.72″ thick hardwood veneer plywood and come in 18″ tall and 24″ tall variants. Just don’t pull that pin.
Star Trek Online’s rebirth will be complete on August 10th, with Leonard Nimoy officially announcing the game in Las Vegas at one of the world’s biggest nerd-fests, the Star Trek Convention.
This lightweight duffel bag folds up small enough to carry inside your backpack or briefcase, but expands to carry a week’s worth of clothes with its generous 55-liter capacity. It’s made from water-repellant recycled nylon, has two external quick-access pockets, a waterproof zip pocket, and a luggage handle pass-through. Available in black or olive.
Hasbro’s latest Mighty Mugg vinyls feature G.I. Joe and will launch in November. Boy are these stirring up Saturday cartoon memories; Snake is still the most bad-ass out of the bunch.
Skate Study House takes skateboards off the street and into the living room; the results are remarkably sophisticated. Above: the God Father Lounge Chair is an homage to Eames.
The 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR is a rip-snorting muscle car that you can’t help but love. Not for Sunday drivers: a massive rear wing, scalding side pipes, and an 8.4 liter V10.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the punk rock movement, Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976-86 is the Skirball Cultural Center’s latest original museum show to walk on the wild side of pop culture. The collection displays photography, posters, flyers, clothing, buttons and other artifacts from the punk scenes in London, NY, DC and
Lenovo is throwing its hat into the ultraportable ring with the IdeaPad S10, to be released in October. Weighing in at 2.4 lbs, it will have a 10.2″ screen, Intel Atom CPU and come with Windows XP.