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  • John Struan
    6:00 am Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    Coca-Cola bottles with built-in light-up lightsabers

    If you're going to be in Singapore in December you can participate in "the Galactic Hunt" for Coca-Cola bottles with built-in light-up lightsabers: View this post on Instagram Keep your… Read the rest of the article: Coca-Cola bottles with built-in light-up lightsabers

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  • John Struan
    5:00 am Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    A touch of The Dark Tower in Red Dead Redemption 2

    Warning, Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass spoiler ahead. It's fascinating to follow explorers discovering the bizarre out of bounds landscapes of Red Dead Redemption 2, like the mysterious pyramids,… Read the rest of the article: A touch of The Dark Tower in Red Dead Redemption 2

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  • John Struan
    4:00 am Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    This print requires anaglyphic viewing glasses for full appreciation

    You need red and blue lens to fully appreciate Insane51's murals like these commissions for Star Wars and Infinity War: View this post on Instagram ⬅️SWIPE LEFT⬅️ ?Finn / Storm… Read the rest of the article: This print requires anaglyphic viewing glasses for full appreciation

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  • John Struan
    3:52 am Fri, Dec 6, 2019
    Bid on the "Neural Network Reindeer" and other one of a kind Christmas tree ornaments for charity

    WorkOf recruited 50 independent designers to create one-of-a-kind holiday ornaments for auction at website Paddle8. Proceeds will be donated to Scope of Work, "a social impact company with the purpose… Read the rest of the article: Bid on the "Neural Network Reindeer" and other one of a kind Christmas tree ornaments for charity

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  • John Struan
    6:45 am Thu, Dec 5, 2019
    Here are full-ride videos of Disney's Rise of the Resistance ride

    Rise of the Resistance officially opens December 5 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, but you can see just about the entire ride right now. What flavor of walkthrough would you like?… Read the rest of the article: Here are full-ride videos of Disney's Rise of the Resistance ride

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  • John Struan
    6:40 am Thu, Dec 5, 2019
    This fictional American soccer club is popular enough that Topps is selling jerseys and trading cards

    Here's Know Your Meme on Asbury Park Football Club: In 2013, Ian Perkins, a lifelong soccer fan and New Jersey-based British guitarist for the American rock band The Gaslight Anthem,… Read the rest of the article: This fictional American soccer club is popular enough that Topps is selling jerseys and trading cards

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  • John Struan
    6:30 am Thu, Dec 5, 2019
    The Chinese version of 23andMe purports to tell you what percentage Uighur you are

    K. Oanh Ha submitted her DNA samples to 23andMe and 23Mofang, a Chinese company inspired by 23and Me, and wrote about the results for Bloomberg. What's the difference between a… Read the rest of the article: The Chinese version of 23andMe purports to tell you what percentage Uighur you are

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  • John Struan
    6:20 am Wed, Dec 4, 2019
    3D-print your own Baby Yoda

    Various official Baby Yoda toys will be available in a few months, but anyone with access to a 3D printer can print their own right now. Christopher Frieze has posted… Read the rest of the article: 3D-print your own Baby Yoda

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  • John Struan
    6:00 am Wed, Dec 4, 2019
    Apple's "Snowbrawl" commercial is by the director of John Wick and Deadpool 2

    "Snowbrawl" is a high-energy 90-second David versus Goliath snowball fight directed by David Leitch for Apple. Watch this video on YouTube The commercial is nice, but the real magic is… Read the rest of the article: Apple's "Snowbrawl" commercial is by the director of John Wick and Deadpool 2

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  • John Struan
    4:00 am Wed, Dec 4, 2019
    Compare the fat joke in the Black Widow trailer with Daisy Ridley saying she was "taking in no nutrients"

    The new Black Widow trailer features David Harbour's character being mocked as "fat." Marvel Studios' Black Widow – Official Teaser TrailerWatch this video on YouTube Meanwhile, this is from GQ's… Read the rest of the article: Compare the fat joke in the Black Widow trailer with Daisy Ridley saying she was "taking in no nutrients"

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  • John Struan
    5:00 am Tue, Dec 3, 2019
    Are electronic toothbrushes worth it?

    Wired takes a long look at the rapid progress in oral health in the 20th century from this: In 1899, the British Army was recruiting troops to fight in the… Read the rest of the article: Are electronic toothbrushes worth it?

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  • John Struan
    4:45 am Tue, Dec 3, 2019
    The most disturbing horror film of the season is Peloton's new commercial

    Watch this video on YouTube It's gratifying to see the correct takes pouring in that Peloton's new bicycle advertisement is deeply disturbing. I think it looks like an ARG advertisement… Read the rest of the article: The most disturbing horror film of the season is Peloton's new commercial

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  • John Struan
    2:30 pm Mon, Dec 2, 2019
    There are no humans in Star Wars, so what are the creatures we are watching?

    From 2013, but new to me, Max Gladstone makes some close observations regarding the odd world of Episodes 1-6. The title card tells us that the story takes place long… Read the rest of the article: There are no humans in Star Wars, so what are the creatures we are watching?

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  • John Struan
    8:15 am Mon, Dec 2, 2019
    Build the Mandalorian's Razor Crest in Lego microscale

    Johan Scheffer has posted designs for Lego microscale versions of the Mandalorian's Razor Crest and a few other Star Wars vehicles. For more Mandalorian, Redditor Crybug created a Christmas card:… Read the rest of the article: Build the Mandalorian's Razor Crest in Lego microscale

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  • John Struan
    7:52 am Mon, Dec 2, 2019
    The electronic votes said he lost in a statistically impossible landslide, but the paper ballots said he won

    Nick Corasaniti has a good news, bad news story in the New York Times on ballot security. The bad news: Vote totals in a Northampton County judge’s race showed one… Read the rest of the article: The electronic votes said he lost in a statistically impossible landslide, but the paper ballots said he won

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  • John Struan
    5:20 am Fri, Nov 29, 2019
    The Secret World newsletter

    The excellent first edition of Matthew Braga's new Secret World newsletter looks at exactly who you're calling when you use a satellite phone or Garmin emergency beacon to call for… Read the rest of the article: The Secret World newsletter

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  • John Struan
    4:33 am Fri, Nov 29, 2019
    Watch the kabuki version of The Last Jedi

    Rennosuke and the Three Light Sabers adapts to kabuki the story of Kylo Ren from the end of The Force Awakens through the end of The Last Jedi. It opens… Read the rest of the article: Watch the kabuki version of The Last Jedi

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  • John Struan
    7:00 am Wed, Nov 27, 2019
    Paper sculptures of microorganisms

    Rogan Brown creates intricate paper sculptures inspired by microorganisms: When looking at, for example, microbes and trying to imagine the vast colony of bacteria that lives in and on our… Read the rest of the article: Paper sculptures of microorganisms

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  • John Struan
    5:30 am Wed, Nov 27, 2019
    The perfect stocking stuffer is this Japanese company's new clear eraser

    Seed's latest eraser is the Clear Radar, and the result of five years of work. 【今、読まれています】消しゴムは透明の時代 老舗が5年かけ開発 文字が見えて消せる「クリアレーダー」https://t.co/uU3jhnBV6c#神戸新聞 #兵庫県 #消しゴム #クリアレーダー pic.twitter.com/tcI287Evt2 — 神戸新聞 (@kobeshinbun) November 25, 2019 クリアレーダーWatch this video on… Read the rest of the article: The perfect stocking stuffer is this Japanese company's new clear eraser

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  • John Struan
    5:00 am Wed, Nov 27, 2019
    "Asset" is a magazine about miniature donkeys

    Perfect topic, perfect name: ASSET magazine is a professional quality, full-color publication which compliments, promotes, and presents the Miniature Donkey in a favorable light and gives them credibility as an… Read the rest of the article: "Asset" is a magazine about miniature donkeys

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