Guillermo del Toro was recently a guest on Visitations, the podcast hosted by Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah. During the two-part interview, del Toro briefly discussed his movies, but mostly… Read the rest of the article: Guillermo del Toro says his grandmother used to physically torture him for the good of his soul

NASA is "committed" to landing the first woman and the "next man" on the moon by 2024 as part of the Artemis program (next stop Mars!).  And as part of… Read the rest of the article: NASA unveiled a new spacesuit that's flexible enough for dancing

Facebook has announced that it will not remove political advertisements on the grounds that the ads contain false statements: "we do not submit speech by politicians to our independent fact-checkers,… Read the rest of the article: Facebook will remove advertisements that are visually misleading, but not advertisements containing false statements

LEK Custom Toys paints Transformers figures, making them look like they jumped right out of the original cartoon series. Before and after Ironhide: View this post on Instagram Next.. A… Read the rest of the article: Transformers toys given custom cel-shaded paintjobs

Longtime Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema participated in a live interview at the Washington Post food lab. Within minutes, his fake mustache was falling off. Questions answered included which… Read the rest of the article: The Washington Post food critic wore a hilarious disguise for a live interview

Screensavers VR is out this week and will let you explore classic screensavers.  I can't vouch for the "gameplay," but I learned I am powerfully nostalgic for 3D Pipes: Plunge… Read the rest of the article: Screensavers VR lets you explore classic screensavers in virtual reality

From 2009 to 2011, Radboud University in the Netherlands featured a "purification grave" as a place of meditation: Memento MoriWatch this video on YouTube Good news, the purification grave is… Read the rest of the article: Will your Purification Grave be ready by Halloween?

Costumes in the early 80's were little more than decorated plastic bags. And before Disney's IP came to dominate Halloween shops, costume makers had to come up with creative ways… Read the rest of the article: Vintage Asteroids costume is surprisingly terrifying

MSCHF told CBS that it customized a pair of Nike Air Max 97 sneakers by attaching a crucifix as a shoelace charm, and adding to the soles "holy water from… Read the rest of the article: "Jesus Shoes" are Nikes laced with holy water

If the Webbys have any legitimacy, than a content of the year award should go to Willie McNabb for his famous tweet.  It generated endless brilliant mockery online.  But Reply… Read the rest of the article: Reply All interviewed the 30-50 feral hogs guy and learned he had a point

In California, we're looking at power outages in the North and South as the only way to avoid massive wildfires.  Meanwhile, in Copenhagen, there's a new power plant "embodying the notion… Read the rest of the article: Power plant looks like it's holding a giant cigarette (and features its own year-round ski slope)

In a brilliant move, the Washington Post convinced several Washington Capital players to draw self portraits, most-used emoji, favorite memory, first thing bought after signing their rookie contract, And whatever… Read the rest of the article: The Washington Post convinced a bunch of hockey players to draw self portraits

Monstrous Incantation makes dice containing items ranging from ghoulish, to beautiful, to adorable: You can peruse the shop or order a commission here.

In an effort to get more people reading, the New York Public Library set out to take advantage of Instagram's huge user base.  Mother New York designed "Insta Novels" as… Read the rest of the article: You can read beautifully illustrated novels in the New York Public Library's Instagram account

Folio Society has produced a special illustrated edition of Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik, featuring several illustrations and a foreword by Kim Stanley Robinson: This video describes the creation of… Read the rest of the article: Deluxe edition of Philip K. Dick’s Ubik

The Deep Dark is a recurring art installation by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett: To develop the installation, the artists conducted interviews, asking: why do we fear the dark? Is… Read the rest of the article: The Deep Dark is an art installation that asks "why do we fear the dark?"

Netflix's big movie release this past week was In the Tall Grass, based on a short story by Stephen King and Joe Hill, and directed by Vincenzo Natali. To say… Read the rest of the article: Storyboards, concept art, and more from Netflix's excellent new horror film In the Tall Grass

Terumasa Ikeda uses lacquer and bits of mother of pearl to create surreal sculptures.  He demonstrates the painstaking process in this video: 池田　晃将　漆　Terumasa Ikeda Introduction of Urushi workWatch this video… Read the rest of the article: These sculptures are like The Matrix code given solid form

NPR reports a real life X-File: someone (or something!) drained the blood from cattle at Silvies Valley Ranch in eastern Oregon: The bull looks like a giant, deflated plush toy.… Read the rest of the article: Someone is draining the blood from cattle, leaving them looking like "deflated plush toys"

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