This giant green bag is made out of repurposed helmet bags that were used in battle. You can buy one for $60 on the designer's web site.

Several years ago, I interviewed Damali Ayo, an author and performance artist who is best known for her satirical exploration of race relations in America. Her first book was called… Read the rest of the article: Obamistan! Land Without Racism

In my household, we have an almost unhealthy obsession with all things Patagonia. The environmentally conscious surf-and-climb brand from California has just released its lightest fabric ever via the new… Read the rest of the article: Patagonia M10 jacket weighs only 10 ounces

A geologist proposed bombing Japan's volcanoes to win the war in a January 1944 issue of Popular Science. [via Google Books via Pink Tentacle]

As a relative newcomer to the craft of sewing, I just recently started to realize the value of fabric scraps. That's why I was intrigued when I heard of Looptworks,… Read the rest of the article: Laptop sleeve made out of recycled wetsuits

A kumquat is one of those things that I always admire at the produce section of the supermarket but never buy. I love the burst of sweet-and-sour-with-a-spicy-kick goodness that this… Read the rest of the article: Taste Test: Kumquat

A man was stabbed with a meat thermometer in a movie theater in LA after complaining to a woman about talking on her cell phone during a Saturday night screening… Read the rest of the article: Moviegoer stabbed for complaining about a woman on her cell phone

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In this weird video, a French comedienne transforms herself into Michael Jackson with just some mascara, lipstick, and scotch tape.

The UK Metro is reporting on a wedding ceremony held for a 28-year old Korean man and his full-sized body pillow girlfriend. The pillow cover supposedly has an image of… Read the rest of the article: Man marries body pillow girlfriend in Korea

Warning: This may shock you if you love dogs and cats. In this video report, CNN's Emily Chang goes to a dog and cat meat market in Guanghzhou, China. There,… Read the rest of the article: CNN visits dog and cat meat market in China

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French firm Design Crew for Architecture has come up with this interesting design for a water purifier. From Inhabitat: In order to facilitate water purification, the tower will be made… Read the rest of the article: Giant water purifier looks like a bubbly skyscraper

Jake Adelstein is the author of Tokyo Vice, a new book that chronicles the author's crazy adventures as a crime reporter for Japan's largest newspaper. During his 12 years at… Read the rest of the article: Meet Jake Adelstein, a Jewish reporter who thinks like a Japanese gangster

Wildlife officials manning the Columbia River euthanized a wild sea lion last week because it was eating too much salmon and frustrating local fishermen. There are 63 other sea lions… Read the rest of the article: California sea lion euthanized for eating too much salmon

After they saved the princess, Mario and Luigi moved to Manchester, UK and went into the restaurant business. Luigi sells pizzas, kebabs, and burgers; Mario owns a bakery and confectionary.… Read the rest of the article: Mario and Luigi restaurants in Manchester

A South Korean couple was arrested for allegedly letting their prematurely born daughter starve to death. The parents, it appears, were addicted to a popular role-playing game called Prius Online;… Read the rest of the article: Couple arrested for starving real life baby while raising a virtual baby

From Joe Sabia — the videographer who made Tupac in Kazakhstan and this morning's Thankful Oscars video — comes this wonderful rendition of Weezer's Can't Stop Partying featuring random people… Read the rest of the article: Video: Japanese people singing Weezer

A zoo in Moscow had to send one of its chimps to rehab for excessive smoking and drinking.

On a field trip to a Hindu festival one afternoon with the children of Ama Ghar in Kathmandu Valley, we came across this booth that sold plastic buckets. To show… Read the rest of the article: Video: How to sell a durable bucket