I experienced chess boxing for the first time last night. My life will never be quite the same again. A round of speed chess, some
The legendary Isaac Hayes has passed away at the age of 65. May his Hot Buttered Soul rest in peace.
Now this is just silly…
The sleeveface Flickr photo pool is a work of genius! Please, somebody do a Don Blackman!
Fräuleinwunder Hildegard Knef’s über hip, neo-kitsch masterpiece “Holiday Time” is light-years ahead of its early 70s contemporaries. Remarkably, this was a B-side upon release!
Darth Vader’s skills with a golf putter are enough to make a grown man weep.
Watch in awe as Mr T punishes a puny speed walker in this TV spot by AMB BBDO.
Lively, currently in beta, is Google’s answer to Second Life. The downloadable application allows you to create rooms, decorate them to your liking, then make
Ah, the Rubik’s Cube – possibly the most frustrating puzzle/toy/gadet/thing ever invented. Few people are blessed with the patience to complete one, discounting those, like
Clive Sinclair‘s Spectrum graced many a home in the 80s. It’s Herculean 48k of RAM (128k, if you were lucky) just doesn’t cut it these
Everybody loves the theremin. What? You don’t? What the hell is wrong with you! Anyway, behold the curious mixture of thermin and amphibian.
Meat is a versatile and tasty friend, but who’d have guessed that it would someday be used to make dolls? Outstanding meaty artistry!
Everyone has owned an Etch A Sketch at some point. If, like me, you managed to draw little more than a misshapen stick man, you’re
Hammond-hero Jimmy McGriff’s funky fingers have departed this earth. He lay down some proper nasties in his career, and, forgiving a couple of dubious covers
Swiss pilot and all-round hero Yves Rossy has finally unleashed his jet-propelled wings upon us mere mortals. He’s such a top bloke and manly man,
We listen to a broad range of music in the office. Nigel gets a look in fairly often; Wefunk runs hot and cold (the funk
Foam weapons from mp industries in Berlin.
A great new promotional video/game for Nokia’s new N-Gage store.
A group of rather talented russian flash developers have been working hard on version 5 of the Alernativa3D engine and have now reached their first
The Hoff – loved by everyone, especially Europeans.
Dentsu Canada has created a fun new campaign for Vespa.
If anyone is in the area of Hanbury Street, EC1, WKside have imitated some of the london underground from rat tubes inhabiting rats!
Modbag has a delightful set of matching compact and lipstick cases in the form of miniature luggage. The tan leather cases feature authentic-looking paper travel
Cycling – it’s more dangerous than drinking a Rohypnol shake in Soho on a Saturday night. TFL’s new ad cleverly reminds us that we should
A man called Ian is selling his life -literally all of it- on ebay, after having split from his wife. For your bid you get
The Pontiac G8 GT isn’t my cup of tea, despite the beastly, He-Man 6.0 litre engine, but you have to commend them for this new
The Korg DS-10 is a software version of the legendary MS-10 synth for the Nintendo DS, currently slated for release in Japan only this July.
Rejoice! Thick-sliced hero Mr Toast is now available as a vinyl toy. Be warned, though, he’s not for kids. Mr Toast is a major choking-death-hazard
The legendary cover of Stevie Wonder’s Golden Lady by Jose Feliciano is on YouTube! Stone the crows with stones that would instill fear in the