Slip House | Brixton
faircompaniesOn an abandoned lot in South London, architect Carl Turner and his wife Mary Martin created a new type of terrace house that, in contrast to its Victorian neighbors, resembles stacked glass cubes. …
Creating the World of ‘Oblivion’
The CreatorsProjectWhile CGI undeniably allows for scenes which might be impossible to film, there’s another way of doing FX. And that’s using in-camera special effects, which are essentially created in front of the camera rather than added in post. A recent example of this is the effects created fo…
Marshmallow Laser Feast
The CreatorsProject Musical forests made from lasers, quadcopters that become an organ of light, a light-painted supercar, and a living room that turns into a cityscape and an ocean before your eyes. These are some of the projects from creative studio Marshmallow Laser Feast. …
iON Analysis of Aaron McCollum (Anniversary Edition)
Aaron McCollumInformation Farm revisits the original analysis of Kerry Cassidy’s interview with Aaron McCollum. On 17 May 2010, Bob Dobbs and iON examined claims made by McCollum regarding Project Seagate, a stargate in the Gulf of Aden, synthetic beings and military use of dolphins. downloa…
Solar Window Charger
Yanko DesignAttach this solar charger to any window (your car, airplane or whereever) and harness solar energy. …
Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ Follow-up
Stephen Spielberg debuted a teaser at White House Correspondents’ Dinner of his next big presidential biopic ‘Obama’ staring Daniel Day Lewis. …
House of Nerds
The The White House Correspondents’ Dinner featured this clip with Kevin Spacey’s congressman Frank Underwood along with various well-known media figures, journalists and government officials.Cameos by the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association Ed Henry, Senior Advisor to the Presi…
Toyota ME.WE
Gizmag, EdmundsThe cheap and recyclable and very mini Toyota Me.We electric concept (some call it the Tupperware car) is being pitched by the Japanese automaker as an “anti-excess car” that puts a premium on no extras.Literally sheathed in recyclable polypropylene and vaguely resembling an oversized…
Kayaking Lava in Hawaii
Barcroft TV A team of daredevil extreme kayakers risked being boiled alive by paddling beneath molten lava flows in Hawaii to capture footage for their Brazilian TV show. …
iON | Cycles
Payday Bob Dobbs’s private iON session 201, 14 November 2009, examines cycles and anomalies including why humans are gaining weight, shifting poles, adjusting compasses and realigning the grid. (Begins in the middle of a conversation about the Mayans and 2012.) download mp3The Hopi saw …
Michael Bublé Sings in the Subway
Michael Bublé and R&B a cappella group Naturally 7 serenade New Yorkers at the 66 Street-Lincoln Center subway stop with an a cappella performance of Jackson 5’s “Who’s Lovin’ You.” …
Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan Hang In Kauai
Multi-Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg & wife Priscilla Chan spent time on Oahu and Maui recently but today they are enjoying the simple life on Kauai snacking at Bubba Burgers, Shave Ice Paradise and surfing in Hanalei.Photos: DaGreenTeam/Splash News …
Kinunu Coffee
Outside The BagI was in the Phoenix area recently, and had time to stop by one of the best coffee shops in Arizona: Cartel Coffee Lab. They roast their own coffee, pull decent shots of espresso, and know how to make a proper cup of pour-over coffee. Win, win, and . . . win. I ordered a macchiato and…
(Wanita Wajib tau) Anggapan Salah Soal Pria
Mulai dari sifat, sampai soal... seks. Kami ungkap hal-hal yang masih belum Anda pahami tentang makhluk bernama PRIA!Pria bisa menebak SENDIRI apa yang ingin mengertiTHE TRUTH: Mereka tak bisa, dan tak akan pernah bisa! Ini adalah kesalahan terbesar yang masih saja wanita pikirkan (bahkan termasuk…
Portal Aperture R&D | Episode 3
Machinima While the lab teams test the effects of moon rocks for the better of Aperture Laboratories, Nik decides to test the effects for his own personal gain. …
Rectify
SundanceHot times in Paulie, Georgia. As the result of new DNA evidence a man is exonerated after 19 years on death row.Watch the 2 hour premiere at Sundance Channel (the pilot begins after the trailer at Sundance). …
Apply for a One-Way Trip to Mars
NBC NewsYou can be part of what may be the ultimate reality show. Mars One is now taking applications for a one-way trip to Mars in 2023.The idea is to jump-start a permanent settlement on Mars, with more supplies and settlers arriving every couple of years.The organizers say the $6 billion cost for…
Felipe Luchi | Jailhouses
Felipe LuchiArtist Felipe Luchi’s Jailhouses print campaign for Go Outside Magazine invisions technology as prisons—horrors! But wait, look closely and you will see there is an escape in each image. Click an image for a larger view to more easily see how to escape. …
Vulcanos Hybrid
IconaIf a Prius is too tame for you, consider the Vulcanos by Chinese/Italian auto designer Icona.The powertrain is the work of Claudio Lombardi, former powertrain technical director of Ferrari and mastermind of numerous world champion cars. The two-door two-seater car has a front engine V12, reach…
Whaling Satellites | Harpooning Space Junk
UK space firm Astrium has developed a new way to capture large items of space junk using a harpoon and tether to pull them out of orbit and into the Earth’s atmosphere where they will burn up. …
Akatu Fake Shower App
Akatu Wanna keep the natural sounds of your bathroom experience private? There’s an app for that, because love is blind but not deaf. Oh, and save on water too. …
Alpha House
Re-election battles, looming indictments, parties, their Party ... these senators need a drink. And a new housemate.Watch free at Amazon. …
iON | Communiqué #2 31 March 2013
Payday iON with Bob Dobbs and Dr Carolyn Dean on Easter day 2013. download mp3 …
iON | Communiqué #3 14 April 2013
Payday In a discussion with Bob Dobbs and Dr Carolyn Dean, iON says everything has changed. download mp3 …
Pilot Custom Heritage 91 Fountain Pen
I acquired a Pilot Custom Heritage 91 fountain pen several months ago, but haven't had the time to write about it until now. At the time of acquisition, I really wanted to try a good Japanese nib, and I had my eye on the Pilot Prera fountain pen. After doing some research and over-analysis, however,…
Art Gallery of One of the World’s Most Powerful Art Dynasties Raided By Feds For Money Laundering
Agents removed computers from the Helly Nahmad Gallery. Photo: Michael Appleton for the NY TimesThe New York Times Over the years the Nahmad family has amassed an estimated 300 Picassos worth $900 million, and about 4,500 other works by artists including Monet and Miró, many secreted in a duty-free…
Automobiles & Pedestrians | The History of Jaywalking
99% InvisibleOn the streets of early 20th Century America, nothing moved faster than 10 miles per hour. Responsible parents would tell their children, “Go outside, and play in the streets. All day.”And then the automobile happened. And then automobiles began killing thousands of people, every year. …
Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl | Old Fashioned Hawaii Who-Done-It
National Public RadioHonolulu author Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl sets her Hawaiian mystery novel, Murder Casts a Shadow, in a darker, more sinister version of the tourist mecca.For Kneubuhl, it’s the lost world of old Hawaii that casts a shadow. “You know, that history for so long was kept away from pe…
Obey The Giant
Julian MarshallObey The Giant is based on the true story of Shepard Fairey’s first act of street art during his time at Rhode Island School of Design from 1989-1992. …
Seeing Yourself
DoveSo Dove setup an experiment to see the difference between how we view ourselves and how others see us.An FBI trained artist asked a women to describe herself. The artist could not see the woman who was behind a curtain. He made a sketch from her description. Then he asked another woman to descri…
Jackson Family vs AEG Live
CNNMichael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and children, Prince, Paris and Blanket, are sueing AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group) Live for Jackson’s death.AEG Live will defend itself by arguing that Jackson was responsible for his own demise.The Jackson team will argue that AEG Live is liable because t…
Life With La Toya
Oprah’s network premiered a reality show starring La Toya Jackson called Life With La Toya. …
Paris Jackson | Daily Mail Interview
Mail OnlineParis Jackson has spoken of the happy times she shared at Neverland with her father and wants to see part of her father’s billion dollar legacy used to restore the estate for sick children to enjoy.Paris said she plans to start the project as soon as she is an adult herself.She made an em…
Orphan Black | When Did I Become Us
BBCWhat happens when one day you realize you’re not alone, and there are people (clones) out there who look just like you? Carol Pinchefsky at Forbes says “Orphan Black has so many angles, it’s a dodecahedron.”Below is Part 1 of Episode 1. Watch the remaining parts of this episode here. …
Secrets of a Potato Chip Factory
National Public Radio NPR’s Planet Money takes a tour of Herr’s potato chip factory in Pennsylvania to find out how making chips has changed (and gotten more efficient) since 1946. …
Leatherman Juice S2
As I wrote in an earlier post, my first multitool (the Gerber Dime) was a multifail. I returned the Dime the day after I received it, and immediately began the acquisition process to identify a better product. As soon as I returned it, I knew that I would be looking for a Leatherman multitool. I loo…
Ento | Designing Insect-Based Foods
According to the folks at Ento, bugs are high in protein, low in terms of environmental impact and are a far more sustainable food source than beef or pork. The Ento Box is an entry level product designed to make the bugs unrecognizable to get consumers past the perception problem of eating insects.…
iON | Global Warming
Payday Dr Carolyn Dean discusses the new chemistry and explains that Super Sugar (Cellionose) consumes carbon. download mp3Below: After the Thunders is the New Environment by Sheila Kern. …
Elysium | The Best Place To Live Is Not On Earth
It’s Better Up ThereIn the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically…
Johnny Tergo | Drive-By Photographer
WiredJakob SchillerOkay, if you spend 2.5 hours in traffic every day, how do you make it work for you?Los Angeles freelance photographer Johnny Tergo outfitted his Chevy Silverado with studio lights and photographs interesting people while driving past them in his mobile photography studio.(All phot…
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