Death of the Firstborn Egyptians
“Why the scorn? Why the surprise? Everything that’s born must die, and it isn’t I who made the world that way.” In this animated short, filmmaker Nina Paley retells God’s tenth plague on Egypt from the perspective of Death itself. A feast for the eyes and ears.
Making an Equus Watch Strap
Leather goods maker Equus is back with another soothing and intimidating making-of video. This time their craftsman makes an elegant alligator skin watch strap from start to finish. We like to think he makes goods out of the skins of his fallen enemies.
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Perfume Genius Live
“…that no memory, no matter how sad, and no violence, no matter how bad, can darken the heart or tear it apart.” Indie folk artist Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius dropped by NPR Music to sing songs from his new album No Shape, as well as his 2012 hit Normal Song.
Shot Caller (Trailer)
“The fact is, a place like this… forces us to become warriors or victims.” Nicolaj Coster-Waldau plays a businessman who gets sucked into a life of crime when he’s imprisoned for accidentally killing his friend. It’s like Breaking Bad condensed down to 2 hours. Premieres 8/18/17.
Lost Worlds on Earth
While we’re as excited about space exploration as anyone, adventurers and scientists continue to make discoveries right here on Earth. TheHUB looks at some of these remote and elusive locations, along with the unusual organisms and ecosystems that thrive in them.
Is Space a Thing?
So is the vastness of space an actual thing, or is it merely the absence of things? It’s Okay To Be Smart explores this perplexing question that at first seems to be philosophical, but is really something that can be answered with science.
Nyko Nintendo Switch Portable Dock
Nyko announced numerous accessories for the Nintendo Switch at E3 2017, but the Portable Docking Kit stands out. It costs half as much as Nintendo’s dock and is way smaller as well. It even comes with an AC adapter and an HDMI cable. The downside? It doesn’t have USB ports.
How to Do Archery Good
“You nasty nacho, you breakfast cereal, you couple of kids taped together and thrown at an old woman!” Aunty Donna kicks off a new series of non-instructional videos. As with most of their skits, this is all an excuse for ad libbing and bromancing.
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Nigel Cabourn Reversible Pant
Infrared jawnz. Workwear meets vintage military in Nigel Cabourn’s loose and reversible linen pants. One side has a laid back DPM camo pattern, while the other side has the more aggressive frog camo. Available in brown or olive.
Literal Hot Wheels
The Mad Track Brothers put some flammable cargo on a Hot Wheels car, then let it loose to spin through numerous loops on their twisty Darda track. It’s a cool idea, but the best part is the long-exposure image they captured of the car’s fiery ride. More here.
UCO Tent StakeLight
UCO Gear’s brilliant tent stake comes with a waterproof LED light. It runs for up to 10h on a single AAA battery, and also has a strobe mode. You can even take the light out of the stake and use it on its own. It also has a variant that lights up red, green, and blue.
Pyrokinesis for Beginners Shirts
In case summoning demons is way out of your kids’ league, graphic designer and young adult occultist Steven Rhodes has another idea. You can get the graphic on a t-shirt, sweatshirt, baseball shirt as well as on accessories.
McLaren 570S Spyder
Like its coupe brother, the 570S Spyder packs a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 that sends 562 hp to the rear wheels. The retractable hardtop variant gains very little weight, stays just as rigid, and still does 0 to 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds, and hits 204mph (top up) or 196mph (top down).
Ojay: Hendrix of the Bass
YouTuber Michael Boyers captured this incredible street performance by Newcastle, London musician Steve Ojay, as his fingers work some serious magic on the strings of his inexpensive Squier bass, proving that talent trumps equipment any day of the week.
Where a Gun Begins
(Gore) We’ve seen plenty of Breaking Bad tributes and video essays, but we’ve got to hand it to Filmscalpel and Larry Erens for keeping it fresh with their take, which focuses on Walter White’s de-evolution as told through his relationship with firearms and explosives.
Vectorr High-Speed Rail Concept
In Ukiah, California, there’s a sixth-scale train set quietly ambling over a vineyard. But it’s no mere toy. It’s a proof-of-concept for Flight Rail’s Vectorr – a rail system that uses vacuum to push or pull a magnetic carriage, which in turn takes the train above with it.
Rumpl Puffy Poncho
Rumpl’s new product is as versatile as it is ballin’ – it’s a poncho, a blanket, and a pillow. Its inner layer is made of light and warm polyester, while its outer shell is made of waterproof nylon. It also has a hidden zippered pocket and a kangaroo pouch.
Glow
“A dancer writes a diary entry.” Actress Niamh Wilson dances in front of a glow-in-the-dark acrylic sheet, leaving her shadows behind with the help of a strobe light. This is Jonah Haber’s music video for Working For The Future In The Interlake by Yes We Mystic.
Beautiful Thugger Girls
(PG-13: Language) “And we be saucin’, I love her so you know I got to floss, and I’m not a dentist but a man flossin’, I’m fresh to death, they say I should be coffin.” Young Thug grows up with this mainstream summer banger. He’s still trollin’ Weezy though.
Alienware 25 Gaming Monitor
Alienware’s new 25″ 1080p LCD monitor provides up to 240Hz refresh rates and a 1ms response time for a smooth gaming experience. It’s also highly adjustable and has RGB accent lighting at the back. It has NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync compatible versions.