Dr. Carl June and his colleagues were able to cure leukemia in a girl by using a “disabled form” of HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. The virus modified the patient’s T-cells so that they could destroy cancer cells. More at NYT.

If you think you’re a great doodler, check out artist Vince Low’s Faces. It’s a series of celebrity portraits that Low made out of seemingly random swirls and lines that overlap to form detailed faces.

38-year old Kenichi Ebina loves to be the center of attention, and he has an arsenal of tricks to keep an entire crowd’s eyes on him. Watch him show off his unique dance style at a recent America’s Got Talent audition.

The Victorinox Swiss Army Money Clip doesn’t just hold dolla bills y’all. It also has a small blade, a pair of scissors and a nail file/cleaner. The tools are made of stainless steel with aluminum alloy separators and brass rivets.

Vocalist Karen Marie and musicians Scott Bradlee, Adam Kubota, and Allan Mednard perform the Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell classic popularized by Peggy Lee in the style of a dozen favorite (and not so favorite) artists.

There are lots of good drops in 10Deep’s Summer 2013 collection, but we’re partial to the handful of t-shirts and tank tops that have simple but fresh and eye-catching pineapple prints.

One of the more unusual Kickstarter projects out there, OMG Jellyfish aims to make 5-foot-tall bouncy, illuminated puppets inspired by the awe-inspiring sea creaturs, but made from lycra and nylon with LED lighting inside.

The Lynx Downtown Electric Grill lets you cook in areas where an open flame isn’t practical or safe – indoors for example. It uses a heating film that ensures uniform cooking and reaches its max temperature in just 8-10 minutes.

The Weekender has a built-in shelving system that makes it a lot easier to organize, pack and unpack. Rise & Hang also sells inserts that turn existing luggage into a Weekender. Currently sold out, but hopefully they’ll make more.

Google Glass doesn’t have a lot of interactive features yet, but it may already have a killer app. Its voice search is so good it’s terrifying. It’s basically outsourced thinking. Memorization may soon be obsolete.

Despite a temperature of over 1500°F under its moving crust, this man has the cojones to walk quickly across the surface of this smoldering lava flow. At least he had shoes on, but we’re still surprised those survived.

Twin Serpents make awesome artist-created tees. Now win some! First prize gets five shirts, second prize gets two, and third gets two. Impatient? Buy now and get 20% off with promo code “AWESOMER”. (Contest Ends 7/1/13)

There’s a time and a place to unwind, and if you head to The Big Easy, there’s none better than Napoleon House, a 200-year-old building located in the French Quarter. (Sponsor: Mount Gay Rum: Aged to Perfection)

The excellent turn-based tactical strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now out for iOS devices and it is as addictive and in-depth as its PC and console counterparts. Skip to 1:30 in the video for a preview.

An amused father catches his son about to eat a popsicle first thing in the morning. The sweet-faced bandit stalls for time, but he eventually pulls off an advanced trick: getting what you want without having to steal it.

Rolex is sponsoring the free broadcast of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships on YouTube. Watch Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and other world-class tennis pros duke it out live now until 7/7/13, Noon to 7pm (BST).

(NSFW: Language) “Classic Literature. Original Gangster.” The online study guide Thug Notes is just like CliffsNotes, except its host Sparky Sweets drops knowledge about literary works using African-American street slang.

(NSFW: Lyrics) DUKE rips up a truly original cover of the Robin Thicke/Pharrell/T.I. pop tune Blurred Lines by a trio of British guys you’d never imagine singing this track. More here.

(NSFW: Language) Josh’s best friend Adam is an actor. He lucks out and gets a minor role in a movie starring Ryan Gosling. Josh couldn’t be happier for his friend… until Adam comes back as a real human being. And a real hero.

Turn a minivan into a camper van with the QUQUQ. Place it at the rear compartment of your vehicle and you now have a stove, a bed, jerry cans, and shelves to store cooking implements and other tools.

(NSFW: Language) A young man loses track of his little sister, and must go to extraordinary lengths to try and find her. A science-fiction mystery that asks more questions than it answers. Directed by Dan Gaud.

Three years ago, YouTuber Rick22228 bought a very old and damaged upright piano. Its sorry state led to a beautiful accident: its lower notes had a unique, reverberating sound. But the real gem here is Rick’s infectious enthusiasm.

In SpyParty, one player is a sniper while the other is a spy. The spy mingles with NPCs, trying to behave like one of them while completing tasks. The sniper has to identify the spy, but he can only guess – i.e. shoot – once.