Hot Chip stopped by the NPR Music offices for a 4-song set that included some of their best tracks. They started with Over and Over and Boy from School before slowing things down with Look at Where We Are and kicking things into gear with Ready for the Floor. Jonny Lam’s pedal steel guitar added warmth to their electro-pop sounds.

These space-themed playing cards are noteworthy for their starfield background and inverted images, suits, and numbers. Their backs feature a blue and purple figure-8 galaxy design, and they come packed in a sparkly tuck box with silver foil. Like all Bicycle cards, they’re printed on premium cardstock with an air-cushion finish for smooth shuffling.

We’ve never heard of the song Bling Bang Bang Born, but it sounds pretty amazing played on this 27-note street organ. Like a player piano, this music-making machine reads notes from a roll of paper, but it plays them on pipes like a calliope. Yuki Kojima has filled his YouTube channel with covers, including Thunderstruck, The Entertainer, and the Nyan Cat theme.

This portable pencil sharpener from KeyUnity is designed to be carried on a keychain, lanyard, or carabiner clip. Its cylindrical body is made from sandblasted Ti-6Al-4V titanium, and it has a sharp German-made (but unfortunately named) KUM carbon-steel blade. In addition to sharpening pencils, it can help create wood shavings to start a fire.

Musician Otu Suurmunne of Moonic Productions took Dolly Parton’s trademark track, Jolene, and imagined what it might have sounded like if Ozzy Osbourne and his mates from Black Sabbath had created it instead. While Dolly’s softly-sung original will always be a classic, Otu’s angry take seems more appropriate for a tale of jealousy and desperation.

This set of two sporks makes a great addition to any camper’s cookout kit. Each utensil is made from lightweight titanium and has an extra-long handle to get to the bottom of deep jars, bottles, cans, and for stirring and eating. At just 20 grams each, they’ll add little weight to your pack, and the set includes a storage pouch.

Gerber’s versatile outdoor cutting tool folds up to less than half its size for easy carrying. It can cut, chop, and split wood and has a quad-locking system to ensure that its blade is firmly in place. It comes in green/stainless or black/stainless and measures 6.75″ when closed and 15.1″ when open.

The Lexus LC 500 and LC 500h share one of the most beautiful automotive designs of the last decade.  We’ve driven the V8 coupe and convertible, but this is the first time we’ve spent a meaningful amount of time with the V6 hybrid. While it’s a hair slower, the LC 500h is every bit as showstopping and offers better fuel efficiency, making it a fantastic grand tourer.

How Ridiculous have a long history of destroying stuff. So when they got their hands on a bunch of goo-filled lava lamps, their first instinct was to see how many they could break by throwing various projectiles at them. After breaking some glass, they moved on to garden gnomes, tiles, and other fragile items. As expected, the slow-mo footage is the best part.

This compact screwdriver features a pivoting L-shaped handle that can improve torque and help you turn screws in tight spaces. It has a ratcheting mechanism and includes a magnetic 1/4″ hex bit driver and four bits in the standard set. An upgraded combo kit comes with three drivers, a dozen bits, universal sockets, and more.

There’s no question that cars have improved in terms of safety tech, they’ve also created new problems by removing buttons and knobs, reinventing gear shifters, and making vehicles bigger. Commentator Drew Gooden talks about some of these backward steps in automotive design, then roasts the vehicle that’s the worst offender – the Tesla Cybertruck.

The versatile Zip Pouch Pro combines a wallet and an EDC tool pouch. It’s got two zippered compartments for cards, cash, and other small items. You’ll find three slots on its exterior for items like a flashlight, knife, or cigarette lighter. It’s made from durable, lightweight X-PAC VX21 fabric and comes in a variety of colors.

James from ProjectAir is on a quest to make R/C airplanes as fast as possible. After honing his skills in a few other experiments, he took an off-the-shelf model of an SR-71 Blackbird and tricked it out with a multi-stage propulsion upgrade, including powerful electric fans and a model rocket engine strapped to its back.

Elementseden’s latest repurposed flight attendant carts are modular and multipurpose. The Universal Cart Atlas comes in 28″ and 41″ tall variants and with either steel or transparent acrylic doors. If you want to save on shipping, you might as well deck out your order with the matching drawers and felt pad covers.

We were immediately transfixed by this short video of a sushi chef showing off their knife skills, slicing an avocado into dozens of razor-thin pieces like it’s nobody’s business. We have a hard enough time scooping avocado out of its rind with a spoon.

Gerber’s versatile Dual-Force multitool offers a dozen useful functions including a 3.25″ knife, a saw, wire cutter, wire stripper, and more. But its real highlights are its center-axis bit driver and a pair of pliers with a two-size slip joint jaw. Plus, its layered construction is designed to provide double the jaw strength of typical multitools.

This all-black pocket knife from CRKT has a 3.1″ high-carbon stainless steel blade. It has a smooth-opening flipper design and liner lock for secure, one-handed closing. Rounding out this sleek knife is a glass-reinforced nylon handle with a textured grip.

When the Aston Martin DBX707 debuted in 2022, its blend of undeniable performance, dynamics, and style saw it ascend to the pinnacle of the ultra-luxury sector. So much so that for 2024, the DBX707 is now the only powertrain in the British performance brand’s SUV portfolio. It has a 4.0L twin-turbo V8 with 697 hp, and zooms from 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds.

Bees are an important part of our ecosystem, pollinating the plants that give us food and making their own delicious honey. Ze Frank explains how intelligent these insects are despite their tiny brains. They not only know how to make perfect hexagons for their hives, they can be trained to solve puzzles and simple math problems when motivated.

Ridge’s trademark thin wallets now have a MagSafe-compatible edition. It has built-in magnets that align perfectly with MagSafe-equipped iPhones and cases. Rocking an Android phone? Don’t worry. The wallet has a steel tray that lets you securely attach the wallet to any phone or case. It comes in carbon fiber, olive, navy, or gunmetal.

(PG-13: Language) In Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, his red bicycle gets stolen, setting in motion an epic journey to recover his prized possession. eli_handle_b.wav imagines how things might have gone down if Pee-Wee rode a futuristic motorcycle instead, and the story took place in the world of Cyberpunk 2077.

This unique LEGO Art set uses more than 3000 pieces to create an eye-catching piece of wall art inspired by our galactic home, The Milky Way. Rather than using flat studs like some LEGO Art kits, this one has dimensionality, thanks to its clever use of bricks like flowers, hearts, grilles, slopes, and more. The finished artwork measures 26″ W x 16″ H x 2″ D.

A number of makers participated in The Viking Challenge. Among them is DiesInEveryFilm, who avoided the more popular bladed weapons and went with a war hammer. He built it using a hollow steel tube, thick steel plates, and a wood handle with brass and leather accents. Check out all of the Viking Challenge videos, then cast your vote for your fave.