Posts Written by Lambert Varias

For over 40 years, legendary music producer Rick Rubin has been helping a diverse array of artists create their seminal and most significant works. The Creative Act: A Way of Being sees Rubin share his observations on creativity and how being creative isn’t about what you make but how you see the world.

YouTuber gimbo compiled OMD Chile’s hilarious TV commercials for Cristal beer from 2003. The ads were spliced within broadcasts of the original Star Wars trilogy, complete with costumes or backgrounds that make it appear that the characters were reaching for the beer. The campaign was repeated during airings of American Beauty, Gladiator, and Notting Hill.

“It’s living on your own after kids and a wife. It’s the question you ask in the middle of the night.” New York City’s soft rock sibling band Infinity Song broke out with their sarcastic hit Hater’s Anthem. But the latest single from their debut album Essentials is a melancholic earworm about the dull pain that inevitably grows and gnaws at us.

A small-time con man gets the break of his life when he’s hired to go to Italy and persuade an acquaintance to go back home to the States. Irish star Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) stars as the antihero Tom Ripley in this miniseries adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Premieres on Netflix 4.4.2024.

Tanner Goods’ bestselling sling bag now comes in handsome and durable 10 oz. waxed canvas. The second-generation Canyon Crossbody Pack has a 24L capacity, enough to store your point-and-shoot, phone, and other essentials in its four pockets. It has a foam-padded back for comfort and a strap that can be adjusted from 22″ to 48″ in length.

Danish company Pedestal creates premium TV stands that combine Scandinavian simplicity with bright colors and thick lines and shapes. Their bestseller is the Moon Rollin’, a TV stand made of powder-coated steel pipes and frames with matching omnidirectional casters. The stand is VESA compatible and fits flatscreen TVs from 40″ to 70″.

On its own, Silverstone’s IceMyst series looks just like most premium CPU coolers. But it has a neat trick up its sleeve, er, block. You can mount up to five ARGB fan modules directly onto the pump block. This adds cooling for your RAM, VRAM, and SSD. Okay, it’s mostly more lighting, but it does look crazy. Hardware Canucks has a hands-on review of the cooler.

A machine sold by her dad’s company somehow turns a young woman into a chicken nugget. The story gets crazier as her dad and an intern who has a crush on her team up to undo her delicious dilemma. Renowned comedy filmmaker Lee Byeong-heon directed this upcoming Netflix adaptation of a popular Korean webtoon. Premieres 3.15.2024.

“Some things don’t have words. So we have to be close enough to feel them.” A mother explains to her daughter how she came to understand the way her father expresses his love and support. Julian Curi aka Righteous Robot spent almost three years creating this paper stop-motion short film as a way of coping with his father’s passing.

As kids, Owen and his friend bonded over a campy monster show. Now grown up, Owen discovers that his once-favorite series is available to stream. But something about it feels off. Director Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a horror film about escapism and repression. Premieres 5.3.2024.

Rimowa remade the carry-on for pilots into a luxurious looker. The metal Pilot Case opens from the top, making it easy to store and access large items. Its exterior is made of grooved anodized aluminum that comes in either silver or black. It has a removable padded pouch for laptops up to 16″ and rolls smoothly on double casters.

The Outdoor Neon Flex is an RGBW LED light strip with an IP67 water resistance rating. This 16-foot-long flexible LED strip has 60 addressable color zones and outputs up to 1250 lumens. It’s compatible with Matter for compatibility with other smart home devices and can be controlled with the LIFX mobile app.

Watch shop Hodinkee teamed up with minimalist design house Braun to create the BN0279. The grey 40mm mechanical watch is as simple as it gets, with hints of color calling back to Braun’s alarm clocks from the 70s. It’s available with either a second hand or a sub-second dial; each limited to 100 units.

YouTuber 研師Ryota gives us a lot in just a minute. He cut a loaf of bread into slices that are thinner than your typical sliced cheese. He then alternately piled them with cheese slices before grilling them. Mouthwatering ASMR. Now, to find a knife like that.

The latest version of Vollebak’s immortal hoodie is much softer and lighter than its predecessors. The 100-Year Zip Through Hoodie resists fire, water, wind, scrapes, and extreme temperatures. It also has four large zipped and water-resistant pockets. Available in green and black.

The Paint Explainer made a concise explanation of the various tricks that businesses, ads, and marketing agencies use to convince us to purchase or remember their wares. Many of these terms describe understandable practices, but many are infuriatingly deceptive and manipulative.

Developed by Good Growing, Gus is a ceramic mushroom planter. It houses the fruiting block that contains the root but lets the rest of the mushroom grow freely outside of the container, either on top or at the side. You can stack up to three units to grow multiples shrooms.

(PG-13: Language) Comedian David Cross’ latest standup comedy special has premiered for free on YouTube. Worst Daddy in the World is a compilation of David’s 2023 tour, where he talks about being a father late in life and trying his best to be optimistic for his kids’ future.

Dakota Fanning stars as an artist who gets stranded with three strangers in a shelter in the middle of a forest. Every night, mysterious creatures come out to observe the captive people. Ishana Night Shyamalan directed this adaptation of A.M. Shine’s bestselling Gothic horror novel. Premieres in theaters 6.7.2024.

Hexcup is a beer pong set that uses hexagonal cups, reducing gaps and making it easier to set up oddly shaped racks. The cups are top-shelf dishwasher safe, have reinforced corners, and have grooves on their base so they won’t slide around on a wet surface. Each set comes with 22 cups and three balls.

Bosch’s FlexiClick cordless 12V Drill/Driver System is compact yet incredibly versatile, thanks to its modular design. It has two speed settings, a built-in LED light, and comes with a keyless chuck, a locking bit holder, a right angle attachment, and an offset angle attachment.

Triangle Notebook’s writing pad defers to the objects commonly found on desks. Its L-shape lets it conveniently tuck into the corner of books, keyboards, and other rectangular or square-shaped items. It has 160 sheets of dot-gridded paper.

The Radiate is a campfire in a tin. Its fuel source is recycled paper briquettes coated in recycled soy wax. It lights up easily and can be snuffed out just by placing the lid over it. You can even light it up again if it’s not all used up. Each 8″ diameter tin lasts 3 to 5 hours.