Posts Written by Paul Strauss

What do you do when you’ve got three polar bears coming at you? You could run the other way, or you could have cojones the size of bowling balls and chase them off with a big bone.

Perhaps inspired by Mr. Walken, artist Timm Schneider goes around streets looking for things to slap eyeballs onto, humanizing otherwise inanimate objects, and putting a smile on our faces.

With an ample 4 or 5-inch screen, and no phone contracts, this speedy Android-based media player is great for music, movies, games and web browsing – as long as you have Wi-Fi.

Watch as musician Kenichi Kanazawa turns vibrations on a table covered with colored sand into an interactive work of art as it hits its resonant frequency. See more patterns emerge here.

A touching tale of a loyal dog, and his master robot. A reminder to humans: never let technology take over the important things in life. A short film by Greg Omelchuck and MoontowerVFX.

Japanese “technicolor pogo punkers” Polysics take on the Styx classic Mr. Roboto in this goofy music video, which not only made us chuckle, but improves on the original tune – if that’s possible.

We’ve never heard Darth Vader described as “a bad banana with a greasy black peel,” but One Minute Galactica’s mashup of Dr. Seuss’s holiday classic with scenes of the Dark Lord fits perfectly.

While she’s not quite as coordinated as OK Go once was, you still have got to hand it to this woman for her treadmill dance skills. She certainly makes moonwalking look more achievable.

The Top Gear guys leave the pavement and hit the rails, as they take their ridiculous car-powered trains (and distinguished passengers) on a ride down the tracks. Catch part two for the grand finale.

The most epic art you’ll ever find on Etsy. Choose from scenes like “Van Damme Screaming his F–king Face Off,” “Cthulhu Awakens and Totally Shreds a Sweet Ass Guitar Solo.” and “Shark vs. Narwhal.”

Trick shot master Brodie Smith and pals take on their frisbee and ball tossing counterparts Down Under. Contrary to what you might think, they don’t throw in the opposite direction as us.

Brabus takes the already great-looking Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster, and gives it a jolt of energy with lightweight wheels, carbon fiber details, and an engine performance boost to 611hp.

Katy Beveridge wanted to know if it was possible to create a zoetrope-style animation effect and capture it on a rotating bicycle wheel as the bike is in motion. The answer: a resounding yes.

A truly unique beverage, this liquor is made from fermented black tea, herbs and alcohol, ranging from a mild 32% booze (64 proof) up to a gut-burning 72% (144 proof). Review here.

Try as it might, this Roomba can’t shake the cat going for a ride on its back. Our cat would go flying across the room the second this thing moved, but this cat seems happy to have a chauffeur.

Corridor Digital continues to knock it out of the park with their action and effect-filled short films. Their latest clip perfectly blends the unlikely pairing of graffiti with street fighting.

The man who brought us Michael Jackson’s Thriller chronicles 320 pages of the grossest, creepiest, most evil and awesome monsters and baddies in the history of the cinema in this hardcover book.

Thanks to its glass box enclosure, People People’s minimal speaker blends into any environment. To be sold as a kit, including templates for your local glass repair shop to cut out.

After you’ve outfitted your kitchen with donut and cupcake makers, what else do you need? How about some delicious, individual pies – cooked from raw to deliciously brown in about 10 minutes.

While it’s probably better than cooking a turkey with thermite, we’re not sure feeding your venison Tannerite before shooting it with an automatic weapon will result in an edible dinner.

This amazing clip shows the meticulous handcrafting of a tiny V12 motor. How tiny? The crankshaft could fit in your palm and the cylinders are only 11.3mm wide. It’s alive at about 8:07.

A lonely toy takes a journey through the great outdoors, thanks to a little help from his friends, his owner’s iMac, Google Street View, and a sense of imagination from The Theory.

Sean Pecknold’s animated clip for The Shrine/An Argument off of Fleet Foxes’ Helplessness Blues is beautifully done. Are we the only ones who secretly wish animals really looked like this?