Posts Written by Paul Strauss

Bungie artist David Candland reimagines three classics, Myth, Pathways into Darkness, and Marathon in this this limited-edition, signed 33″x16″ print. All profits go to Bungie Foundation charities.

We really want this video to be the real deal, but you certainly have to wonder whether you’d ever be allowed to drift a BMW 1M on a skyscraper’s helipad. If it’s fake, the VFX guys still win.

Designer Ian Leino lights our world on fire once again with his latest shirt, this fiery tiger tee from Threadless. An incredible image sure to make it into your wear-once-a-week pile.

We’ve seen plenty of first pitches thrown out at baseball games, but never with the style and grace of Cirque du Soleil Kà performer Gabryel Nogueira da Silva, at a recent Padres-Royals matchup.

Designer Ed Chew created these intricate lighting fixtures using old Tetra Pak cartons, otherwise headed for the recycling bin (or worse yet, the trash). Nothing like a little ingenuity, right folks?

After watching this ten second clip of this sleepy feline, we can’t help but wonder if anyone else besides us out there is envious of how easy this furry guy makes it seem to fall asleep?

Sander Mulder’s latest home furnishings are built to resemble industrial shipping containers, and just like the real deal, units can be stacked and rotated to create a multitude of storage configurations.

This severe flooding may have brought traffic to a standstill, but that didn’t stop this bus driver and his balls of steel from continuing to run his route on time. Hope the passengers had swim trunks.

Throw down the jams with Billaboop’s CamBox, a creative app for iOS devices. Each recorded sound is stored in a box, which can then be remixed, played with the touch screen and saved as a video.

Didn’t see it before Cars 2? Here’s your chance to see the HD teaser for Pixar’s next animated movie, Brave, due Summer 2012. From the looks of it, it’s nothing like any Pixar flick we’ve ever seen.

The technical perfection of Daft Punk’s club hit from TRON:Legacy always got our heads bobbing. That’s probably why Youtube shredder swanthewhitepig’s dead-on cover is so impressive.

All of your life you probably thought of koalas as kind and gentle creatures meant for hugging. Wrong. Watch as these deceptive eucalyptus fiends reveal their true, darker nature.

Made from waxed canvas and leather trim, E.H. Works‘ handsome carrying case keeps all of your bike tools nice and neat in the event you need to fix a flat or unbend a spoke the next time you ride.

Bureau Spectacular’s Phalanstery Module is a zero gravity living pod; every 15 minutes, one of the multi-planed surfaces becomes usable (and every 7.5 minutes people inside fall into each other).

When we heard that Audi was making a car for Elton John’s charity auction, we figured it’d be covered with gold and diamonds. Instead, we get this blindingly cool chrome Audi R8 Spyder V10.

This little boy is so flexible that he can Limbo – on rollerskates – under cars. And here we thought this guy was limber. The insanity continues here. We need to start taking up yoga after watching that.

Using a collection of web-based software tools along with special flexible connectors, you’ll (and your friends) will be able to raise the roof on your own geodesic dome structures in no time.

We already know that Seinfeld was really a thriller. But it turns out Jerry had his eye on much greater evil than we thought. Cosmo Kramer puts it best “an epic struggle for world domination.”

Freddie Wong lives in a weapon-filled universe inspired by FPSes. But it looks like hackers and griefers have finally invaded his world. Remember, only you can prevent online gaming stupidity.

The guy who uploaded this clip claims a seagull stole his GoPro camera while visiting France, and he had to climb a castle wall to get it back. Real or fake, the flying effect looks pretty convincing to us.

We’ve already pre-ordered our copy of Drake’s Deception, and this clip from the game’s cruise ship level reaffirms our feelings that the franchise reigns supreme when it comes to cinematic style.

We like to stick to stuff that’s awesome in a good way, but every once in a while, there’s something so awesomely awful that it deserves a look too. This is one of those times. (Thanks, Jerrod!)

In celebration of the Summer Solstice 8,000 paper lanterns were released into the air in Poznań, Poland, creating this dramatic night sky filled with man-made stars. See it from many angles here.