Posts Written by Paul Strauss

So epic it needed to be pluralized, Sergio’s Epics t-shirt is an 8-bit rendition of Joe Rosenthal’s even more epic WW2 photograph; bonus points/extra life for the cleverly drawn sun.

The 2011 911 Turbo S is Porsche’s first 911 S in five years; available as a coupe or cabriolet, its twin-turbo flat six gets 530 hp/516 lb-ft. of torque, good for 0-62 mph in 3.3 seconds. Images via CarsandJoy.

Olga Nune’s stirring I Love XKCD gets loved right back by the internet in We Love XKCD; web legends such as Wil Wheaton, Cory Doctorow, and Mr. Toast all lend their voices.

Step aside, T1i: the EOS Rebel T2i is Canon’s new flagship entry-level DSLR; it packs an 18MP APS-C sensor, 1080p video @ 30fps w/manual exposure, max 12800 ISO, and 3″ LCD.

Despite new bumpers, wheels, and lights, the 2011 BMW X5’s biggest changes are under the hood: all models get turbocharged engines, from the 3.0L I6 to the 4.4L twin-turbo V8.

This Get Your Robe On trailer for Magicka starts off tongue in cheek but gets epic fast; the offbeat fantasy RPG features single and 4-person co-op and arrives on PC and XBLA this year.

It’s not the first facial-hair-palooza art , but this Fawkes Mustache t-shirt makes sense for V for Vendetta fans; hordes of mustachio’d Londoners marching on Parliament? Sign us up!

Thanks to a successful run at 2009 Sundance, blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite blasts its way onto DVD/Blu-ray on 2/16/2010; both include commentary, extra scenes, and featurettes.

Competitors will need to play catch-up with Heinz’s new ketchup: Dip & Squeeze is an uber-packet that holds 3x more than 9g packets and can be (you guessed it) dipped or squeezed.

Don’t worry about taking a bathroom timeout this year; YouTube will be airing Super Bowl ads immediately after they run on TV via their Ad Blitz channel so you can vote on the best ones.

Kudos to Frans, aka fotoopa (Belgian for photo-grandpa): he’s built his own Arduino Bee Camera Rig that uses crossed lasers to photograph insects as small as 2 mm while in flight.

Get Back’s Metal Roll Top Desk looks better than most contemporary desks a quarter its age; this vintage-style desk has been completely refinished with brushed silver and brass accents.

Fail whales are thankfully absent in this visualization of Twitter’s development history; it starts from 2006 with Jack Dorsey to Blaine Cook and Alex Payne, and finally to today’s developers.

Porsche’s not the only luxury automaker showing off in Stuttgart: Mercedes-Benz has unloaded 100 new photos of its collection of 1,500 exhibits and 160 cars, some dating back to 1886.

Dawn of War II’s Chaos Rising expansion spews forth from the Warp with this epic Servants of Chaos trailer; the Greater Daemon of Nurgle finally rears its most definitely ugly head.

Ask A Ninja’s Ninja Wisdom Deck is a collection of 50 deadly meditations including the ninja code and ninja philosophy; it’s perfect for non-ninjas, as long as the deck doesn’t kill you first.

NSFW: if you found the first Cop Out trailer juvenile, this red band trailer only goes downhill; still, it’s a treat for Tracy Morgan fans who like his unique, totally un-PC sense of humor.

This Alox Soldier Knife is your last chance to own the classic 1961 knife issued to the Swiss Army; it’s from the final 500 unit production run with engraved signature by Victorinox’s CEO.

This Close Combat Techniques trailer shows there’s a lot more to getting up close and personal in Aliens vs. Predator; each of the three species has their own attacks, blocks, and kills.

Handmade by the Amish, Billykirk’s 15″x12″ Leather Tote Bag understandably keeps things simple; it’s made with thick vegetable-tanned leather treated with natural oils and beeswax.

Popping an ollie is no problem for the TMNT, but Mario and Mega Man get in on the action with these Video Game Skateboard Decks by Logan Zawacki; they’re on display at I’M BOARD.

Facts About Projection isn’t just a moving tribute to a dying profession (projectionists) but to a way of life; theaters aren’t the only thing going digital in a world meant to be lived in analog.

Choosing a Gelaskin can be a bit like eating only one thing at a buffet, but we’d gladly dine in hell with Frank Miller; they now offer skins pulled directly from the pages of 300 and Sin City.