You never know when you’ll need to pop open cold one, so always be ready with this stainless steel bottle opener that stashes neatly in your wallet. Plus, you get a two pack, so you can give one to a friend, or just keep a spare on hand. Save 22% in The Awesomer Shop.

Half as Interesting shares an apparent paradox about names. Studies have shown that we can match names to strangers 30% of the time, which means we look like our names. But since we’re named before we even plan our lives, it seems that we live up to our names.

Pentagram Home Video closes out 2017 with another amazing synthwave release. Look into the Darkness appears to be their most accessible album yet, while still allowing the music to breathe and your mind to wonder about things that go bump in the night.

Say what you will about it, but The Room’s enigmatic creator Tommy Wiseau had the brass balls to wear the hats of writer, director, producer, and actor on the film. Film essayist Kyle Kallgren provides his take on Wiseau’s narcissism and control over the film.

This fun placemat makes it look like your cutlery and plate are warping the space around them. A great gift for illusion, science or science fiction buffs. Available exclusively through Museum of Modern Art’s store. It comes in blue or white.

Whether or not you loved The Last Jedi, you’ve got to hand it to the effects departments for their work on the film. While we assumed the Vulptex (aka “crystal foxes”) were CGI, it turns out they built an amazing animatronic puppet for close-ups, then scanned it for digital use.

From writer and artist Ed Piskor comes a three-part comic book miniseries that retells the story of the X-Men so far. Similar to what he did in Hip-Hop Family Tree, Piskor summed up over 50 years of X-Men stories in a retro and verbose style. More here and here.

To celebrate the holidays, true DIYer How To Make Everything decided to take a stab at making some candy canes, starting out by extracting sugar straight from cane, and using natural flavorings and colors. Will they turn out better than his candy corns?

Airstream revived its most compact camper trailer yet. The Basecamp’s light weight (2,585 lb) and high ground clearance make it suitable for exploring. It comfortably sits up to 5 people and sleeps up to 2, has solar pre-wiring, tons of USB charging ports and a large rear hatch.

Artist and goofball Bobby Duke laminates together a few hunk of bass wood and carves them into the shape of a mug. But his craft project doesn’t end there, as he eventually transforms his creation into an awesome sculpture with the help of some colored pencils.

Clutch Bottle Caps are resealable caps that keep beer, sodas and other carbonated drinks fresh. It has two caps that form a tight seal while still allowing for easy removal. Available in six different colors.

Vocalist Mike Tompkins turns in one of the most amazing layered a capella performances we’ve ever heard, recording his voice to represent every single instrument, and every member of the choir from John Williams’ soundtrack from the holiday classic Home Alone.

Be prepared for everything with one of these folding pocket knives suggested by readers at Everyday Carry. We love the ergonomics of the service-specialized Gerber 06 Auto Tanto, but we have a thing for carbon fiber, so the Zero Tolerance 0804CF wins out for us.

A young woman eggs on her friend to take vengeance on her enemies, but her pal isn’t into the idea. See if Mr. Tibbles can convince Lily not to detonate her bomb in this warped short from TomSka, Piemations, and JaidenAnimations.

(SPOILERS) Star Wars: The Last Jedi has several major themes. But ScreenPrism argues that it has two main subjects that are implied in its title. One is the demystification of the past, and the other is the meritocracy of greatness.

MZPA’s geodesic dome chair offers a private place for work, study, and relaxation. It’s open on the front for conversations, but its sides, roof, and padded interior provide a peaceful, personal space. Made from 51 triangular plywood panels connected to four metal legs.

Filmmaker Ryan Connolly wrote, directed, and edited this impressive short sci-fi film in which a man finds himself under siege by some kind of military drone. While it wasn’t done with a big budget, it looks and sounds fantastic, and will have you on the edge of your seat.

This Blu-ray box set features Christopher Nolan’s last seven movies – The Prestige, the three Dark Knight films, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk – remastered in 4K with HDR support. It also comes with discs for 1080p versions of the films as well as bonus features.

We’re not sure from whence this album came from, but we’re 99.999% certain it wasn’t performed by Daft Punk themselves. Still, this mysteriously posted compilation of holiday tunes done in the style of the robots is pretty damned entertaining.

Sennheiser and Massdrop pay homage to the predecessor of its beloved HD 600 series. The HD 58X Jubilee will be the audio specialist’s most affordable professional headphones yet, and can be enjoyed even without amplification.

Kurzgesagt wraps up 2017 with a follow up to its fascinating clip about the relationship between an organism’s size and the way it evolves. This time out, we learn how we might actually explode if we weren’t the size we were meant to be. Say, was that Barb at 1:30?

Logitech’s Craft is a Bluetooth wireless keyboard with a touch-sensitive dial. Customize it with Logitech’s software to make it easier to navigate both productivity and entertainment applications, including Photoshop, Excel and media players.

As overplayed as Animojis have already become, we’ve gotta hand it to the guys at Corridor for their latest video, in which they used their VFX skills to apply Apple’s latest gimmick to some appropriate scenes from TV shows and movies.