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MTV Classic

MTV Classic

Starting 8/1/16, VH1 Classic will become MTV Classic, a channel dedicated to the company’s original series and music programming with a focus on the 1990s to the early 2000s, such as Beavis and Butthead, Pimp My Ride and MTV Unplugged. We hope they put it online too.

Pokémon Snorlax Bean Bag

Pokémon Snorlax Bean Bag
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This winter you’ll be able to take a break from your Pokémon Go adventures with the monster that took 17 years to stand up. ThinkGeek’s officially licensed bean bag measures nearly 4ft wide and 2ft tall. Better leave food beside it.

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Deal: Jumper Overnight Travel Bag

Deal: Jumper Overnight Travel Bag

A smartly designed carry-on, perfect for quick business trips. When hung up, it keeps your clothes neatly organized on built-in shelves. Has separate compartments for shoes, dirty laundry, and an two front pockets for documents. Save 25% in The Awesomer Shop.

Modern String Art

Modern String Art

Back in the ’70s you’d see kitschy string art pictures of horses, rainbows, and owls. Artist Petros Vrellis shows off an amazing modern take on the artform, which results in a greyscale portrait which emerges by following a pattern dictated by a computer algorithm.

Ripchair 3.0

Ripchair 3.0

The latest version of Howe & Howe’s all-terrain vehicle for wheelchair users has a 29hp 4-stroke engine, a 1,000lb draw bar pull, an emergency override and alarm. It can go up to 10mph and can be customized with cup and fishing rod holders, lights, a winch and more.

Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’s Lore

Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’s Lore

After explaining that the dark puppet show Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared is about creativity being stifled by financial interests, The Film Theorists look back at the series’ fiction and deciphers the stories of Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck Roy.

How to Dress Well: Lost Youth/Lost You

How to Dress Well: Lost Youth/Lost You

“I say, “I think I know what love is now, I think I got it figured out.” Then the second that I open my mouth, I’m gonna change my heart again.”  How to Dress Well keeps his melancholic sound while continuing his transition to pop in this single from his upcoming album Care.

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Hacksaw Ridge (Trailer)

Hacksaw Ridge (Trailer)

Andrew Garfield plays American World War II hero Desmond Doss, a medic who refused to bear arms because of his faith and principles. He received the Medal of Honor for saving dozens of his fellow soldiers in Okinawa. Directed by Mel Gibson.

Candylab Wooden Toy Cars

Candylab Wooden Toy Cars

Candylab makes wooden models of cars from the ’50s and ’60s. They’re crowdfunding their latest batch of toys, which consists of a station wagon, a pair of race cars and building blocks to complement their cars.

Bristol Bullet Roadster

Bristol Bullet Roadster

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, British automaker Bristol has been brought back to life by new owners, and is starting with this sublime and elegant 2-seater. It’s crafted from carbon fiber, weighs just 2400lb, and has a 4.8L BMW V8 that launches the car to 62 mph in just 3.8s.

The Shrink Ray Death Ray

The Shrink Ray Death Ray

PBS’ It’s Okay to Be Smart considers the intellectual concept of a shrink ray, and how if it were even possible to turn us all into Mike Teavee, we’d end up dead in the process, since many of the systems our bodies rely on would fail to do their jobs in miniature.

Unreal Real-time Cinematography

Unreal Real-time Cinematography

During SIGGRAPH 2016, a team of game developers and CG artists used Unreal Engine 4 to demonstrate a technique for shooting a live actor and turning their performance into a cinematic sequence in just minutes, rather than the weeks or months it might normally take.

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L.A.: 1940s vs 2016

L.A.: 1940s vs 2016

The New Yorker traveled to the West coast to put together this clip, which does its best to compare the exact locations shot in 1940s stock footage of Los Angeles to the same places in modern times. Progress is great, but it’s kind of sad to see how little remains.

Treether Wallets

Treether Wallets
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Parsec Design Studios‘ unique, wallets are crafted from thinly cut layers of exotic woods, laminated and stitched to vegetable tanned leather. If you can’t afford one of their full size wallets, consider picking up a wooden card holder for as little as $29.

Kobe’s Free Throw Bet

Kobe’s Free Throw Bet

(PG-13: Language) In 2012, towards the end of a close game between the Nets and his Lakers, Kobe Bryant ripped Gerald Wallace a new one by casually betting half a million dollars on a potentially game-clinching free throw.

Assembly New York Hoodcoat

Assembly New York Hoodcoat
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Assembly New York’s hooded coat is made from cotton and has front pockets, as well as zipper and snap button closure. Available in navy and army green. As of this writing you can grab it at a 60% discount, down from $688.

Samurai Noodles: The Originator

Samurai Noodles: The Originator

Nissin’s slick animated commercial gives a hip hop samurai twist to its founder Momofuku Ando and how he came up with one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century: instant noodles. Captions available.

Ganker RC Combat Robots

Ganker RC Combat Robots

We love BattleBots, but we don’t all have the skills and resources for that. GJS’ Ganker is a promising alternative. It’s a highly mobile and articulated robot with customizable weapons and armor and sensors to detect hits and keep score.

World’s Longest Whip Crack

World’s Longest Whip Crack

Whip expert Adam Winrich broke the Guinness World Record for the longest whip crack ever recorded. He managed to send a wave down the length of a 238 foot long manila rope, resulting in a crack all the way at its end. It took almost 6 seconds to reach the tip.

Car Rides with Motoki

Car Rides with Motoki

YouTuber Moretoki combines carpool karaoke with lip sync battle. His celebrity guest? Himself. Watch him work, work, work it to the latest hits while his unimpressed mom drives him around. This kid should audition for Justice League’s Plastic Man.

American Beauty: The Art of Character

American Beauty: The Art of Character

Lessons from the Screenplay examines Sam Mendes’ American Beauty. The movie echoes its central theme – finding one’s true self – by having all of the characters reflect its different manifestations. Then it uses dialogue to subtly flesh out these characters.

Cowarobot R1 Robotic Suitcase

Cowarobot R1 Robotic Suitcase

TSA-approved luggage that uses sensors and a bracelet to autonomously move and follow you at up to 4.5mph. It automatically switches to manual mode when you touch its handle and uses GPS to go back to you or send you its location via an app.

HISHE: X-Men: Apocalypse

HISHE: X-Men: Apocalypse

How It Should Have Ended questions both the quantity and quality of the Horsemen, the role of Magneto’s family, and how all the destruction could’ve been avoided if Apocalypse just opened up a hair salon. Stay fierce, Beast.

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