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LWT: FIFA II

LWT: FIFA II

(PG-13 Language) Last Week Tonight returns to look at the indictment and arrest of some of FIFA’s top officials on charges of corruption. Sadly, the organization will live on unless its sponsors pull their funding.

Greats Natural Selection

Greats Natural Selection
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If Hender Scheme’s Hommage series is too rich for your blood, check out Greats’ Natural Selection. It features four of its shoe models with uppers made of goat crust or Vachetta leather that will acquire a patina with age.

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Real Car, Virtual Course

Real Car, Virtual Course

To promote its EDGE product line, Castrol enlisted Matt Powers to drift his 650hp Ford Mustang while wearing an Oculus Rift that simulated a course filled with daunting obstacles. Watch the 360° version here. BTS video here.

Take on Me: Smooth Jazz Cover

Take on Me: Smooth Jazz Cover

The multitalented Daniel Koren takes on A-Ha’s 1985 guilty pleasure classic Take on Me with his own unique arrangement packed with jazz and multilayered vocal harmonics.

Onandoff SoundCover Speaker

Onandoff SoundCover Speaker
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This iPad Air/Air 2 cover offers protection for your tablet’s screen, then converts into a flat Bluetooth speaker with impressively loud and crisp sound. Measures just 14mm thick. Comes in silver, gold or black. Full review on Technabob.

The Dustbowl Revival x Dick Van Dyke

The Dustbowl Revival x Dick Van Dyke

The elder statesman of musical comedy proves he’s still got it, as he shows off his youthful exuberance at the age of 89, dancing with his wife Arlene to the jazz-infused bluegrass sounds of The Dustbowl Revival’s track Never Had to Go.

ManCan Personal Keg

ManCan Personal Keg

Like the UKeg, the ManCan keeps beer fresh and fizzy on the go. It’s made of durable stainless steel, has a flexible tap and uses standard threaded CO2 cartridges. It doesn’t appear to be insulated though. In 64oz and 128oz. sizes.

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Editing “Reality” TV

Editing “Reality” TV

(PG-13 Language) Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe reminds us that so-called “reality” shows are as made up as any show on TV. Cameras, digital storage and editing software let directors manufacture any plot from a pool of raw footage.

Squarehead Folder Knife

Squarehead Folder Knife
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Spyderco’s precision compact knife folds up into a rectangular milled titanium handle. Its locking blade is machined from stainless steel, and offers a 1.25″ cutting edge. A wide handle slot lets you attach it to a clip, keychain or lanyard.

Cat Sledding

Cat Sledding

We’re pretty tired of CGI creatures, and would rather go with old school practical effects. But we’ll make an exception for Aaron’s Animals, who used VFX to produce a rather unexpected pack of animals to pull his wagon down the road.

Adult Swim: Super Dino Boys

Adult Swim: Super Dino Boys

This series of Adult Swim segways by Paul Robertson plays out like the greatest 16-bit console game ever, with brilliant character design that will have you grinning ear to ear, and wishing it were playable. Watch the entire playlist.

Unreal Undersea Creatures

Unreal Undersea Creatures

A team of marine scientists funded by the NOAA used a robotic camera off the coast of Puerto Rico to capture incredible footage of just a few of the unusual undersea lifeforms dwelling up to 20,000ft. beneath the surface. More here.

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Swig Naked Flask

Swig Naked Flask
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Each Swig hip flask is made out of a single piece of stainless steel, given a mirrored finish and engraved with its production number. Carries up to 6oz (170ml) of liquid. Also available with a variety of pouches and engraving.

Honest Rec Sports Commercial

Honest Rec Sports Commercial

(PG-13 Language) CollegeHumor’s cynical break down of some of the people that join recreational sports leagues and their reasons for signing up. Hint: it’s not about health. Well, not physical health.

Room in a Box

Room in a Box

Our Paper Life’s Room in a Box consists of water-resistant and 100% recyclable cardboard furniture. You’ll get a chair, a desk, a trash bin and 12 drawers that can be arranged into a bed and a shelf, plus a wheeled storage box.

Dog Stripper

Dog Stripper

(PG-13 language) Amy Schumer and her stripper friend show up at a house to perform for a bachelor party, but it turns out the groom is no gentleman. In fact, he’s a real dog – complete with fleas. Who’s a good boy?

Box of Awesome: Maker

Box of Awesome: Maker
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Bespoke Post’s box for chefs and creators features a handsome workman’s apron made from waterproof canvas and a Horween leather strap, as well as three delicious spice mixes, and cedar wraps for adding smoke to grilled foods.

Floor Graffiti

Floor Graffiti

Street artist Javier De Riba uses spray paint and stencils to create patterns that look like floor tiles, adding a surprising bit of life to the sites where he paints them. You can buy prints of Javier’s patterns from his shop.

MCM London Comic Con Cosplay

MCM London Comic Con Cosplay

Cosplay spotters Sneaky Zebra were at it again at the May 2015 MCM London Comic Con, where they caught up with a variety of creatively costumed folks, from Chappie to Fred Flintstone, from Baymax to Thor, and everyone in-between.

1-Pixel Pac-Man

1-Pixel Pac-Man

Mike Szczys of HackADay shows off a neat trick using a grid of SmartMatrix RGB LEDs, a Teensy 3.1 circuit board, and a classic Atari joystick. The end result – a fully playable version of the arcade classic Pac-Man. Full build instructions here.

Robot on an Airboard

Robot on an Airboard

Dancer Madd Chadd appears to be more robot than human as he pops, locks and breaks it down into controlled mechanical movements all while he maintains his balance on a wheeled Airboard. The track is So by Dabow.

Commercial Jingle Counterpoint

Commercial Jingle Counterpoint

Advertisers have wasted millions of brain cells with catchy commercial jingles that burrow into our heads. YouTuber Grant Woolard turned 25 of the most memorable jingles into one long earworm.

Tracy Morgan Speaks

Tracy Morgan Speaks

A year after the tragic crash that seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed his friend James McNair, Tracy broke his silence on TODAY. An emotionally raw look at a man who usually makes us laugh. Keep strong, Tracy!

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