The short answer? The first published use of “hot” as substitute for “attractive” was in 1926. But as Mental Floss reveals, the term has been used in a similar fashion since the 13th century. Even ol’ Billy Shakespeare used it.

CES 2015 was as overwhelming as usual. While we can’t report on every gadget on display, The Verge shows off many of the latest gizmos in this brief, if uninformative video which recites Walter Benjamin’s musings on art and innovation.

Despite its deceptively simple visual style, Director Péter Vácz award-winning short film is a masterpiece of storytelling that will quickly draw you in to its world, as it brilliantly explores the tenuous nature of interpersonal relationships.

The Forge TV is an Android TV device. It will let you play Android games with up to four controllers and view media via Android apps. But the real news here is Razer’s Cortex, software that can stream PC games to Android TV devices.

Hypebeast tours the sriracha factory of Huy Fong Foods in California while founder David Tran narrates how he started the company and shares a bit of trivia about the beloved condiment.

“Mr. Whiskers, he makes me do bad things.” Jerry seems like a harmless guy, but he’s got a dark secret. His actions are influenced by his pets – a saintly dog and an evil cat. Or so he thinks. Ryan Reynolds stars in this bizarre dark comedy.

The FDR-AX33 is the most compact 4K Handycam yet. It has a 1″ Exmor R CMOS sensor, 12x optical zoom and balanced optical image stabilization. It can shoot 3840×2160 video at 30/24fps and 1920×1080 video at 60/30/24fps.

The LEGO Movie was one of our favorite flicks of 2014. Not only was it hilarious and clever, it was packed with amazing animation which mimicked low-budget brickfilm style using CGI. They literally built each object brick by digital brick.

(NSFW: Language) CollegeHumor takes time off from creating skits to play a nerdy quiz show. The contestants are tasked with pointing out and correcting the inaccurate detail in statements about science fiction, fantasy and accounting.

Meliani Siti Sumartini (aka “Mel”) may be just 15 years old, but she proves that rocking out has no age, gender or cultural boundaries, as she shreds with the best of them on her electric guitar. Hit up her YouTube channel for more headbanging.

Ariel lovingly calls the Nomad the Atom’s mucky brother. This off-road speedster reaches 0 to 60mph in 3.4s and has a 235bhp 4-cylinder Honda engine, a bronze and aluminum chassis and a polyethylene and carbon fiber composite body.

Do you hate business casual but are forced to wear it anyway? Stick it to the man and smear some humor on your attire with Betabrand’s Poo Emoji Button Up shirt. Betabrand also has Poo Emoji print shoes.

Small towners desiring fame and attention get more than they bargained for when their video goes viral in comedian David Cross’ directorial debut. The film is already finished; the Kickstarter is to cover distribution and marketing costs.

5 Pointz in Queens, NY had long been a mecca for graffiti artists, but was recently torn down. While we’re sad to see all of the cool street art go away, it’s also nice to see this abandoned structure razed to make way for something new.

Bang & Olufsen’s wireless digital music system can play music based on your mood. At the center of the system is a two-sided controller – a wooden touch surface for one-touch playback, and an aluminum-wrapped touchscreen to dive in deep.

Spine’s unique high-tech hinges use a micro-injected metal which allows them to flex and adapt to any size or shape head, while providing a comfortable and firm fit. Available in several frame designs, both for optical and sunglasses.

For a New Year’s promotional stunt, Pepsi Max rigged up a roomful of mousetraps, each with a ping pong ball placed atop it. Then, they triggered a single trap to launch just one ball and all hell broke loose. (Thanks Bryan!)

A couple of guys from Norwegian comedy show Karl Johan ask people on the street to do an impromptu blindfolded limbo dance. Little do they know that the limbo pole will be long gone by the time they duck under it.

Producer Nobumichi Asai is the party responsible for the creepy use of face-tracking and projection mapping to replace the faces of live subjects in real time. We won’t be held responsible for any nightmares you have after watching this.

Land Rover bids farewell to the Defender with three limited-edition variants. The Heritage mimics the original Land Rover, the Adventure is for serious off-roading, and the Autobiography has a modern style. They also did this.

Puddles the sad clown takes on a song that fits his character like a glove. Listen as he powers through Rock N’ Roll With Me, David Bowie’s song about a depressed entertainer. That ending is a very nice touch.

Isaora’s design philosophy currently boils down to “down vest all the things!” But with results like this, who can blame ’em? The Combo Down Moto Jacket is a goose-down nylon vest with insulated calfskin leather sleeves.

Nashville songwriter Sir Mashalot was thinking that so much of today’s country music sounds so paint-by-number, so he decided to see how similar some recent hits were by editing them together, then playing all six tracks at once.