NPR pays tribute to the Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor and one of the most amazing accomplishments of man – the Space Shuttle program. You’ll be missed, space trucks.

Talk about non-modern marvels. Christie’s recently auctioned this only known pair of gold, pearl and diamond-set singing bird pistols at the Hong Kong Important Watches sale for a cool $5.86 million.

Now you can view and learn more about each of the 17 “works of art on wheels” of the legendary BMW Art Car collection online, from Andy Warhol’s BMW M1 to Olafur Eliasson’s H2R prototype.

Unlike Microsoft’s current video game console, the name of the Nooka 360 actually makes sense. That’s because the whole watch case rotates 360º to make it easier to show other people the time.

Drummer Baard Kolstad can really kick out the jams without need for any additional musical accompaniment. Listen as he rips up a 7 minute rhythm solo on the streets of Norway.

Somewhere between a Norton and a Harley, this custom bike has a chromoly frame, a Ducati Sport 1000 front-end, a 1200cc Sportster engine, capped off by a bright aluminum gas tank.

This is how a Super Soldier fights. A young Cap throws down with soldiers of HYDRA in this short but insanely sweet action packed scene from Captain America: The First Avenger.

Stuffed with either bean-bag or foam filling, Woouf’s toss-around soft seating comes in whimsical designs including a guitar amp, camera, luggage, and even a giant synthesizer.

Spike Jonze directs an army of action figure surrogates for Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock in the Beastie Boys’ latest video Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win, with special guest stars Santigold.

Dyslexie is a typeface specially designed and proven in studies to help dyslexics read. Designed by Christian Boer (who is also dyslexic) of Studiostudio. Too bad it’s so expensive.

A slow motion video of 2007 MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner pulling off one of the most thrilling, graceful yet under appreciated maneuvers in motorsports – cornering on a bike at high speed.

Alpha gameplay from StarCraft Universe, an MMO mod of StarCraft II with emphasis on team raiding and fast-paced action. While not made by Blizzard, it does have the company’s blessing.

Murdock the dog fetches YouTuber th7985 a cold can of Bud from the fridge. He really is a man’s best friend. This is why we prefer dogs over cats. Felines are too smart(ass) to be taught to care.

Wizardry gone wrong. It always struck us as a bit careless that Hogwarts teaches children dangerous spells. I guess that’s to balance out the fact that their school grounds are filled with monsters.

Paul Scheer, an unlikely cast (including Kate Mulgrew and Rebecca Romijn, and a cameo from J.K. Simmons) hit Adult Swim with the network’s first procedural crime drama. Premieres 7/21.

If speed and films (but not necessarily Keanu) are your cup of tea, come on down to New York Jr.  for the Windie City Shooutout. Chicago’s premier 72-hr film race with $25k in prizes takes place 8/12-15.

If you showed up on time for the latest Harry Potter flick, you’ve probably already seen this. But for the rest of you, it’s time to whet your whistle for the grand finale of the current Batman series.

Comprised mostly of solenoids, relays, wires, and other gizmos, the robotic EOL Band takes on Marilyn Manson’s The Beautiful People, proving that robots are as capable of rocking out as any of us.

A surreal mix of stop-motion animation composited with a live actor, Lizzie Oxby’s engrossing, award-winning short film was originally released in 2003, but you can catch the entire thing online right now.

Based on the classic camp horror flick, Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) stumbles onto the secret that his neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a vampire, hell-bent on feasting on his friends and neighbors.

The first BMW designed for the German DTM racing circuit since the 1990s, this sexy beast will be powered by a 473hp V8, offering a top speed of 186mph and a 0-60 time of about 3 seconds.

Modern day elevators are pretty safe, but did you know that in Europe, they have insane lifts that don’t stop between floors? You’ll need to be quick unless you want to have your body cut in half.

An imaginative mind can be a potent weapon for a sleuth, but this man takes it too far. He’s more Johnny English than Sherlock Holmes. A funny little film by Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis.