For almost 20 years now, the farmers of the town of Inokodate in the Aomori prefecture in Japan have been making amazing illustrations using only different colored rice plants.

While we need another M. Night Shyamalan movie like a hole in the head, at least he only wrote, and didn’t direct this one. This creepy trapped-in-an-elevator horror-thriller hits theaters this Fall.

…or you could just use a straw. Heck, just drink straight from the damn bottle – in a paper bag. But that wouldn’t be classy, would it now? Want one? Amazon has some in stock.

Attention Marines! Knowing is half the battle, so nerd up and learn about your opponents’ gear. And don’t be disheartened just ’cause they have a stealth camo, and laser nets, and plasma cannons…

Thought the GoldenEye remake was the only Bond game to look forward to? Keep an eye out for this 007 actioner from Bizarre Creations. It looks a lot like Uncharted 2 to us – and that’s a good thing.

The dark lens and black brow, bridge and temple of Cutler & Gross’ 0772 sunglasses are nicely contrasted by the clear undereye, creating an eye-catching look. Handmade in Italy.

While the Porsche-based custom 2009 9ff may not have been a real looker, it certainly had the goods under the hood. This 2010 model has the looks to back up the power. All 1120 horses of it.

Instead of continuing to milk their viral campaign for years (you hear us GEICO?) Old Spice has had the good sense to end it on a high note. At least we thought that until we saw the two videos after it.

Gather round, meatologists! This is the only reference you need, a comprehensive table of the world’s meats, from the Noble meats to the cold cuts. Check the full-sized version here.

This clever one-take video from hip hop artist Legrand and students at Temple University Tokyo features Windows XP, OS X Snow Leopard, Ableton Live, Twitter, Second-Life, Skype and more.

This awesomely stupid product is absolutely the dumbest way to watch your iPod. You’ll never be able to watch in peace anyway, not with the people around you laughing at how dumb you look.

You’ve gotta hand it to SYFY for their ability to recapture the magic of the good old “B” movie. With the help of genre master Roger Corman here comes 50% shark, 50% octopus, 100% cheese.

400 lucky people will be the recipients of each of these 16 cool Star Wars mini cereal boxes, to be handed out at random times during the Collecting Panels at Celebration V, in Orlando August 12-15.

Kratos gets all quirky, symmetrical and existential on us in this Wes Anderson preview for a God of War flick. From Gamervision, the guys who brought us Inglourious Plummers. (Thanks, Jerrod!)

Apparently, Señor Ibex here is being asked what he thinks of the Prime Minister of Spain, and also the mayor in his town. We think it’s pretty clear what he thinks of the two.

After 3 years of meticulous production time, this haunting CG animated film about the beauty and mystery of nature has finally seen the light of day. And yes, it’s that Whoopi Goldberg as the red head.

After a couple of vague teasers, the studio has finally released a trailer with actual footage from David Fincher’s Facebook epic. It actually looks good now. Nice Radiohead cover, too.

Looks like Cameron is struggling with his inner Tyler Durden in this disturbing, but amusing mashup of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Fight Club. Nice touch with the subliminal image flashes.

Significantly upping the ante over last year’s Enertia, the Brammo Empulse can go 100 miles per charge, and crank out speeds up to 100mph. Not too shabby for an all electric motorcycle.

The $79 special edition of Dead Rising 2 comes in a steel case, along with an artbook, a “making of” featurette, a syringe of “Zombrex” anti-zombie medication, a prescription pad, and more.

Clear the area and let us drink our favorite beverages in this handsome little Master Shake Ceramic Cup, which includes no handles and a pink straw for accuracy, as well as manly charisma.

Robert Downey tries to get out of the shadow of Iron Man, while Zach Galifianakis tries his hardest to be the same guy he was in Hangover. Due Date is due on November 5.

Biologist Mike Dickison must have had some spare time during his PhD research on flightless birds, since he had time to spend figuring out the lineage of Sesame Street’s tallest resident.