Kid Sister Inspired Knuckle Dusters
Artist/jeweler Islay Taylor took a cue from Kid Sister's song Pro Nailz to create these blinged-out gold plated knuckle dusters with hand painted acrylic nails. For the ladies out there whose toes are done up with the fingernails matching, but are in need of some bling. (via My Love For You)
30 Disturbing Items From The Unabomber Auction
The personal effects of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, will be sold by GSA Auctions with proceeds being used to compensate Kaczynski's victims. The auction will run from May 18 to June 2 and includes personal documents such as driver’s licenses, birth certificates, deeds, checks, academic transcripts, photos, and his handwritten codes; typewriters; tools; clothing; watches; several hundred books; and more than 20,000 pages of written documents including the original handwritten and typewritten versions of the "Unabom Manifesto." That is one load of creepy. (via Alix)
3 Dreams Of Black
3 Dreams of Black is an interactive film by Chris Milk and Google.
B Is For Blow, C Is For... ?
Camel Toe! Artist Mark McGinnis took the classic flash cards from our childhoods and put a decidedly adult spin on them. Although with kids growing up so fast these days, D for Drive By and Q for Qualude might not be so far off.
For The Mother Brain Who Has Everything
What do you get the woman who helped you double in size and strength, protected you from descending aliens, and gave you the Triforce of courage, wisdom, and power? How about a sparkly animated Mother's Day GIF from your friends at BuzzFeed? Her heart meter will be full of red potion for having such a thoughtful child.
Am I Wearing Pants?
Every day girls around the world unwittingly leave the house without pants on. Confused at the difference between jeggings and jeans, seduced by the comfort of stretchy leggings—we've all seen victims of GLHP (Girls Leaving the House Pantsless) Syndrome. Am I Wearing Pants? is a self-check guide for girls to help end the see through clothing, visible panty line, camel toe nightmare.
Roll A D6: D&D On Auto-Tune
A Ranger tested, Dungeon Master approved parody of "G6" by Far East Movement.
1 Minute Photoshop Thoughts
Q: What do you get when you mix poop metaphors, unemployment, Huey Lewis and the News, Photoshop, and one red sock? A: 1 Minute Photoshop Thoughts by designer Erin Hanson aka Recovering Lazyholic. There's some real gems of wisdom in here.
Pet Taxidermy Is Furever
Furever is a documentary about pets—dead ones to be precise—and how some owners preserve them once they've passed. Amy Finkel, the director, already has 40 hours of recording on freeze drying alone. She's asking Kickstarter for financial backing to document other methods like pet ash tattooing, life gems made out of the pet's carbon remains, pet cloning, and pet mummification. What do you think? Does this documentary deserve a chance to be made?
People Dressed As Pizza Becoming Pizzas
If there were a Webby Award for URL That Is Exactly What It Says It Is, this would get my vote. (via Mikey Burton)
State Mottos Never Looked So Good
A group of 50 U.S. designers were given the challenge of reinterpreting their states' mottos for the 50 and 50 project. The collection, which was completed today with the addition of Colorado, is a solid tribute to the badassery of our forefathers. (via danielc20)
An Ode To Typewriters
Rumors that the last typewriter factory in the world shut its doors made the rounds on the web today. In loving tribute to 140 years of clickity clacking history, here is a timeline of some of the greats.
Bizarre World Trade Center Ad Circa 1982
A once innocent, now eerie World Trade Center Observation Deck ad from a NYC hotel information guidebook. Brooklynite Max Kaplun found the 1982 guidebook in a thrift shop.
People Puppets
A clever short film created for the 2011 F5 re:play festival by the super team Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan.
Princessize Yourself
Prince William may be off the market, but that doesn't mean you can't make your dreams of becoming a princess real... on the internet.
The Daily Cramp
A website run by "a group of rogue scientists" dedicated to helping boyfriends track their lady's flow. It offers charts and graphs breaking down monthly hormone fluctuations with daily tips for conquering what they call her Crazy Bear Syndrome. Spoiler alert: This site is 97% likely to make boys uncomfortable.
The Joy Of Cycling
Designer Jamie Wieck's poster for Transport for London is a cheeky play on the classic book The Joy of Sex.
Aging—There's An iPad App For That
0 to 100 is a new iPad app with interactive portraits of faces at every age and stage of life. From an infant to a great grandmother, you can browse people's portraits and read their stories in brief interviews and videos. Their demo video is a lot of fun to watch and I could see myself getting hooked on the Facemaker. (via Fast Co Design)
Nobody Reads My Blog
Yep, seems about right.
Cowboy Monkeys
Team Ghost Riders are a group of professional border collie riding monkeys.