New Charles Burns art book: Permagel

If you don't want your child to murder you, then forbid them from listening to the awesome 1980s experimental band, Negativland. In this recording of a news program, the media discusses how Negativland's song "Christianity Is Stupid"  may have been what made a 16-year-old kill his family.   A teenager named David Brom murdered his… READ THE REST

Trevor Klee on an unusual but useful specialism: spotting fake ID cards. The usual tricks of checking the stock and beeping the code won't work! You have to know the difference between laser and machine cutting, and that's just for starters. Laminate reflectivity, letter tactility, hologram resolution… Fake IDs are better than ever before, driven… READ THE REST

In 2016, Andrew Price found an authentic McGruff the Crime Dog costume on eBay. So, he bought it and made the short film McGruff, a "gritty, violent reboot." As one does. When drug crime gets out of hand in the gritty underbelly of Chicago, McGruff the Crime Dog must skirt the laws of morality in… READ THE REST

If you're a fan of The Dude, you already know that a rug can really tie a room together. Well, you can certainly argue the same out of a quality lamp. While the rug does its work at ground level, a lamp casts its glow in a full 360-degree spread, maintaining just the tone and… READ THE REST

Look, not everyone can be a writer, and there's no shame if you're one of the many who has made peace with the fact that sterling prose just isn't in your wheelhouse. However, that realization doesn't absolve you or your business of the consequences. Whether you're a wordsmith or not, someone has to craft a… READ THE REST

Backing up everything you save on your phone or tablet seems like it should be an incredibly easy process. However, anybody who's actually done can attest that it seldom happens smoothly.  To have enough space to back things up, users usually need to pay for an expensive cloud storage option, which also requires a stable… READ THE REST