Dead Startup Toys is selection of classic crap gadgets recreated in nonfunctional funsize form. There are adorable Juiceros and Jibos, internet-of-things drink coolers, the well-meaning but hell-bent One Laptop Per Child, and of course the greatest of them all, the Theranos blood assay Minilab that raised nearly a billion dollars and was for all intents and purposes a fraud. All, sadly, are already sold out so Christmas is looking bleak at Casa Del Beschizza.
Crap gadgets reborn as "Dead Startup Toys"
The brilliance of Miles Davis's "live score" for the 1958 film Elevator To The Gallows
In commemorating Miles Davis's birthday on May 26, 1926, Reconsidering Cinema posted this stacked split-screen video of Davis scoring Elevator To The Gallows to Twitter. The "Elevator To The Gallows… READ THE REST
US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them
The United States General Services Administration is giving away lighthouses to non-profits, educational organizations, and other groups who will care for them. GPS technology has made the beacons mostly obsolete… READ THE REST
Martin Amis's greatest book is out of print
I know I'm late to it, but I just noticed that famed British author Martin Amis died earlier this week. Amis's greatest work was 1982's Invasion of the Space Invaders:… READ THE REST
Celebrate Memorial Day anywhere with this outdoor movie bundle for only $200
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Go camping anywhere this Memorial Day with $70 off this car pop-up tent
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These stellar Japanese knives make dicing, slicing, and chopping extra fun
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