Mad inventor and artist Tim Hunkin's latest YouTube video is a fun walk through his process for creating a mechanical coin-op game. Hunkin is the long-time explainer of mechanisms in his… Read the rest of the article: "Mad inventor" Tim Hunkin explains how electro-mechanical games are made

The deli-ghtful 2015 documentary "Deli Man" presents the past, present, and future of the Jewish delicatessen in the US. The history of the purveyors of corned beef, pastrami, and pickles… Read the rest of the article: Jewish deli documetary charts their decline

Jdflyback, one of the Internet's insanely great hobbyists, has shared his latest creations. This time he's created an entire batch of guitar amplifiers that use his completely home-made, scratch built… Read the rest of the article: Guitar amps made with home-made vacuum tubes

There's a very special maker space waiting for you up west. "Commander" RR  Anderson and Ms. Darcy have created a fantastic resource that's a joy to visit, in person or… Read the rest of the article: Visit a marvelous maker space and creative re-use store in Tacoma

Recently departed actor M. Emmet Walsh was known for (and took great pride) in portraying his characters so effectively that he disappeared into the roles. It wasn't him "playing a… Read the rest of the article: Meet the real M. Emmet Walsh

Fans of the recently departed Richard Lewis should not miss this long form interview he did with Marc Maron on his podcast WTF. It's an oldie (2011) but a goodie.… Read the rest of the article: Listen to Richard Lewis on a podcast from 2011

April 20th this year again brings Record Store Day. Support your local independent record store and scarf up the latest releases, mostly on LPs. Lots to like, no matter what… Read the rest of the article: Support your local record store on April 20th

The excellent 2018 documentary "Salvador Dali: In Search of Immortality" (imdb) covers the life and career of surrealist Spanish artist Salvador Dali and focuses on his 3 largest and longest… Read the rest of the article: Documentaries: "Salvador Dali: In Search of Immortality" and the story of the "Dali house"

If you're of a certain age you might not know their names, but you know their music. This documentary lets you match up faces and names to your favorite 1970s… Read the rest of the article: Meet the rock and roll recording mavens of the 1970s

Dana Gould announces the third season of "Hanging With Doctor Z," his hilarious parody of talk shows starring a certain simian celebrity host from "Planet of the Apes." I can't… Read the rest of the article: Hanging With Doctor Z is a hilarious send-up of talk shows

If the FX series "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans" is too soap opera-esque for you, try this 2019 documentary "The Capote Tapes." Its format follows Capote's life and career using… Read the rest of the article: The Capote Tapes is a "tantalizing" documetary about the writer

Just like vintage vinyl LPs, old-school cameras that use actual photographic film are making a bit of a comeback, and that includes 3D cameras, too. I was surprised to find… Read the rest of the article: Rediscovering 3D cameras

Any fan of Seattle's music and pop culture scene from the 70s through the 90s will find a treasure trove of articles, info, ads, reviews, and photos in the back… Read the rest of the article: The Rocket: a trip back through Seattle's grunge history, and more

You're on vacation or at a tourist attraction and find one of those penny presses. How much fun is it to squish a penny into an instant souvenir? Insert your… Read the rest of the article: Penny presses: find squashed penny machines near you

James Gurney (previously at Boing Boing) is the fantastic illustrator and painter of the "Dinotopia" series of books. He's done many fine demo videos of plein air painting techniques on… Read the rest of the article: Sign up for illustrator James Gurney's new newsletter

After 86 years in business, Jeffery's Toys—the real life toy shop in San Francisco that inspired "Toy Story"—is closing. The co-owner of Jeffery's Toys, Matthew Lunn, worked at Pixar as… Read the rest of the article: Jeffery's Toys, the real life "Toy Story" toy shop, to close after 86 years

If you're in Seattle, check out the the Connections Museum, nee "The Museum of Communications." It's well worth the trouble. Filled to the ceiling with every kind of telephone and… Read the rest of the article: Visit the charming Connections Museum in Seattle

View Master Travels is a terrific website that uses vintage View-Master reels to "embark on a time-traveling adventure to discover the past."  They travel around to the sights seen in… Read the rest of the article: View Master Travels finds the exact spots old 3D photos were taken. Here's how it's done.

It's always fun to peruse the wonderful selection of fine art, illustration, and comic book offerings at Stuart Ng Books. Their shelves are bulging with rare and out-of-print books, limited… Read the rest of the article: Come for Syd Mead's Xmas card, stay for the great art books at Stuart Ng's store

Even if you don't know his name, you already know his music from the classic Warner Brothers cartoons and "The Ren and Stimpy Show." Powerhouse was his mechanical motif, which… Read the rest of the article: Hear Raymond Scott's amazing musical inventions