The Notificator, featured in the August 1935 issue of Modern Mechanix, was designed for installation in public spaces so that individuals could leave messages for each other. In a short… Read the rest of the article: Ye olde timey robot message board

SUCK UK's Hymn Book case for iPods is a hoot, but it would be even more appropriate for the Jesusphone or as a gift to those lost souls still seeking… Read the rest of the article: iPod Hymn Book case

Los Angeles's Merry Karnowsky Gallery, a pioneering showcase of Pop Surrealism and Lowbrow Art, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an incredible group show that runs through July 28. Many… Read the rest of the article: Merry Karnowsky Gallery: 10th Year Anniversary Exhibition

San Francisco musicians The Tatamimats occasionally perform Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety on ukulele. The next show will be this Friday, July 6, at San… Read the rest of the article: Dark Side of the Uke

This new bandshell is located in the Panhandle Park in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. It was built from structural steel skinned with 65 car hoods scavenged from mid-size sedans. The… Read the rest of the article: Car hood bandshell

Seattle designer Boo Davis handcrafts heavy metal quilts. Seen here is "Bangover." The rawking quilts range from $700 for a crib size to $2000 for a king. Her company's name?… Read the rest of the article: Heavy metal quilts

Yesterday, I posted about the idea of a "third culture" bridging the gap between the sciences and the humanities. BB reader Carl Pappenheim sends along this delightful example of the… Read the rest of the article: Einstein in Marie Claire

Researchers are developing methods to dampen or wipe out specific memories. In one new study, psychiatrists from McGill University and Harvard University gave trauma victims the hypertension drug propranolol, known… Read the rest of the article: New techniques to wipe out specific memories

Fashion designer Alexander McQueen created a luggage collection for Samsonite, including this gorgeous 20" upright model. Called the Hero, it's available in black or ivory/bone for $750. From the product… Read the rest of the article: Skeletal suitcase

According to a new research study, yawning may make you more attentive. Psychologists Andrew Gallup and Gordon Gallup of the State University of New York at Albany suggest that yawning… Read the rest of the article: Yawning may increase alertness

This prosthetic finger is completely mechanical, no batteries or electronics whatsoever. Inventor Dan Didrick previously made horror masks before inventing the X-Finger. According to a Wired News article, one in… Read the rest of the article: Bionic fingers

Many of you enjoyed Jess Hemerly's videos from the San Francisco Air Guitar Regional Championship that I linked to on Friday. As a follow-up, here is Jess's sidekick Koshi's rawking… Read the rest of the article: Photos from San Francisco Air Guitar Championship

Fifty years ago, CP Snow posited that there are two cultures in modern society, the sciences and the humanities, and that the difference between the two worldviews acted like a… Read the rest of the article: The Guardian on the "new age of ignorance"

The Sneeze posted an appreciation of Hobo Soup, specifically the gorgeous artwork on the can. Here's the story of of this nearly 50-year old product: Hobo Soup was "born" in… Read the rest of the article: Hobo Soup

BB pal Kirsten Anderson was bracelet shopping on eBay when she stumbled upon this lovely image of a gold-plated cuff. How can anyone *not* want this after seeing it worn… Read the rest of the article: Freaky bracelet model on eBay

These giant olde timey letters painted on shop shutters in the East End of London are reportedly the work of a graffiti artist named Eine. (The layout seen here is… Read the rest of the article: Giant graffiti typography

My pal Jess Hemerly attended the US Air Guitar San Francisco Regional Championship. The winner, seen here, was Rick Stinkfingers. Check the SF Jukebox for Jess's videos of the rawk… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco Air Guitar championship

DvA Gallery in Chicago has a great show right now of mouthwatering Tiki art. Seen here, Nathan Ota's "Tiki Keiki" (acrylic on wood, 11" x 14"). Link (Thanks, Kirsten Anderson!)

Is this a mountain lion that was recently photographed in a Sidney, Maine backyard? And if so, what is it doing in a state where these animals haven't been proven… Read the rest of the article: Mountain lion in Maine?

The New Scientist blog asks for help in creating a list of the "Top 10 Science Pop Songs." From the post: Among the best and strangest science songs are surely… Read the rest of the article: Science pop songs