Cheap, fast, and good cannot co-exist. Accept it and either open that wallet or bide your time. Via Nate Walpole. (H/T @sixokay) Improve your design skills.

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Via suckstobeyourgirl @ DeviantArt. Gaming infographics.

Not since Princess Leia begged Obi-Wan for help have holograms been the focus of so much attention, but Tupac’s return to the stage in supposedly holographic form has piqued interest in the 3-D illusionary once again. Unfortunately for everyone hoping holograms would emerge as the new Skype, the appearance of Tupac at Coachella had nothing …

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Etsy user Charles Lushear created a Nintendo NES controller coffee table from mahogany and walnut with dovetail joinery and mid century modern legs. The real kicker? Not only does it look amazing—it actually works. The cord is retractable from underneath. Cool! Via LikeCool. Get your gaming fix.

Via Loldwell.com via GraphJam. All about the art.

Learning about the more, um, “miraculous” side of nature usually entails long programs narrated by a slightly bored (or uncomfortably enthusiastic) narrator with a British accent, but no more thanks to humon at DeviantArt. Now, learning about the wonders of whoopee in the animal kingdom is as fun and easy as reading a comic. Full …

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Chicago-based graphic designer Max Temkin is soliciting funds on Kickstarter to help him create a series of ten philosophy posters featuring the wise words of philosophers like Arendt, Sartre, and Nietzsche. Support the project on Kickstarter. A lesson on philosophy.

This gem is from Kendall at this is not that blog, who we certainly hope recovers speedily from a well-intentioned but overambitious exercise regime and is currently resting uneasily at Stage Cheetos. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Full story at this is not that blog via I Love Charts. Funny cuz it’s true.

With only two days to go until the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s untimely demise, it’s the perfect opportunity to once again contemplate how the pinnacle of human achievement is often no match for the wrath of nature. Retronaut has thirty-six photos of this luxury behemoth under construction, and when you see the massive scale of …