Snowboard giant Burton is enticing indoor kids everywhere to come out into the light (and then down some slopes) with its new Star Wars line of snowboards depicting the series’ logo, characters, and scenes. And if that wasn’t enough, they’re really sealing the deal with this amazing R2-D2 heltet. Full story at Geekologie. Get your …

Full story at College Humor via Buzzfeed. A heaping helping of crazy for the holidays.

Behold the beauty of Pantone markers. Now wipe up the drool dripping from your mouth and scrape together the $483 required to purchase a 150-count box of the color reference markers. Via Gizmodo. The beauty of design.

There aren’t many folks in the United States who wouldn’t recognize Ernie and Bert, Big Bird or Elmo, but did you know that there are twenty versions of Sesame Street educating children on local issues and the alphabet from Israel to Nigeria? Mental_floss takes a look at nine popular characters from the biggest street in …

Outside of Santa Claus, Charlie Todd has one of the best jobs in the world, that of bringing unexpected moments of glee to the masses. From his first experiment, the No Pants Subway ride to recent hi jinks such as the Best Buy invasion, Todd has found that adults shouldn’t need any more excuse to …

It should come as no surprise that when the talents of a fashion designer and microbiologist are combined with one very creative mind, weird and wonderful things are in store for the world of fashion, and that’s exactly what Anke Domaske is serving up with Qmilch. Using milk that otherwise would have been thrown away, …

Who says “indoor kids” can’t be handy? This cheap smartphone speaker stand DIY project is the perfect project to undertake on a rainy day. Using a standard block of wood, you can build a cute resting place for your device that can amplify its sound. Full instructions at Lifehacker. More fun DIY ideas.

Last week I spoke at P&G. This was my first trip to Cincinnati, and I was delighted with what a colorful city it is. Here are my pictures from the visit. The city skyline. Cincinnati Music Hall. Union Terminal. It was originally built in 1933 as a train station, but it’s a museum today. If …

Many people have asked me to post the spoof that I wrote in 1994 about Apple buying NeXT and Steve returning to Apple. The resurgence in interest is because it’s mentioned in the Steve Jobs biography. This post appeared in the November, 1994 edition of Macworld. To tell you the truth, I forgot that I …

In 1989, mother-of-three Marianne Brown lost her husband, leaving her alone to raise the couple’s young children. In dealing with her grief, Marianne randomly thought to send a fan letter to Kurt Vonnegut, thanking him for his books. She says she didn’t expect a reply, but within a month of sending the letter, a note …

Most of us will never know what happens to our old computers after we recycle them, but maybe one of your ancient desktops is now a piece of art! That’s exactly what artist Susan Stockwell did with recycled computer components for the University of Bedfordshire. She used motherboards, electrical wiring, fans, and more to create …

Rock the one you love with the Sway Chair from Markus Krauss. Via Furniture Fashion. Find a bit of home design inspiration.