Wednesday, May 25, 2011 // Woot
You can’t judge any era by its most, uh, let’s say, innovative ideas. Almost nobody lived through the 1970s in the kinds of over-the-top homes shown in Interiors for Today, Franco Magnani’s 1975 ode to a future that never quite arrived (no, not even in Europe). And yet, it’s hard not to feel that something […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 // Woot
There may be no surer way to hoist sagging spirits than to relax with a little lighthearted country music. Just in time to cure the mid-week blues, we’ve assembled this collection of feel-good videos featuring hi-larious hayseeds doin’ their thing. Enjoy! 01. Let’s start with the late, great David “Stringbean” Akeman. I challenge the sourest-puss […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 // Woot
There may be no surer way to hoist sagging spirits than to relax with a little lighthearted country music. Just in time to cure the mid-week blues, we’ve assembled this collection of feel-good videos featuring hi-larious hayseeds doin’ their thing. Enjoy! 01. Let’s start with the late, great David “Stringbean” Akeman. I challenge the sourest-puss […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 // Woot
A Galaxy Not So Far Away You want to use a robot to transport your important files? What were you born a long time ago or something? “Here you are, Princess. The secret plans for that rumored battle-station are right here on this data card.” “Oh, thanks heavens. We’ll get these to the other rebels […]
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 // Woot
Welcome to Dude versus Nature. Staying hydrated is so important that it doesn’t matter WHAT you drink. I’m Growl Studsington. Tonight I’ll be dropped into one of the harshest environments on the planet: the desert. I’ll have to overcome brutal sun bearing down on me, sapping my strength, burning my skin, and dehydrating me constantly. […]
Monday, May 23, 2011 // Woot
Now the most feared hoodie and sunglasses of the 1990s can be yours – if you’ve got tens of thousands of dollars to spend. The U.S. Marshals service is currently conducting an online auction of the personal effects of Ted “Unabomber” Kaczynski, open through June 2, with the proceeds to benefits the victims of Kaczynski’s […]
Monday, May 23, 2011 // Woot
As we know, the world as we know it did not end this past Saturday. Which is really too bad, because the bargainmongering mob at Deals.Woot submitted a wide variety of useful End of Days discounts from across the web. Here are just a few of the rapturous community-submitted deals that we’re still around to […]
Monday, May 23, 2011 // Woot
There are two things most people can agree on about calculus. One, the guy who created it was clearly a super-genius. And two, learning it can really make you hope for the end of the world. This is why no one should be surprised that Sir Isaac Newton, the man who invented “The Calculus” pretty […]
Monday, May 23, 2011 // Woot
Reading In The Future Tense Read tomorrow’s books today! And tell us who wins the next World Series so we can place some bets. We’ll cut you in on the action. Behold, the Traveler of Tomorrow! Who knows what new and strange challenges will face future travelers? Probably a lot of the same crap we […]
Monday, May 23, 2011 // Woot
Warm, summer-like weather has us thinking thoughts of the old county fair. (It also has us outdoors playing hooky when we should have been making this week’s video.) So join us in a look back at 2008’s Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, Vermont! It’s an old video, but you probably haven’t seen it. Woot! […]
