George Lucas once described the Star Wars films as “basically silent movies.” Clearly, the movies had dialogue, but Danny Boyd of CinemaStix shows how the rhythms created by editing and music tell stories without words. He then explores what Star Wars might have been like as a silent film, plus a Kurosawa-style revamp of Revenge […]

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Made from solid 304 stainless steel, the Atom is a mechanical puzzle that snaps apart with one perfect move, then taunts you to reassemble its five pieces into a smooth set of spheres. The hefty 2.25 lb. puzzle is available in polished steel, sleek black PVD, or a Kickstarter-exclusive iridescent green-purple finish that shifts with […]

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These playing cards reimagine the classic deck through the lens of designer Paula Scher and Pentagram. Edition 1 bursts with bold, oversized typography as abstract art, while Edition 2 distills mid-century minimalism into clever, single-character designs. These high-quality decks are as collectible as they are playable. Also available as an uncut sheet.

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KORG berlin is working on a nifty new gadget for music makers. The phase8 is an 8-voice synthesizer and sequencer that creates acoustic sounds like marimbas and xylophones. The sounds it makes are created using electromechanical metal resonators, which can be tuned and tweaked using waveshaping and audio modulation. Coming Q1 2026.

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The Uni-Ball Kuru Toga series of mechanical pencils features a unique rotating “engine” that ensures you always have a sharp tip and helps reduce lead breakage. This Elite model is our favorite, with a shiny silver barrel and knurled grip. The package includes 60 diamond-infused lead refills and 5 erasers. Also available with a gunmetal […]

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Plants need to eat too. In this short time-lapse clip from Interesting as FCK we see what happens when a carnivorous king sundew plant gets its sticky tentacles on a Haribo gummy bear. As you can see in this longer video, it takes more than 30 hours for the plant to dissolve and digest the […]

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