I love the concept of the “inspired object,” first introduced to me by maker-philosopher, bike guru, and “shade tree mechanic,” Mister Jalopy. An inspired object is something — a tool or other ...

I’m an independent consultant based in Austin, Texas, who helps teams and organizations become better. Better in the sense of ...

An Oscar-winning Travel Movie. There were plenty of surprises at the Academy Awards, but A Real Pain from Jesse Eisenberg had already pulled in BAFTA and Critic’s Choice trophie ...

The Twilight Children is set in a seaside town and the cast of characters includes his familiar mix of spunky kids and ...

Kaijumax Season One by Zander Cannon Oni Press 2016, 168 pages, 6.6 x 10.1 x 0.4 inches (softcover) ...

We aren’t the only species on this planet that have domesticated another species. There is one kind of ancient ant that herds and cares for insect aphids in order to milk them of honeydew sugar. But ...

Asmus Helms is an artist from Copenhagen. He paints on everything and has self-published two zines and two books. His works ...

Packable Duffel Bag for Travel Expansion. Several times I’ve protested the onerous baggage policies of budget airlines by taking everything in an underseat bag and on my body, l ...

How good is Paramo? Good enough so that I can crank a cyclocross bike at maximum speed cross country in heavy rain and ice ...

It is odd that science fiction did not predict the internet. There are no vintage science fiction movies about the world wide web, nor movies that showed the online web as part of the future. We ...

It is still a spectacle of art and creativity, a wonder of urban design, a singular example of a miraculous gift economy, and the best bicycle city on Earth. The cliches about it are all true, yet it ...