Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog is best known for his obsessions with the monumental issues of human existence: technology, art, beauty, death, the unforgiving brutality of nature, and the exploration of the unknown. But he also considers—and complains about—the banality...
If necessity is the mother of invention, you can make your own assumptions about how this one came about.
Spanish entrepreneurs dreamed up the "Urinary 2.0," a urinal-bidet combination. Sensors activate a "water curtain sudsy" that does its job in three seconds, complete...
In Gucci we trust. The lifestyle icon and trap god himself, Gucci Mane sure has occupied himself since returning home from prison. He released a new album, already announced another, and starred in a Supreme commercial directed by his...
Dear Ms. Pot,
I’m a philosophy professor at a school in the middle of cow country. There are two bars dominated by underage students, one Chinese restaurant, and a nice little inn where you can get a decent glass of wine...
If you're reading this, you're probably not at Burning Man. If you're at Burning Man, you're reading this through giant steampunk goggles, because wow the sand is everywhere. You've spent ~$400, plus costumes and mushrooms/weed/ecstasy/choose your favorite substance, to spend a...
Sampha is an artist you may recognize, but probably never knew his name. Consider Sampha the UK’s more obscure Frank Ocean: A soulful, sensitive crooner who released a captivating, we-need-more project, then subsequently disappeared from the spotlight save a few...
Two days after the death of Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks paid tribute to his late friend and collaborator on The Tonight Show. “I expected that he would go but when it happened, it's still tremendous,” Brooks said. “It's a big...
Pop star and bad person Chris Brown was arrested Tuesday evening at his Los Angeles home following a surreal, hours-long standoff with police. Earlier in the day, a woman reportedly called 911 to accuse Brown of threatening her with a...
If you love the 1980s and watching nerd children bicker, here’s some fantastic news: Netflix just announced that Stranger Things has been renewed for a second season. The company also released a teaser clip, which previews the season’s nine episode...
Spike Jonze isn’t a stranger to a short video. He made his name directing iconic music videos for acts like The Beastie Boys, Björk, Weezer, among others. While feature films likes Being John Malkovich, Adaptation., and Her elevated him...