"EACH FLUID OUNCE CONTAINS THE VIRTUES OF TWO OUNCES OF FRESH BEEF WITH ONE OUNCE SHERRY WINE." From the design blog codex99, a collection of early twentieth-century tonic labels illustrates the fickle nature of pharmaceutical progress.
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Unevenly Distributed: What Gremlins Says About The 80s And Its Tech
Even before the viewer catches a glimpse his first Mogwai, Joe Dante's Gremlins establishes the link between the titular goblins and malfunctioning technology by way of Randy Peltzer and his many incompetent inventions. It's a film very much of its time, with many fascinating things to say about the way Reagan-era Americans looked at technology. It's also a movie that would be impossible to remake today, for one big reason: the smartphone is our Bathroom Buddy.
Read More »CNC, Eat Your Heart Out
3D printing and fab labs are cool, but what this guy can do with a bandsaw (and you cannot, so don't even try) is patently awesome. Video after the jump.
Read More »Philip K. Dick’s Head Resurfaces
The head of the Philip K. Dick android, which went missing in 2006, has been rebuilt by Hanson Robotics. Who will help it come to grips with its strange and chequered past? Video after the jump.
Read More »The Cactus Key Is a Little Sharp
Mastering the musical cactus requires not only a deft ear, but a good supply of bandages.
Read More »Lady Gaga Rematerializes the Image
To reboot their product line, Polaroid have appealed to the highest authority: they've named Lady Gaga their creative director. Her photographic sunglasses may be a caprice; her new digital instant camera offers retronovation with technical flair.
Read More »Splendid Anachronisms: Utopian School Uniforms
From 1905, a troupe of schoolboys show off their puzzling foil uniforms. Students in an experimental Utopian lyceum? Or visitors from the future?
Read More »We’re All Living in America
The New World Order is a harsh, cold vacuum. Video after the jump.
Read More »Midnight Groove: The Battles, “Atlas”
A glass techno-cube spinning through space, rocked by a band with the unimpeachably awesome name.
Read More »LEGO of Your Inhibitions
Another advertisement from the Land of People Who Want to Be Toys. Video after the jump.
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