The Skeleton Crew
Ontario, Canada, might have more dinosaurs per square foot than any other place on earth. Peter May of Research Casting International talks about reconstructing dinosaur skeletons for museums all over the world.
Ontario, Canada, might have more dinosaurs per square foot than any other place on earth. Peter May of Research Casting International talks about reconstructing dinosaur skeletons for museums all over the world.
Hafþór Björnsson is known for lifting heavy things and crushing Dorne skulls. With his native Iceland getting ready to face off against Portugal in the Euro 2016 tournament, The Mountain has a warning for Cristiano Ronaldo. After seeing what went down with Price Oberyn Martell, Ronaldo might just want to watch this one from home.
Are cassette tapes becoming the new vinyl? With a renewed demand for analogue audio, the last U.S. cassette factory National Audio Company has been experiencing a climb in sales. Robert Coverston takes you inside the factory for a look at how they have been crafting cassettes for almost 50 years.
Nike revisits its court heritage with the Tennis Classic RPM, reworking the country club staple through the lens of 1970s tennis culture and modern streetwear. The silhouette retains its low-profile shape while introducing textured uppers inspired by vintage watchbands and luxury accessories, giving the shoe a more layered look across the toe box and side panels. Gold detailing sharpens the contrast against the black full-grain leather construction. Underneath, layered cushioning and a foam midsole provide a responsive ride, while a stitched rubber cupsole and herringbone outsole maintain the traction and durability expected from a court shoe. Equally suited for early mornings at the tennis courts of Santa Monica and late nights through Chicago's streets, balancing classic sport design with an elevated but casual presence.
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Team communication gets a needed upgrade with Slack Pro, a tier designed for growing teams that have outgrown the limits of the free plan. It replaces scattered emails and lost messages with unlimited history, robust search, and seamless organization that keeps conversations and decisions accessible long after they happen. Add in unlimited integrations with tools like Google Drive, Zoom, and Salesforce, plus built-in audio and video calls with screen sharing, and it becomes a central hub for day-to-day work. With enhanced security and the ability to scale alongside your team, Slack Pro streamlines collaboration into a single, searchable workflow that moves as fast as your business does.
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Possibly one of the most versatile superheroes, the Dark Knight has the ability to easily go from campy and adventurous to dark and vengeful. The 1992 animated series revolutionized the character by portraying the perfect mix of both. In this seven minute essay, Kaptain Kristian makes a case for the cartoon and has us questioning whether it's actually the best Batman era.
Virtuoso Kimiko Ishizaka performs the Prelude in C Sharp Major from Book One of Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, with an animated score colored according to pitch class. This is a part of Ishizaka's Open Well-Tempered Clavier Project, available here.
Even superheroes need to unwind from time to time. Fresh off saving the world from an alien invasion, Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum joined the guys from Dude Perfect for some high-speed drone racing.
Kurt Cobain changed the sound of pop music in the early 90s. More than a musician and songwriter, Kurt was also a prolific artist. Take a trip through his art and journals in this animated short.
For those who take late-night calls that turn into early flights, the Lundi Conally 36-Hour Briefcase is the only plus-one you need. Crafted from black canvas and leather with a silhouette as sharp as your pitch deck, it carries the precision of a briefcase and the utility of an overnight bag. Inside, there's a place for everything — laptop, documents, business cards, a change of clothes—because chaos isn't part of your carry-on. Finished with a leather strap, suitcase clip, and clean lines, it's built for long days and global nights.
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Born in 1977 during Nike's formative years, the LD-1000 was pioneered with long-distance runners in mind offering stability through every stride with its unique flared heel. As one of Nike's earliest endeavors into performance footwear, it helped cement Nike's legacy in the athletic sphere building its reputation as an olympic winner. Today, the LD-1000 returns with its original DNA woven into a Flyknit upper for a durable and breathable fit, combined with a durable waffle outsole, bringing retro running heritage into a street-ready revival that honors the past with modern running technology.
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Nothing says Father's Day like some time out on the water with the old man, in a boat you built from a tree you cut down and hewed into lumber yourself. Nick Offerman and his dad enjoy a relaxing day and good conversation on the day devoted especially to dads.
Fads are a fact of life in popular music. The fickle, fluid medium can change from one minute to the next. The strange, great, and sometimes utterly bizarre Frank Zappa weighs in on fads in this 1971 interview with Howard Smith.