Snatching a clip from the 2002 IMAX film "Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk," Youtube user FroschYankee made this unofficial (but officially awesome) video for the Boards of Canada remix of Boom Bip's "Last Walk Around Mirror Lake," in which evidently psychotic base jumpers hurl themselves off of Norwegian mountains in super slow-motion. Totally amazing. And totally......read more
The portable, bluetooth-enabled speaker market is getting busier by the day. San Francisco's Boombotix brings some much-needed innovation to the scene with the Boombot Rex, a rugged selection designed for hands-free outdoor use. With a smart steel clip that can attach to anything from your backpack strap to your dog leash, the Rex is as portable as a smartphone speaker gets. And the product......read more
For those with a flair for the unique, here's a a portable stereo solution that's as individual as they get. The BoomCase, a mobile boombox housed in a vintage suitcase, is a truly one of a kind design. Created by California artist Mr. Simo (aka Dominic Odbert), each custom BoomCase is outfitted with a headphone jack so you can link it to any device. And all you audio geeks out there can rest......read more
Calgary-based indie folkers Woodpigeon enlisted Darren Pasemko to make an animated video for "Our Love is as Tall as the Calgary Tower" off their latest release, DIE STADT MUZIKANTEN. The animator quietly smacked it out of the park with this beautifully plaintive piece, a perfect accompaniment to the band's subtle chamber-pop. ...read more
Max Sluiters aka 'Houtenboom' is living in Medemblik, a small town in northern part of the Netherlands. A few weeks ago he celebrated his 22nd birthday as he tells us. Around the same time Instagram placed him on the 'Suggested Users' list and his fanbase is rapidly growing since. Max says: 'That changed a lot for me, because now my work got all this new attention from different corners and I met......read more
“Big Bang Big Boom," the latest of Blu's mindblowingly creative wall animations, has the internet on fire for its phenomenal stop motion depiction of the history of the world. An elaborate combination of graffiti, installation and animation, the work follows the evolution of life of earth, from beginning to end. ...read more
Made from 100% post-consumer paper, using soy-based inks and organic pigments, Bloomin's plantable eco gift-wrap kit includes three big handmade sheets, five fully plantable To/From tags and five long natural raffia strands. The wrapping paper sheets and tags are packed with value and seeds (annuals and perennials). Available in chartreuse or coffee. Send a gift and watch it grow!...read more
With fossil fuels meeting the vast majority of America's energy needs, our clean energy future is a long ways off. But in the last decade, renewable power use has taken off, with some states now meeting over 20 percent of their energy needs from wind, solar, biomass and other alternative fuels. At Co.Exist, Ben Schiller points to new data from the Energy Information Administration that shows the......read more
Solyndra be damned. The well-publicized failure of the solar energy company is but one black mark on an industry that is actually booming. According to the 2012 edition of Clean Edge's Clean Energy Trends report, things look very bright indeed. At Co.Exist, writer Ariel Schwartz sums up the findings: 2011 was the largest year for global wind power installations ever. Wind power is projected......read more
After doing their job absorbing leaked oil, dirty oil booms typically go to the their graves in the landfill, where they languish for eternity. But, as GreenTech Media reports, that doesn't have to be the case. In a triumphant PR move, General Motors has found a way to intervene in the cycle, by making use of oil booms from the Gulf for passive car parts like air dams and water deflectors.......read more