Bill Baird, "Captain Brain"

The new video for Bill Baird's "Captain Brain" takes us on a surf journey to the north of Scotland, where the water's cold but the peelers are siiiiiiiick (falsetto). Not sure if this is a fan video or what. The filmmaker is Edinburgh's Jonas Bak, who pieced it together from a trip he took with his mates. Dig the spirit and rhythm of it. ...read more

Captain's Chair by Environment

The limited edition Captain’s Chair from Environment offers a handsome splash of color and a vintage vibe for any sort of room. Made from upcycled wood, the Captain’s Chair is available in solid tones or -- our favorite -- racing stripes. ...read more

Solar-Powered Boat Circumnavigates the Globe

In September of 2010, the Tûranor PlanetSolar left its mooring in Monaco with the intent of becoming the first solar-powered boat to circumnavigate the globe. Last Friday, May 4, the 115-foot long catamaran fulfilled its mission when it returned to the same harbour to the delight of its crew and onlookers. "The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is much more than a ship," Immo Stroeher, the the......read more

Brain Freeze

Jeff Schweitzer for the Huffington Post: With the precise predictability of an atomic clock, climate change deniers break out like a bad rash with irrational exuberance each time we see a snow flake. With the onset of winter's cold each year we can look forward to the reliable appearance of Skepticana deniacus, an increasingly popular bird of prey that feeds on ignorance and fear. With the......read more

Kalle Mattson, "Water Falls"

Start your week off on a mind-bending note with this mesmerizing video shot in San Francisco by videographer Kevin Parry, set to the sounds of the new single from Canadian musician Kalle Mattson. The clip captures the sights of Fog City in spinning, warped images that give the impression of bungee jumping in horizontal.   Talking to The Atlantic, Parry explains how he pulled it off: "The......read more

Mindblowing Images of Earth from Space

If you know us at all, you know that we love us some satellite images of Earth (see here, here, or here for proof). There's nothing quite as humbling or mesmerizing as views of Earth as they appear from space. The ESA archive contains thousands of snapshots from the European Space Agency's satellites, with various sensors and cameras capturing myriad facets of the planet through different......read more