"Are you tough enough to tear this page" asks an ad in Maxim for "The Condemned," starring Stone Cold Steve Austin... funny video of the AdAge editors actually trying to tear it...

stainless steel cocoon collection from denmark's philippi design -- functional mod simplicity.

The Little Know-It-All: Common Sense for Designers. Published by Die Gestalten Verlag, June 2007. Not just an adorable cover perhaps?

Sassa pail - part pail part stool... and the first post by our friends at Sub-Studio!

This tiny wooden camera pendant from Korea is actually an mp3 player.

new york artist chris silas neal combines hand drawing techniques with digital artistry, to create great illustrations.

Through passive amplification alone, These unique pieces instantly transform any personal music player + earbuds into a sculptural audio console. Created by Science and Sons

Check out Wooster's 'All My Friends Are Made Of Paper' - A Survey of the Work of Armsrock' , the latest limited edition book in the'Wooster On Paper' series.

Wow Stephane Kardos's 50's style posters for Ratatouille are so much more fun than the ones up everywhere!

Fun salt and pepper shakers over at urbn

jared drew moody, a new york artist, creates boldly colored pen and ink illustrations that are very evocative.

‘Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Mega Beasts’ by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart has it all: pop-up action, prehistoric beasties, what more could you want?

Holy Cow, eco-friendly wallpaper by Louise Body, is decorated with a water buffalo pattern and printed with waterbased inks and nontoxic solvents on paper from managed forests

Reeves Design... beyond the bed in 4482, i love the mixes of teak & porcelain, dovetailing & shelving, cabriole legs & rattan

Desk Lips speakerphone moves with voice

Who can resists these lovely Dragon speakers by Axelsson

Music video for Arcade Fire's "My Body is a Cage" using classic Sergio Leone footage. Mesmerizing.

It never hurts to put a little art in your life. One artist, every day via email or RSS. Check out www.artistaday.com.

Georgia Russell deconstructs books with a scalpel, transforming them into beautiful works of art. [Editor's Note: 3861 showed her work as well, but here's the whole collection]

Toy "Fant" - the form and a decor is made only of symbols of fonts. You can download pdf and stick it.

Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360 launched today ~ and this ad spot is gorgeous directed by Pete Candeland, the Passion Pictures powerhouse director behind the Gorillaz videos!

Armando Simoni was often heard to repeat "A pen must make writing pleasurable" If writing is the key to a man's soul then OMAS designs speak about their creator.

Gorgeous sets ~ beautiful costumes - Sneak Preview of the first two episodes of Showtime's latest - The Tudors ~ story of young henry viii (password: king) [editor's note: US only]

realmente muy buenas fotos! In "Empire Line" Gavin Fernandes explores the politics of clothing and its relationship with class and caste in 19th century India ruled by the British Raj.

A shadow and some duct tape, found on the road in Milano by Odoardo Fioravanti

MOVE, new product line from Normann Copenhagen ~ my favorite is the Tube Key Hanger (there is also a money clip, pillbox, and credit card holder)

The beautiful mess of analog tape strewn from great heights... Brought to you by designer Rob Bolick, via INDVSL.

great shot by Muhammed Muheisen, an AP photojournalist working out in the middle east.

I knew i saved the wii packaging for a reason... someone filled the packaging with chocolate and made edible wiimotes and nunchucks!!!

EPIC: This inspirational exhibition is for people who want to make smarter decisions but don't want to sacrifice on design, quality or price. Vancouver, March 2007

Where medicine becomes jewellry... A super cool necklace from Of Cabbages and Kings Mintd store

Had some issues, but wanted to try GoodWidgets, and their flash widgets are pretty sweet ~ and i'm not so into widgets... scroll to the bottom of the ray post... and see more of his inner white FURRY goodness.

check out the verrry cool holster purse by Koffski (by charles and marie guys)

Items like this Go Go Racer and Hitch, make me wish i was or had a kid somewhere to play with this with. Gorgeously sleek minimalist design ~ and functional too!

Just in case you don't check daily ~ bookmark Creatures in My Head for your daily dose of, well, creatures!

Coffee & Cigarettes ~ on a ring. At Elsewares. What more can i say? Oh, it is by D-licious, of the beercan bracelet and ring fame.

DIY Monopoly, comes with glue pen and sharpie... add in your own pics and names for the properties. "Photopoly" --- is there a web 2.0 monopoly yet? With properties dynamically changing with the times?

how cute are these baby spoons? they're airplane spoons! they come in blue too.

i love books and illustrations...this blog is amazing and these anagram bookshop promos are great. [editor's note: prev seen on .com]

Oh Bentley. You're so cocky. Quality image though.

Latest in fitness innovation - chute makes it harder to run - when you release it you get a burst of speed/adrenaline...

"be tough, by atypyk". great site, fun stuff! especially love this ruler!

Flower typography by Marian Bantjes

great times article on skull imagery in society.

apparently your monkeychow boy is selling his excess chow. wuss. the weirdest auction site is generally pretty awesome/gross though. =)

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