Marilyn Thipthorpe When you think of furniture you need to assemble yourself, you probably think of Ikea. A Lithuanian team has taken a more freeform approach with Spyndi, which is comprised of individual sticks that slot together to form a variety of shapes. Inspired by the human spine, it comes as 60 handcrafted wooden pieces,…
Marilyn Thipthorpe JC Sheitan Tenet is a southpaw tattoo artist, not because he’s left-handed but because he lost his right one 22 years ago so has no choice. Until now. A collaboration with visual artist JL Gonzal has resulted in a custom-designed “biomechanical prosthesis” that has a built-in rotary inker. The project started with a…
Marilyn Thipthorpe A swimmer’s snorkel can dramatically change the way you bang out laps in the pool. Unlike a regular snorkel, these devices typically have a single tube that extends from a special mask up the center of your head so that you can swim without the need to turn your head from side to…
Marilyn Thipthorpe The Wheela scootbike places riders in a sitting position from which they propel themselves by kicking along the ground like a scooter. But unlike its wooden-framed forebear, the Wheela uses modern materials, folds down for easy carrying, and offers the option of an electric motor. The inventor of the Wheela is a professional…
Eshan Maitra There have been countless theories about this mysterious clock like sophisticated machine. For past century it has always intrigued the curious minds. The remains that was left of it, was discovered by divers off the Greek island of Antikythera, from a shipwreck 150 feet under the surface of ocea, in 1900. It was…
Samiul Bashar Samin Under the Dome opens with a signature Stephen King moment: a woodchuck, foraging for food, hides from a passing human—and is chopped in half as an impenetrable dome appears around the city limits. At the same instant, a plane crashes into the dome above him. “The Seneca exploded over Route 119 and…
Nusrat Jahan It is kind of creepy how obsessed society is with female sexuality. Whether it is an explicit music video, the free-the-nipple movement, or “virgin clubs” (yes, they are a thing), society is hell-bent in trying to control a girl’s sexuality. From diaper days, throughout adolescence, and even in their adult lives, girls are…
Nusrat Jahan America is a country bustling with people, immigrants, tourists, students, researchers, coming and going like the wind. Needless to say, these people obviously need a place to stay during their visits. Shelter in the United States is no issue, considering how you will always find some place to rest in starting from subway…
Tara Sattar Of all the journalistic five W’s you have heard, here’s one that will make you set your mind race straight towards lurking around the products that your favorite celebs want you to have. Or things they want to sell. After the much puffed up Maria Sharapova’s meldonium incident, she has almost been arrested…
Samiul Bashar Samin Sigur Ros have today unveiled a new collaboration with Tate Modern featuring an interactive video experience as well as new music. Titled ‘States of Matter’, the project is split into four “visual journeys” – plasma, air, solid and liquid – which explore the “past, present and future of Tate Modern, the Bankside…