A collaborative effort between an Italian chocolate maker and Italian beer maker has spawned the potentially unholy, potentially delicious concoction known as spreadable beer. Described as “…sweet and beer-perfumed jelly with an intense scent and a full-bodied taste”, it comes in Omid Dark Ale and Greta Blonde Ale flavors, perfect for pairing with your favorite “…hors d’oeuvres and cheeses, or spread on toast or as a stuffing or garnish for tarts and cakes.” Here’s a bit of a throwaway fact: both flavors are made with 40% beer (for that authentic beer taste).
Take a good look at this S&W .357 Model 19 revolver. Notice anything, besides the impressive engraving, I mean? The seller describes this as a revolver “… for the discerning collector of erotica”, done by a renown engraver in Germany. The grips are made of pre-1989-ban elephant ivory, and are carved to be shaped as a… certain part of the male anatomy. The bid for this unique piece is currently at a penny short of $7000, with a buy now price of $7500; somebody really wants this gun. There are more images at the bidding page, for those who are curious.
The cast is solid, but somehow Robocop looks even stupider in this reboot than the original did. Plus, they couldn’t bring back Kurtwood Smith and his gang to shoot Murphy into a bloody smear again? It just had to be a car bomb, didn’t it.
This is the Clone Fembot, one of Gabriel Dishaw’s sculptures made from the parts discarded electronics and machines. Although he doesn’t deal exclusively in Star Wars themed art, he has an entire page alone dedicated to busts of C-3PO and Vader made from upscaled materials. My personal favorite, the Tank Vader, is up for grabs for those who are interested.
Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in his confrontation with Emperor Palpatine from Return of the Jedi, except the Emperor has been dubbed over with sound clips from The Joker (also Mark Hamill). Also, Darth Vader is now Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.
For if you ever needed that “droning-horn-sound” from Inception and pretty much any trailer for any action movie that’s come out in the last few years.
-selection of local cheeses with sourdough bread
-pickled kobe beef with a charred straberry
-ricotta ravioli with a soft egg yolk
-shitake mushroom topped with filled peppers
-halibut poached in truffle butter in a coconut crepe
-risotto foraged ramps, prosciutto & fresh parmesan
-french onion soup with fresh thyme & gruyere cheese
-roast park belly & celeriac root puree
-palate cleanser, pear ginger juice
-rib eye steak with grilled mustard greens
-crack pie with milk ice cream on a vanilla tuile
-french canele with a malt barley & hazlenut latte
These 12 courses were prepared, ran through a food processor, and combined with gelatin, a process that took roughly an hour per layer. While it was never intended for consumption (it was created as part of a dissertation on consumer culture) it’s still a pretty interesting concept.
This seemingly tongue-in-cheek but completely real package from Optics Planet includes a wide variety of products, including thermal and night vision optics, scopes and red dot sights, tactical clothing and gear, and hunting scent cloaks. Technically, this kit is a bargain, with the sum total of the items exceeding the $20,000 price point, so if you’re in the market for everything available with the kit, this might be one of your better options.
Available from Frontgate, the Electric Amphibious Vehicle is an RC boat capable of land navigation with the push of a button. When in land mode, the EAV can carry up to four beverages via the wheel wells and features independent left and right wheel controls for 360° spins. It also comes with an on-board water cannon, should the need to douse unsuspecting victims arise. Electric Amphibious Vehicle is a little misleading, though; Electric Amphibious Drink Cart would be more accurate, if not as impressive, product name.
www.frontgate.com/electric-amphibious-vehicle/531499?redirect=y
Joerg Sprave has done it again. This time, he’s built a “SSC203” – Sling Shot Channel 203 double-barreled under barrel knife launcher for his deactivated M16A1 (M16A2?). It was designed to work with the new Cold Steel “Hide Out” knife, and can fire either one barrel at a time, or both at once, with roughly 6 feet of effective range.
Yeah, it’s far from recent, but the laughably bad Rogue Warrior game is always worth bringing up, if only for Mickey Rourke’s curse-filled performance of Dick Marcinko.
Available from thecheeky.com, these stickers are designed to attach to the case of your choice, making it more easily identifiable in addition to making you more susceptible to cavity searches.
http://thecheeky.com/suitcase-stickers
HauteMessThreads on Etsy has available this Boba Fett-inspired cooking apron. It’s 100% cotton and features a 2.5 inch brown waistband, halter style straps that tie at the neck, and two functioning pockets. Each apron is made-to-order and one size fits most. It’s part of a larger collection of villain-inspired aprons called, appropriately enough, ‘Grillain Villains’.
