A beautifully animated and very bizarre — bordering on disturbing — 6-minute animation about a fictional group of mutant children from Chernobyl, titled Chernokids. The short video was made by a group of Frenchies (Matthieu Bernadat, Nils Boussuge, Florence Ciuccoli, Clément Deltour and Marion Petegnief) who will most definitely get some professional work if they […]

Of all the things we’ve ever posted here, Marion Bataille’s ABC3D pop-up book is easily among my favorites — and is one of the few things I’ve actually been motivated enough to go out, search for, and purchase. It really is that extraordinary, and giving it to my friend’s kid (whattup Felix!), and seeing him […]

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Not only am I a top-tier writer for LIAS, the greatest online magazine in the history of the printed word, but I’m also a corporate mercenary. I’m in the assassination game and my skills as an international man of mystery fetch top dollar. My last […]

This is a great story. On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. And while that’s already newsworthy (only 263 no-hitters have ever been thrown in the history of Major League Baseball), what is really extraordinary is that Mr. Ellis apparently threw the game whilst […]

It’s a brand spanking new year, and there’s so much to look forward to and even more to leave behind. 2009 wasn’t kind to anyone, so I’m sure we’re all psyched just to leave that year in the past and welcome in the pure potential of what 2010 has to offer. In that mindset we […]