Dylan Schenker

Ten Frighteningly Cool Halloween Gadgets
Remember the good old days when Halloween meant trick-or-treating and bobbing for apples? Well, technology has made All Hallow's Eve a whole lot scarier. From advanced video displays to motion-sensing devices, these Halloween-themed gadgets will turn your home into a truly terrifying house of horrors. Her
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Turn Your Cat Into DJ Kitty D With the Cat Scratch Pad
Cat Playhouse is a new cat scratch pad that lets cats realize their dreams of being the next big DJ sensation. The deck even spins when the cat uses it. Now the only thing separating your cat and ‘Jersey Shore’s’ DJ Pauly D is a tan and a gravity-defying haircut.

Can You Recognize the Most Famous Haircuts in Hollywood History?
There are some fictional characters whose hair is so iconic that if someone were to take the razor to their cranium they’d lose their whole identity. What would Mr. T be without his beard and mohawk? How about Leia without the buns?

Art Made From the Dust of 9/11 Attack
When the Twin Towers fell on 9/11, the surrounding streets were enshrouded in plumes of smoke and massive clouds of dust.
Artist Xu Bing collected much of this dust and ten years later has used it as material for an installation called Where Does the Dust Collect? Blowing the dust onto the floor of an exhibition space with a leaf blower, he then stenciled a zen poem into it.
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Is Nike Manufacturing ‘Back to the Future’-Style Self-Lacing Shoes? [VIDEO]
When ‘Back to the Future 2′ premiered way back in 1989, its vision of 2015 was exciting: Marty McFly got to enjoy inventions like the hoverboard and self-lacing sneakers. The hoverboard has yet to fully materialize, but we can at least be excited that Nike might be manufacturing those shoes of the future someday soon.

Sweet Celebrity Portraits Are Made Out of Licorice
These licorice portraits look good enough to eat. Artist Jason Mercier is known for his celebrity mosaics made of candy, food, pills and make up and even celebrity’s own junk. For his latest project, called ‘Licorice Flix: Edible Movie Mosaics,’ he took scenes from some of his favorite movies and recreated them with pieces of black and red licorice in startling detail.

Star Wars Coins Minted on South Pacific Island – And They’re Real, Spendable Money
The force is strong with big spenders. Niue, a Pacific nation northeast of New Zealand has minted Star Wars coins adorned with images of classic characters from the trilogy including Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader and Princess Leia.