Slow Motion Skating

Ray Bradbury's library love, Umami Burger's sauce shop, Venus in transit and more in our weekly look at the web

Shot at 1,000 frames per second, Adam Shomsky’s insightful video shows the intricate movements of some of skateboarding’s more unconventional tricks. The beautiful high definition video offers a concrete counter argument to the “it all looks the same” sentiment often voiced by those who don’t skate.

The Olympic City

Ray Bradbury's library love, Umami Burger's sauce shop, Venus in transit and more in our weekly look at the web

With all eyes focused on what happens during the two weeks of the Olympic Games, Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit turn their lens to the aftermath of the event in a Kickstarter photo project called “The Olympic City”. While the narrative of growth and economic surges has been adopted by popular media, the carnage of money spent and stadiums erected can linger for decades.

Gifts for Dad

Eight prime picks for Father's Day

After all your dad’s done for you, Father’s Day is the day to say thanks. While no other dad is quite like yours, here are some suggestions from the Cool Hunting Gift Guide to draw upon as you let your old man know just what he means to you. Switch No project is too big or repair too complicated for Quirky’s ultra practical Switch pocket-knife …