Another $250 for the Humane Society

Since our last update, we've sold 100 more Pair-o-deez decks and just made our second donation of $250 to the Humane Society Disaster Relief Fund. Our total contribution so far is $375. We want to raise over $2000 and have plenty more decks to sell, so what are you waiting for? For just $10 plus shipping and handling, you can own the sneaker memory game …

Tool for Armchair Activists

Troika, the U.K. design firm that brought us the Tool for Armchair Activists. Where the projector displayed the text of an SMS message on a distant surface, the Tool for Armchair Activists will shout it out loud. The rig can be strapped to a lamp post and thanks to an embedded mobile phone, can vocalize messages from anywhere. The Tool for Armchair Activists is currently …

Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade is the latest Montreal export worth more than a listen. Their first full-length album, Apologies to the Queen Mary, is a driving mix of indie backbeats with psychedelic, artsy, and electronic influences. Like the oft-compared Arcade Fire, the upshot is an eclectic yet tightly produced answer to all the retro rock of late and the vocals share more than a little bit with …