BMW Electric Cars

Classic books for the iPad, custom-colored Leicas, MTV celebrates 30 and more in this week's look at the web

Join the debate on whether BMW’s two new plug-in cars will leave fans satisfied or leave them desiring a higher level of luxury customary to the brand.

Stormie Mills

Australian graffiti artist's scuffling greyscale characters inhabit everything from paintings to scarves

Using everything from street walls to hundred-dollar bills and dresser drawers, Australian graffiti artist Stormie Mills has been exploring themes of urban decay since 1984. Characters, rendered predominantly in greyscale, evoke a sense of loneliness and isolation, portraying the age-old themes of quests for identity. His street art-style paintings, well-received by critics and collectors alike, have been commissioned for the creation of murals across Greece …

Curiosities

Children's toys transformed into creepy robots

For the last few years artist Cathy McClure has been applying her background in metal design to her obsession with mechanical toys in a variety of shows around the country. McClure’s process, centralized around taking different motorized children’s toys and stripping them of their fur and stuffing, tears them down to their absolute basics. From there, the pieces either remain in their naked plastic state …