Capturing the Polar Vortex

Vibrating panties, Nendo's chopsticks, ancient brewers and more in our look at the web this week

Unless you were able to experience it in person, it’s tough to describe what it feels like to be trapped in a weather system that broke free of the Arctic. But these 14 photographs just about do the trick. Whether of a Spiderman-clad runner jogging in polar vortex temperatures or of arctic sea smoke rising off of Chicago’s Lake Michigan, the images captured effectively drive …

The Simpsons Lego Set

Vibrating panties, Nendo's chopsticks, ancient brewers and more in our look at the web this week

The most famous family on television has been lovingly immortalized by legendary toymakers, Lego. The set comes complete with the entire five-character Simpson family, their neighbor Ned Flanders, their brick home (made of 2,000+ pieces), their signature pink car and more. Expect to see the set in stores worldwide next month, where it will sell for $200.

Tricycling to the South Pole

Stylish toking, coffee with Louis C.K., neuromorphic computer chips and more in our weekly look at the web

Three wheels, 400 miles, ice crevasses and Antarctic weather (meaning 50 mph winds)—these are the conditions that 35-year-old Maria Leijerstam of Great Britain will face as she pedals with two other traditional cyclists from Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica to the South Pole, potentially setting a record for the first trike to ever reach the South Pole. Check out the recumbent trike’s specs in the …