Car Crushing

Coffee as Viagra, car crushing, Tokyo in high-def and more in our weekly look at the web

Joe Richardson, founder of the new website, The Car Crush, believes that there is an automobile out there for everyone. You may not think you lust after cars, but Richardson convinced it’s only because you haven’t met your perfect match. Richardson aims to bring a potential dream car your way. The Car Crush covers new and classic cars, and engages with the personalities inhabiting the …

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Banksy's water tank, Alessi in love, coffee on demand and more in our weekly look at the web

1. The Science of Champagne That effervescence that defines the most celebratory drink in alcohol’s repertoire happens to be one giant happy accident. As physicist Gerard Liger-Belair explains in his new book, “Uncorked: The Science of Champagne,” those hundreds of bubbles bursting per second are vehicles for flavor and scent. It was considered a product of poor wine-making, and Catholic monk Dom Pierre Pérignon was …

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Branding Prince George, a Deitch-less MOCA, Mysterabbit and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Grandpa the Pixel Painter Hal Lasko, who now goes by Grandpa, is a 97-year-old former typographer whose medium of choice is Microsoft Paint. Lasko lost most of his eyesight due to macular degeneration but discovered that the computer program could magnify images large enough for him to paint pixel-by-pixel. The result is a collection of stunningly detailed and extraordinarily elaborate prints. A recently-released short …