Uncovering Khonso Em Heb’s Tomb

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

Japanese archeologists in Egypt uncovered the tomb of Khonso Em Heb last week. Aside from the fact that he lived 3,200 years ago during the pharaonic period, he was actually one of ancient Egypt’s most famous and respected beer-makers. Even more astounding, perhaps, is that the site was discovered by mistake while the team was doing “a routine cleanup of King Tut’s grandfather’s burial plot.” …

Burning Memories

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

Experimental cultural festival Burning Man is a week-long event that encourages creative freedom, self-expression, self-reliance and community building in radical ways—but to achieve this, one must often find peace within oneself. This poignant video short from Already Alive captures the essence of the Temple, one of the community structures that is built (and burned) annually, and is sure to change the minds of those who …

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 …