Welcome to Edition 53 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

In September 2020 LEGO is releasing a series of buildable brick pop culture posters, each with an accompanying soundtrack. They're calling them LEGO Art. Here's hoping their interpretations of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe...

WALI - not to be confused with WALL-E, last robot on earth and star of the 2008 cinematic smash hit of the same name - is a wall outlet shelf that I'd put under the category Lifehack, right alongside the toilet paper...

Peanut butter fans, you may not be living your best PB life if you don't yet have a PB-JIFE. This long-armed spreader is designed to do all the dirty work in and around your peanut butter jars - stir, scoop, scrape, and...

Become a happy hoarder of heat and lumens with UCO's Candlelier, a snazzy, and snazzily-named, lantern filled with a trio of 9-hour candles. Available in 4 colors, the Candlelier is a valuable companion on camping trips...

Outsmart careless baggage handlers, lost luggage offices, and coronaviruses with the Crash Baggage Icon, a wheeled hard suitcase for travelers that comes pre-busted-up! Never worry about dings and dents again because...

From Talonport: Yes, you may have seen quite a few antimicrobial brass tools as of late - the ones to avoid germs and viruses on public surfaces. But...

What would Skeletor do? He'd call Diabolical Ways to Master the Universe a fluff piece for flea-bitten fur brains, and tell author Robb Pearlman, "I could write a book about what you don't know!"...

Have you ever asked your AirPods if they might like to ride fast, strong, and light too? Monocarbon makes AirPods cases out of real carbon fiber - you know, the woven black strands that are "usually used in super car...

You'll certainly get a Care Bears Stare or two wearing these Care Bears Grin & Share It High Heels from flamboyant footwear brand Irregular Choice...

Mmm, when's the last time you had a root beer float? Or a Coke float? Or a sodie float of any kind? The Float Buddy provides instant access to, and ensuing instant pleasure from, whatever soda float you can dream up...

Live! from my mama's basement, sipping on White Russians and unwrapping free samples of CBD oil, beard oil, wifi routers, and TERRACOCK'n'BALLS Planters people have sent me, it's The Dude!...

I was thirsty / You were full / Two worlds collided / And now they'll never tear us apart! Devoted One is an interconnected watering can and planter pot, designed by Object Right to depict an extreme level of companionship...

Go from BRRRR to GRRRR. It's called Russian-Bear because that's who makes this cold-weather-ready hot tent with stove jack, but I think also because as soon as you get your wood stove a-glowin' inside, I'll bet many a...

As stoked as I was for Shark Week to come early this year, now that April is over I have a Jaws-bite-sized hole in my heart that there won't be a Shark Week in July. But as I'm sure Etsy shop Printed Faces would say...

I like the idea of this MotivAider gadget. A tool for making positive changes in behavior and habits is exactly what I need. ... For someone else. Can I use the MotivAider on my wife, She-Ra: Princess of Power? Because...

Welcome to Edition 52 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

QuenchSea is a handheld seawater desalination gadget designed with sailors, campers, emergencies, and humanitarian relief in mind. Its design allows for a steady flow of seawater to pass through 3 stages of conversion...

I am gonna ream your eyes out...lemons. And then I'm comin' for you, limes. The Knuckle Juicer is here to punch the acid out of all your ornery citrus...

In case you didn't already know Benjamin Franklin was a genius, check out this convertible library ladder chair legend has it he designed. Genius! For example, imagine you're in your library reading War and Peace and...