Man Made DIY

In honor of the Earth Day celebrations over the weekend, Examiner.com collected some incredible photos of some of the most amazing natural landscapes, rock formations, and otherwise outdoor goodness.   … read more

Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.

The Collective Snapshot by Pep Ventosa is a series of images that “blend together dozens of snapshots to create an abstraction of the places we’ve been and the things we’ve seen.”    … read more

For years, I've been saying [to myself, and probably to you at some point] "Man, I need to learn how to work with leather." I mean, that's like the historic manly craft, right? I kinda have to. 

Well, I believe I've found the project that's gonna get me there: this custom leather travel wallet project by Jepsen LeatherGoods.  … read more

Until recently, the odds of getting a job as a full time astronaut that actually travel into space were incredibly slim: most candidates are not only ranked military officers and trained fighter pilots, but had Ph.Ds in the sciences, inpeccable physical health, have a body of a certain size, shape, and weight, pass a trillion tests, to only have a few go into space each year.

All that's still true, but a game-changing want ad just posted: Richard Branson's Virgin group is branching out into space travel, and they're hiring.   … read more

When you were a kid, you most certainly recieved a coloring book-style map of your home country, and were then prompted to fill in each place you've been. Or, perhaps your family kept a large world map on the wall, using a ball head pin to keep track of where one of you had visited.

"If You Are a Fan of:

(a.) scratch ‘n sniff stickers

(b.) scratch off lotto tickets

or, (c.) plain ol’ maps, we’re pretty sure you’re gonna flip for the My Scratch Map..."  … read more