Polaroid instant cameras have been around since the 1940s, but really hit their stride in popular culture in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, documenting the rise and fall of bell-bottom pants and feathered bangs. Digital cameras and smartphones may have been the death knell for Polaroid, but a group of enthusiasts called the Impossible Project …

You don’t want to spend hours and hours on your cosplay for the local convention and then show up with unwanted ear and nose hairs visible. Unless you’re going as Chewbacca, you might want to invest in a personal hair trimmer. And because you’re an awesome geek, you’ll want that trimmer to look like a retro sci-fi raygun. The Atomic …

I’m standing here at my desk in my raw-denim jeans, drinking extra-dark-roast coffee I lovingly made by slowly pouring hot water through the grounds inside a paper filter. I’m surrounded by the low buzz of a third-wave coffee shop. If I were a guy, I’d be googling mustache wax. I’m actually in my home office and the soundtrack to my …

Hydraulic presses are hot on the Internet right now. People can’t get enough of watching objects like bowling balls, alarm clocks and bubble wrap suffer under massive amounts of pressure. The latest show on the YouTube Hydraulic Press Channel involves a Lego minifig and a red brick. The Lego stood there bravely for a moment as the metal cylinder descended …

Let’s go back in time to August 31, 1987. Madonna and Whitney Houston were burning up the pop charts. Mobile phones were the size of bricks and few people were even thinking about the Internet. That was the day that Quick.com was registered. All these years later, it’s up for auction to the highest bidder. According to auction house Heritage …

I would like to peek inside Ben Tardif’s dreams. I suspect everything’s in motion, spheres rocket through strange landscapes and marbles are the currency of imagination. Tardif is the creator of an epic machine called Marble Mountain. Marble Mountain sits in a small warehouse. It stands 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall and 12 feet (3.7 meters) wide. It’s mostly crafted …

Sometimes a regular Airbnb just isn’t good enough. You want more excitement in your life. Well, you’re in luck. Airbnb, the short-term room and home rental service, is offering an opportunity to spend a night inside a shark aquarium. Your fellow housemates will include 35 sharks at the Aquarium de Paris in France. The space is described as “a peaceful …

Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne from “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” seems to have a more modern taste in decor than some of his predecessors in the superhero role. He’s big into concrete and spare leather furnishings. You can explore Batman’s world, both above and below ground, in an interactive Google Maps stroll through the Wayne residence. This is one …

Critics haven’t been kind to “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which opened in theaters this week. It currently sits at a 30 percent not-fresh rating on movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, and reviewers are throwing around words like “absurdity,” “slog,” “hostile” and “exhausting.” It’s enough to make an actor feel a little down in the dumps. The movie marks …

Apple parody commercials have a long and proud tradition. Often these fake ads feature a talking head against a white background making absurd claims about new gadget releases. Smartphone maker HTC released a knock-off ad making fun of Apple’s famous “1984” commercial. Even furniture juggernaut IKEA got in on the action with an Apple-style ad for its new catalog in …