“Pomegranite Bear” by Lawrence Yang

1. Lawrence Yang: I am completely smitten with the whimsical, simple yet refined drawings that comprise Yang’s work. His ability to employ the organic, natural progression of inks and colors, such as the piece above, is truly inspiring.

2. Where’s My Cell Phone?: We’ve all been there – you can’t find your cell phone, and you can’t CALL your cell phone to find it, because there are no other phones available. Some brilliant, wonderful human being created a website on which you can call your phone in these instances. We should shower them with gratitude and money.

3. Living Without Cash: Mark Boyle talks about the process that drove him to abandon money, what his life is like and the lessons he has discovered without it.

4. Booze To Fight the Flu: Who says you can’t hit the town because you think you’re catching something? An enterprising bar in Manhattan has solved this physical quandary by creating a unique selection of cocktails whose components include over-the-counter health remedies.

5. Movie Navigation Charts: Randall Munroe of the esteemed comic site xkcd.com outlines the progress of key figures in some of the greatest movies ever made. The results are curious, amusing and aesthetically intriguing.

6. Ambigram Generators: A fun little link for those of us type-inclined: a list of online generators that will spit out your selected copy so it reads two different phrases, depending on the orientation of the type.

7. Pooktre: Think bonsai is cool? Peter and Becky have mastered the art of crafting trees so they shape people, tables and chairs. Gives the term “living art” a whole new meaning.

Finally, PES does it again, turning ordinary household items into magic:

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