This is a video of Morley Kert building a mini library in the wall of the landing of his stairs (technically his landlord’s stairs), complete with a secret door that takes a special combination to unlock. That’s whimsical. And you know how I feel about whimsy! “It’s your middle name.”

This is a video of the Great Ball Contraption (GBC) of Japan Brickfest 2025, constructed using 49 different ball-moving LEGO modules from eight master LEGO builders. The machine spans a very respectable 31 meters (102 feet). Damn, that is a lot of ball moving! Me? When I’m uncomfortable at the

This is a video of incredibly skilled beatboxer Xin An recreating popular songs by beatboxing and layering all the different pieces. It’s really impressive watching the songs come together. I embedded a handful below, but check out Xin’s Instagram for a ton more while I try to make one myself.

Because hiding in plain sight is the best place to hide besides completely out of sight and ideally in another state or country, Youtuber Prestongoes built a drivable camper in the form of a convincing trash-filled blue dumpster. The unit includes motorized wheels, A/C, and a security system of hidden

This is a video of musician Luna Lee (who I’ve had the pleasure of seeing perform live) covering The Grateful Dead’s ‘Sugar Magnolia’ on the gayageum. It’s a pleasant trip — the kind of trip you might hope for at a concert. Watching your face melt in the funhouse mirror

This is a video of Fingerbirgit, an automaton built by Hknssn, who describes himself as “creator, inventor and slightly insane.” I trust him. The automaton is powered via hand crank or lowering weight, and uses 1,170 pieces to delicately spin a globe in its five talons while the fingers take

Created by Matty Benedetto of Unnecessary Inventions, the Passive-Aggressive Punching Bag affixes to the side of your desk and plugs into your computer, generating a randomly selected passive-aggressive opening line to emails with a simple punch. A great idea, I just wish it continued to compose an angry email the

Assembled by photographer Eirik Solheim using still photographs (and audio) he took of a Norwegian forest from the exact same spot over the course of a year, this is a timelapse video of the seasons changing the landscape as time marches on. And time never stops marching, does it? As