Jack Kirby drawn by Drew Friedman

'Family Balloon Night' really blows things up Master balloon artist Dave Brenn can help you and your family have a fantastic night of fun. It takes about two weeks for the supplies to arrive at your home, and then schedule your video lesson — in no time (minus two weeks) at all, you'll be making some awesome balloon animals. Maybe not this […] READ THE REST

Johnson Tsang created a very 2020 porcelain work Hong Kong-based sculptor Johnson Tsang (previously) is known for his fanciful ceramic artworks, and he was inspired during the pandemic to make a lovely piece that reflects the times, titled "Still in One Piece III." During quarantine, he also shared a cool timelapse of a work in progress: Image: Instagram / johnson_tsang_artist READ THE REST

Frazetta's "A Princess of Mars" painting sells for $1.2 million at auction A Princess of Mars (1970) is one of Frank Frazetta's most famous works. He painted it for the 1970 hardcover edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' first John Carter of Mars novel. Interestingly, Frazetta feared the publisher wouldn't return the art so he painted a copy for himself. The copy is generally thought to be superior […] READ THE REST

The Jamstik lets you practice your guitar skills anytime, anywhere A decent starter electric guitar will often run you about $500 nowadays. If you'd rather learn to play before you dump hundreds into a cool instrument, the Jamstik Guitar Trainer is a brilliant way of turning you into a guitar player without the huge upfront expense. In addition to saving you money, the Jamstik has […] READ THE REST

Ruby on Rails is a coding skill that can get you hired Few programming languages and web frameworks are also intuitive and user-friendly for beginners as Ruby on Rails. Even 15 years after its rollout, a virtual lifetime (or two) in tech terms, Ruby and its most popular framework Rails are still vital and energetic players in the programming world. And with over a million websites built […] READ THE REST