FunnyGoogle Glass Invented a Word for Its Own Customers, Then Used It Officially
A $1,500 face computer whose most durable contribution to society was a insult, which the manufacturer then adopted in writing.
Bizarre, stupefying, amazing & cool things, reviewed with a straight face since 2014.
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FunnyJuicero: The $400 Press That Was Beaten By Hands, Politely
It squeezed a bag. It checked the bag's QR code over wifi first. It worked, which somehow made everything worse.
FunnyA Field Guide to the Worst Movies Ever Made
Five films that failed so completely they came out the other side. Your starter kit for the fine art of terrible cinema.
FunnyTroll 2 (1990): No Trolls, No Relation, No Idea What It Just Did
A vegetarian goblin movie shot in Utah by an Italian crew, starring a dentist, containing zero trolls. A masterpiece, in other words.
FunnyMac and Me (1988): The E.T. They Sold You at the Drive-Through
An alien powered by Coca-Cola, a birthday party hosted by Ronald McDonald, and the most replayed wheelchair scene in television history.
FunnySamurai Cop (1991) and the Second-Most Famous Wig in Cinema History
An action movie so committed to continuity errors that its leading man's hair became the real star. We investigate the follicles.
FunnyBirdemic: Shock and Terror (2010), Reviewed as the Nature Film It Believes It Is
Eagles that hover in place, explode on impact and dive-bomb a gas station. Budget: less than a used car. We regret nothing.
FunnyThe Room (2003): The Best Entertainment Six Million Dollars Ever Bought By Accident
Tommy Wiseau spent six million dollars on a drama. The world received a comedy. Everybody won except the drama.
Games & Gaming6 Games That Launched Broken and Clawed Their Way Back
A busted launch used to be the end of the story. These six shipped in a state that should have finished them off, then spent years digging out in public.
Then & Now
We reviewed the weird internet in 2015. It got weirder. We kept notes.
2015The weird and wonderful world of Google’s Deep Dream2026The Weird and Wonderful World of AI Slop
20155 Reasons Why the Apple Watch Will Make You Uncool20265 Reasons Why Smart Glasses Will Make You Uncool
Geek ToysThe Yodelling Pickle Says What We're All Thinking
A battery-powered pickle that yodels. Archie McPhee has a lot to answer for.
Geek ToysHanderpants: The Underpants Your Hands Have Been Waiting For
Tiny tighty-whities for your hands. Fingerless. Elastic waistband. We have so many questions and zero regrets.
Geek ToysFinger Hands: Tiny Hands for Your Fingers, and Then It Gets Weird
Little rubber hands that fit on your fingertips. Wave with ten tiny hands. Ascend.
Geek ToysThe Screaming Goat Figurine Is a Desk Companion for Our Times
A tiny goat on a tiny log. Press it and it screams. That's the product. That's the review.
Geek ToysThe Wenger 16999: A Swiss Army Knife With 87 Tools and No Survivors
87 implements. 141 functions. Over two pounds. The Swiss finally went too far, and it's magnificent.
Geek ToysThe Inflatable Unicorn Horn for Cats, Reviewed by a Survivor
An inflatable horn that turns your cat into a unicorn for up to four seconds. Archie McPhee strikes again.
WTFThe Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer: A Landmark of Human Achievement
One piece of plastic. One fruit. One of the greatest review sections ever written.
WTFThe Nicolas Cage Reversible Sequin Pillow Watches You Sleep
Swipe the sequins one way: Nicolas Cage. Swipe them the other way: also Nicolas Cage.
WTFThe Nose Shower Gel Dispenser Is Exactly What It Sounds Like
A giant plastic nose for your shower wall. It dispenses gel. From the nostril. You knew that already.
WTFEmergency Underpants in a Can, for the Day You Hope Never Comes
A sardine-style tin containing one pair of unisex underpants. For emergencies. Define emergency yourself.
WTFCanned Fresh Mountain Air: Finally, Nothing in a Tin
A can of air from a mountain, sold to people at sea level. The invisible hand has outdone itself.
WTFPotty Putter: Golf for the Room Where Nobody Should Golf
A putting green for around your toilet, complete with mini putter and a Do Not Disturb sign. Fore.
Fashion, tech, travel, and the occasionally useful. Filed under: the rest.
FashionThe Iceman Mullet Hat Has Twelve Inches of Hair and One Magnificent Typo
A stars-and-stripes ski hat with a wig attached, sold using a slogan nobody proofread. We would not change a letter.
FashionHairy Leg Tights Are Filed Under Exotic Hosiery, Which Raises Several Points
Opaque polyester printed with convincing leg hair, categorised by Amazon somewhere nobody expected.
FashionThe Selk’bag Is a Sleeping Bag With Legs, and We Reviewed One in 2015
Made from 230 recycled bottles, rated to 35 degrees, and shaped exactly like a person. Eleven years later it is still going.
FashionThe SEASUM Leggings Went Viral for Doing One Thing to One Part of You
TikTok made them famous, Lizzo reviewed them in four words, and the failure mode is exactly where you would fear.
FashionThe Snuggie Sold 35 Million Units By Being a Bathrobe Facing the Wrong Way
The founding text of wearable blankets, still selling, still fundamentally a dressing gown put on backwards.
FashionThe Beard Head Viking Pillager Is a Hat With a Detachable Beard, and It Is Serious
Knitted horns, a button-on braided beard, and 574 ratings averaging 4.7. Somebody out there is genuinely committed.