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'Banksy's worst nightmare' - Up top in the headline, the winner of the May 2, 2010 "Caption this picture" contest. Ray Earhart came up with it. [I erroneously thought Nathan — who won last time — was a repeat winner due to the configuration...

Water Wings Stool - Created by Cologne-based designer David Olschewski. Acrylic, aluminum and water wings. 53cm W x 55cm L x 48cm H. Limited edition of 100. Apply within.

How much extra would you pay to sit in an exit row? How about not to fly at all? - .......................................................... Sometimes the latter's not an option so you just have to shuffle through the line and take your assigned layer in the sardine tin. For those times, Susan Stellin's article (accompanied by the graphic up top) in today's New...

Seed Cathedral — by Thomas Heatherwick - Nicknamed "The Dandelion" for the 60,000 acrylic rods adorning it that light up and wave in the breeze, it's the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010, which opened May 1, 2010.

Skeleton Sweatshirt - Black or Orange. Look, there's Mel B wearing one! $108. [via Street Anatomy]

Mother's Day around the world - "Mother's Day is most commonly celebrated in May, with March being the second most popular month." [via ChartsBin]

What are they? - Answer here this time tomorrow.

Spudmaster Potato Chips - My friend Cary down in Houston happened on these in a supermarket and reported they were sensationally good, both tasty and immense. I had my crack culinary team get on it and in short order they procured boxes of both...

You stand corrected — Or why, from today forward, my corrections to MSM will appear here first instead of (maybe) being published days/weeks later in newspapers and magazines. - This morning I checked the Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) Corrections on page 2 to see if they ran my correction of Daniel Henninger's misspelling of Jabba the Hutt as "Jabba the Hut" in his column this past Thursday. And not...

Giant Rubber Band - "This giant rubber band is used in the shipping industry to bind boxes on pallets. Other uses include for exercise, giant slingshots, and strengthening trust between loved ones." 6 feet long x 3/4" wide x 1/8" thick; made of natural...