With advancements in AI-generated images happening so quickly these days, this post will probably be outdated the moment it’s published. […]

Here’s a mini-roundup of some fun stuff I’ve been working on lately. Cosmopolitan’s article about how The G-Spot Doesn’t Exist […]

I just launched a little web toy called Fake Twitter. I think it’s kinda fun. Maybe check it out. Or […]

What the world needs now is another cis white dude explaining mansplaining. But I made this thread with the goal […]

I recently bought one of these guitar pedals and I’ve been really pleased. But a few days ago it started […]

I wanted to better understand how Tweets get traction, and how that contributes to people’s follower counts. So I wrote […]

Last week I had the privilege of speaking at Slack’s yearly conference about some of the fun stuff I’ve been […]

TLDR: I made a thing and it got some press. Judging people by their appearance feels icky. Why? Because there’s […]

This is fascinating stuff. watching DGN samples form. they jostle wildly through a generative space until converging on… a cheeseburger […]

For the last few months I’ve been leading games product development at Hearst Digital Media working with some amazing folks […]

I’ve been literally watching One World Trade Center take shape since construction started. So today when I got the chance […]

Because of today’s significance (and because it will be my future office in a few months!) I was reading up […]

Last week I had a crazy idea for a website. This week I’m proud to announce BitcoinMegaphone.com. Let me explain […]

If you’re in New York this Thursday, check out this event at The Strand with authors Iris Smyles and Dave […]

If you’re planning to travel to Portland (the Oregon one, not that lame-ass place in Maine), keep this blog post […]

File this under “so wonderfully unexpected.” The thing that makes this quirky jazz rendition of “Suit & Tie” so amazing […]

Apparently Kanye West hit his head while trying to avoid photographers today. So I thought it would be pretty cool […]

An interesting way to think about website usability, created by Squareweave. Basically, if you assume your users are drunk (blurry […]

Too many people are trying to make the web more usable so I thought I’d try the opposite. Below are […]

There’s a very special portion of Reddit that I follow called Cringe. It’s amazing. What is cringe? Well according to […]

I found this great subreddit about those designs on computer screens you see in movies. Some really interesting stuff in […]

To me, Vine is a proving ground for some seriously funny people. Some of these folks you might know, others […]

This is a 100% natural phenomenon. From Wikipedia: Ice discs form on the outer bends in a river where the […]

Geek confession here. Before today I had a sorry understanding of what MD5 hashes were, and how they related to […]

This has me laughing like an idiot. They’re from his Vine account.

This actually looks pretty cool. (Nevermind that the playhouse is the same thing as the picnic table.) This little piece […]

While watching a re-run of Seinfeld tonight, I noticed Jerry saying something that now takes on a whole new meaning […]

These are incredibly well done. Via Reddit

Some pretty exciting news from Condé Nast today. The new Entertainment group launched a platform for video delivery which they […]

Check out this extremely impressive music video. Thinking about all the time involved in creating this makes my head hurt.

I hadn’t seen this warning in years, but came across it today while choosing “Create Layer” on a layer’s blending […]

I can’t explain why, but when this dude opens the container at :09, it’s one of the coolest things I’ve […]

This tweet by singer/songwriter/codewriter pretty much speaks for itself. Hey look, @gleeonfox ripped off my cover of Baby Got Back: […]

I’m all for encouraging proficiency in a musical instrument, but if my son grows up and wants to play the […]

Recently on the web these’s been a flurry of news about Sammy Sosa’s Pinterest page. Most of the attention has […]

After seeing “Zero Dark Thirty” I found myself looking up some terms and found some pretty cool stuff on Wikipedia. […]

Apparently this morning one of the PATH train escalators in New Jersey started going in reverse, and fast. The video […]

As an Apple fan, one of the greatest thrills I’ve ever had was when I emailed Steve Jobs and he […]

If you like to gaze at beautiful homes you can never afford, The Location Department website is for you. What […]

Overall some pretty vanilla stuff. But the weatherman at 6:51 literally had me in tears. Found Via Buzzfeed

I never enjoyed bourbon until I discovered the trick to drinking it; taking it neat with tiny little sips. No […]

We all know about the invaluable Dropbox, but I recently found out that you could download and run your own […]

Comedian / musician / author Dave Hill has been tweeting some erotic short stories. They’re pretty gross, which means they’re […]

This is brutal. Absolutely brutal. Without a doubt one of the most diabolical hidden camera pranks I’ve ever seen. The […]

Seeing this typo is without a doubt my single biggest pet peeve. I literally see it everywhere. Hopefully this post […]

So it turns out that trying to embed a tweet from an iPad is a serious pain in the ass. […]

Just wanted to go on record saying Adam Richman from The Travel Channel’s “Man v. Food” looks like MTV/VH1’s Riki […]

Looks like they’re going for two floors every two weeks. Not too shabby.

Looks like more progress in the last two days…

Since it’s official that Condé Nast is moving into 1 World Trade Center (formerly known as the Freedom Tower, formerly […]

View the whole set on Flickr.

Horrifying.

The only thing that makes this closeup of Zack Miller‘s new forearm tattoo by East Side Ink more badass is […]

Clearly I’m not the first dude to weigh in here, but I wanted to get a real-world sense of the […]

Couldn’t decide which photo to use so I used them both. You’re looking at some of artist Michael Sanzone‘s latest […]

Think I’m finally “getting” the iPad. Here’s why:

This month I’m donating a banner ad (see above) to Movember – described as “an annual, month-long celebration of the […]

Roughly $2K worth of wine bling:

Photos from a weekend in the Catskills, with a jaunt to the 123rd Delaware County Fair in Walton, NY.

This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Starting at 40 seconds in, every sentence he says is […]

They’re not supposed to admit this, right???

So now Google thinks I’m a malicious website and is blocking some visitors. I may be guilty of posting unfunny […]

Apparently this video is actually shown to teach people about workplace safety. Who in their right mind would actually want […]

I just finished making an interactive version of the “Boys and Girls” installation mentioned in my previous post. Click the […]

File this under “would someone please invent this for me?” I already have a few of these types of “squid” […]

This is absolutely amazing. The best way I can think of to honor one of the world’s most epic rock […]

Amazingly hilarious video. But epic fail on the illegible font in the end.

Want to see me tasting wine from the 1800s? Check out the hot Snooth cross-blogging action…

File this under “wish I’d thought of this”:

I met this guy named Mike at a party. He’s a lawyer by day and a painter by night. But […]

I saw a filming of “Life on Mars” the other day while on my way to work. I snapped a […]

Among the bevy of things I’ve learned while working Snooth, one that caught me off guard (even though it’s pretty […]

Geeky but fun question – how long has it been since you’ve restarted your computer? (If you’re a Mac user, […]

Do you ever have days when you feel privileged to know people who can make stuff this awesome? Check out […]

Ever wonder how creative professionals at a big ad agency goof off during brainstorming sessions? Check out markercomp.blogspot.com to see […]

Here’s another cross-post with the Snooth blog. I promise I’ll be adding more to this site in the near future, […]

If anyone’s curious, here’s some of the stuff I’ve been up to at Snooth.

Some very encouraging news coming from America these days. There’s not much particularly insightful information I can shed on the […]

Palin Failin:

Yesterday was a pretty cool day at Snooth. Among a slew of usability improvements we rolled out, we launched the […]

Exclusive photo of John McCain’s notepad from last night’s debate:

It’s no surprise to me that the very same scheming Wall Street financial engineers who masterminded such risky practices as […]

Hold on to your shoes people. Or at least tie your shoelaces very tight. Because what I’m about to tell […]

I just finished creating the website for ID Real Estate Partners, LLC – a New York based real estate company […]

I just finished reading the macabre yet entertaining Wikipedia’s list of unusual deaths. Of the 125 entries mentioned, only 12 […]

This is a pretty cool judge of your visual accuracy – woodgears.ca/eyeball/. If anyone has the time (less than five […]

Today I spotted what looks to be another Banksy painting in SoHo, on Broadway and Howard (it’s facing the green […]

I’m curious to hear about the different types of calendars everyone uses. How are people keeping appointments these days? To […]

If you’re a professional geek like me, making an important home decorating decision is impossible without firing up the ol […]

This a cool observation, but isn’t it a little embarrassing that nobody discovered this sooner?

As the guy who designed the original NYC Condom, my heart sank this afternoon when I saw about a hundred […]

A highly-entertaining activity is feeding random and/or strange snippets of conversation into Google and seeing what you get. Below are […]

Wanna see something gross? You never realize just how dirty your earplugs are until you place them next to a […]

I was going through some old files today and unearthed what looks to be the first web page I ever […]

I spotted this on Broome Street today. For whatever reason, these pieces of wood were covering an open doorway in […]

Volatile Subject Alert: I’m not taking a side here, just voicing a thought I had today. I think that regardless […]

What’s in your clipboard right now? Go into the comments and paste away!

Regarding that bizarre beheading incident on the bus in Canada (link here), it’s come to light that the passengers were […]

Every once in a while I click on some spam I’ve received (just for fun) and I’m taken to some […]

Living in Chinatown has been fun so far. But having to watch the butcher deliver pig carcuses to the Chinese […]

Ok, it’s time for another survey. Like all the surveys on this site, this one will be lots of fun. […]

I guess this is why you’re supposed to draw a long horizontal line after the dollar amount, right?

I’ve always gotten a lot of spam, but recently the “subject” fields have taken on a “breaking news” headline style. […]

I spotted this DeLorean on my commute yesterday. Even though it’s a simple design, I still think the LeLorean is […]

Another quick random poll – if you’re reading this you’re obliged to answer. You can be anonymous if you’d like. […]

I saw this little bit of high-brow billboard modification while waiting for the B train in Chinatown yesterday, and what […]

It pleases me to say that in the coming weeks I’ll be helping the one and only Dave Hill make […]

Yesterday marked the official launch of our teen-focused social marketing campaign for the NYC Department of Health. The campaign centers […]

Hi everyone – quick survey. Clasp your hands together like this right now. What’s more comfortable – having your left […]

I wish I’d gotten a better picture of this, but on Saturday I saw a taxi with a digital camera […]

Very interesting how similar “No Country for Old Men” is to “Raising Arizona.” See for yourself… UPDATE – I just […]

Today I cheered my brother on as he took 4th place at Wiimbledon. Click on the photo above to see […]

I have some serious gripes with Network Solutions’ VPS “service” which I’ll save for another post (basically their VPS service […]

I saw this printer sitting out on the street a few weeks ago. I love the subtle irony here, assuming […]

I don’t care how you spent your Saturday night, because my Saturday night was clearly much more entertaining. I saw […]

This is an actual cake that was spotted in Chinatown last weekend. I shot it from two different angles so […]

I hope this doesn’t offend anyone, but if you like wine and have never been to snooth.com you’re a fucking […]

Today marks the launch of our “Marie from the Bronx” anti-smoking campaign for the New York City Health Department. If […]

I’ve stripped away all my site’s CSS styles in honor of CSS Naked Day. It’s a silly attempt to make […]

Creating a progressive and abstract print ad can be a good thing. But creating an ad that’s so abstract that […]

Has anyone else noticed that the displays on the new NYC subways seem to use Apple’s Keynote presentation software? If […]

One of the scariest things in the world. One of the funniest things in the world.

Hey everyone – miss me? I don’t know how you survived yesterday without a new caption contest, but I’m back […]

I noticed something pretty annoying while cleaning up my desktop today. The icons for SWFs and PDFs look very similar, […]

I found this weird shopping list on a dollar in my pocket today. Any insights you can offer, my clever […]

Well, I can scratch off another item on my life’s to-do list. Our latest anti-smoking commercials we created at DCF […]

I noticed something extremely creepy in the West Village last night. I gazed into an upscale townhouse and was shocked […]

Another reason why I love my Mac. This weekend I needed to edit some video in a pinch. The project […]

Some sweet sweet irony here. Security camera footage of a man falling off a ladder while adjusting that same security […]

A sign of the times.

I spotted this customized Wet Paint sign last night on 14th and 6th. Can anyone offer any insight into just […]

I spent yesterday in Buck’s Country PA and was very impressed the town’s old fashioned flair. It was perfectly summed […]

I spotted this Fandango ticket machine sporting a Windows dialogue box a few weeks ago and my fancy was, as […]

I don’t know what they’re selling at bodegas on the Upper East Side these days, but I’m a little hesitant […]

Ok, thanks for everyone’s input on the caption contests. I’ve given it some thought, and here’s the deal. Caption contests […]

Quick informal survey: How many keys are on your keychain? And of those, how many have you used in the […]

Hopefully you’ll notice that the site is much faster now. It seems the problem was the Kimili Flash Embed WordPress […]

Here’s a pretty cool idea I wouldn’t mind seeing incorporated into the iPhone: the ability to see where your friends […]

Hate your job as a graphic designer? Don’t forget to do this before you quit.

A cool feature I noticed about the iPhone is that I don’t need to eject it from iTunes before unplugging […]

The web’s newest and most smartest cartoon, Ugbun the Ugly Bunny.

While spending some time with my girlfriend and her grandfather this weekend, I spotted a self-portrait of him from the […]

While the web is buzzing with reports about how much faster Photoshop CS3 is on Intel Macs, there’s nary an […]

I discovered this morning that the iPhone is so hip, it’ll auto-suggest the proper spelling of TriBeCa. But interestingly (that […]

I noticed something funny in the window at St. Vincent’s hospital this evening. View it large…you’ll find it.

Some geek talk ahead. Non-technophiles beware… Has anyone seen a high-end TV displaying 1080p? Last weekend I saw a couple […]

Hey Everyone – thanks for taking such good care of the site while I was away. As promised, here’s the […]

Hey Everyone – I’m headed out for a week-long vacation. Upon my return, the highest-rated comment for this post will […]

If you’ve ever wanted to hear me co-host a radio show, then this Wednesday is your chance. I’ll be co-hosting […]

Well, it looks like I can scratch another item off my lifetime to-do list: • Start a Russian Flame War

Dear Russians, I’m sorry for making up a fake quiz that was only supposed to make you feel stupid, and […]

Since the Russians aren’t making much progress on the riddle below, here’s a hint.

Alright Russians. If you’re so clever, solve this: (Click to view full)

Hi everyone – as you can see, I’ve just enabled the ability to rate people’s comments all throughout the site. […]

Every once in a while I get curious as to who’s visiting The Cleverest. So I fired up the geographic […]

Recently at a work-related shoot at Shea Stadium, I noticed something that seemed a little out of place in the […]

What rhymes with “fart” but doesn’t have an “f” in it? Right. Art!!! Writer, filmmaker, artist, and former roommate Michael […]

An unfortunate pairing of headlines on my Google News page this morning.

Tonight’s the night! This evening brings the official launch of Smyles & Fish, the highly anticipated literary magazine I’ve been […]

Gawker may have gotten the scoop on Yesterday’s Kitchen Shitter story, but at least I got the original flyer. It […]

I found this glorious flyer affixed brazenly to a streetlamp in my neighborhood last night. My gut tells me this […]

Looks like I’ve been Digged again!

**BREAKING NEWS** JAKARTA, Indonesia — A major earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami that followed has killed […]

A New York City cop left his receipt at an ATM in front of me today. I couldn’t help my […]

In case you’re bored with playing the guitar the traditional way (ie, how Dan Smith would teach you) check out […]

It’s not every day that one gets to see a Mercedes on fire. But for me, Friday was that day. […]

Breaking News: Oil pipeline explosion on Snake Island, Nigeria Hordes of punners and satirists convene in The Cleverest Dot Com’s […]

My brother once pointed out that a well-placed hyperlink in a sentence is hilarious. So here are some examples. (The […]

I wish there were an Academy Awards for short films on the Web, because the Ice Cream Dance would make […]

Friday’s “An Evening with Smyles & Fish” was a hoot! We were able to raise tens of tens of dollars, […]

Stop what you’re doing right now and check out the new & improved Smyles & Fish website. Guaranteed to be […]

This Friday you’re invited to what will go down in history as the most thrilling literary reading of all time. […]

For the next installment of Smyles&Fish, we’re developing a list of unspeakable acts of depravity such as The Rusty Trombone, […]

Anyone who sends text messages on their phone knows the value of pre-programed generic responses. The default set includes “Thanks”, […]

This Friday, in addition to being St. Paddy’s Day, will mark the most rockingist day in all of history, as […]

I just read that Yahoo has done a 180º and is now allowing people to use “Allah” in a Yahoo […]

Thanks Google!

For some reason I felt compelled to visit StarJones.com to see what I’d find. And I’m happy to report that […]

The Official Dick Cheney Hunting Accident Joke/Pun Roundup To the comments!

While Jordan and I were discussing the brilliance of Predator 2’s tagline, “He’s in town with a few days to […]

Thanks again, Google!

Here’s to wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year! All the best,Gabe, Mike, and Mike

This is a real ad. Seriously. Oh how I wish I’d made it…

This little device is amazing. I wish I’d thought of it.

Stop the presses! Stop em, goddammit! Gabe has published his first podcast so go to his site right now and […]

Thanks Google!

This headline is hilarious.Yes, the story is tragic (full story) but I’m sorry, that headline is just hilarious.

I love that new Pope smell!

This is real.

Is it normal? You tell me. An old friend of mine just launched this great site, www.isitnormal.com. It’s highly entertaining […]

While watching Ghostbusters this weekend, it occurred to me that “Holy crap – the Ghostbusters’ fire house is right by […]

It just doesn’t get any better than this:DANDee Child Safety Harness

How do all these spammers know I have a tiny penis?!?!

Quick anonymous survey: Have you ever peed and brushed your teeth at the same time?

Can I go off on a little rant here? I want to talk about something that really pisses me off, […]

This website here is an amazing tool to create anagrams. My favorite anagram I’ve found so far is the following: […]

Wet paint? I’ll be the judge of that!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Speaking of blogs, Google can help you dive headfirst into some pretty strange and random ones. It’s easy, just search […]

There’s gone be some changes round these parts. I know I used to harp on blogs but the time came […]

Tonight as I got off the subway I was greeted with thick black smoke, blazing sirens, and thousands of people […]

Here are the photos from the legendary Tinkle Booze Cruise Click here