Central Park In The Fall is a 2010 work by "Painter of Light" artist Thomas Kinkade. The park, Kinkade writes, "is a place where a quick cab ride lets you escape the big city and immerse yourself in nature's brilliant color palette." Thomas Kinkade hide caption
Tiles made from recycled materials Cindy Carpien/NPR hide caption
Artist Ed Ruscha, writer and producer David Breskin and musician Nels Cline. Courtesy of Cryptogramophone hide caption
The 'Barbecue King' infra-red cooking unit, on show at the United States Trade Centre catering equipment exhibition in London. Reg Speller/Getty Images hide caption
Lee, Clarksville, Tennessee, 2010 Jeff Sheng hide caption
Jack Zylkin's USB Typewriter allows you to write emails from an old manual typewriter. Jack Zylkin hide caption
The Pelican, 2006 Alexis Rockman hide caption
Astrid Kircherr (left) and her manager, Ulf Kruger, pose at a Beatlemania exhibition opening in Hamburg, Germany in 2009. Krafft Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
The artwork Moke is among the pieces featured in African Mosaic, the newest exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. National Museum of African Art hide caption
Mark Craig's trusty old answering machine. Courtesy of Mark Craig hide caption
Ten pair of men's Italian & French designer shoes belonging to Bernie Madoff are auctioned to raise money for his victims. U.S. Marshals Service/via AP hide caption