What's in a name? When you're talking Lord of the Rings, years of work, millions of fans, and billions of dollars in book and film revenue. And when you're talking Juniper Books? Dust jackets...

Oh, and if a jade green Astronaut Rabbit Side Table isn't kooky enough for you in and of itself, bonus alert! Space Bunny's helmet is also a tissue dispenser!...

Welcome to Edition 152 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

A classic from Seletti, the Love in Bloom Porcelain Heart Vase goes full-on anatomical in its efforts to help you show how much you care. The vase turns arteries and veins of the heart into individual bud vases, allowing...

At first I thought Tom Scalisi and Tanya Watson wrote How to Fix Stuff: Practical Hacks for Your Home and Garden as a go-to for kids who need an easy gift for Dad or gift for Mom. But now I wonder if it isn't the opposite...

Well, this UFO Night Light is certainly a subtler approach to the theme than the Alien Abduction Lamp, but, come on, nowhere near as fun. Available in lacquered black and white, I guess this UFO Night Light is the perfect...

This 2-in-1 Watermelon Fork and Slicer is the fruitiest thing you'll see all summer. Maybe even 3 summers counting, given it's been a minute since the Windmill Watermelon Slicer made its own fruity splash...

I'd screw that. I mean, with that, I'd screw with that. The Fanttik Mini Electric Screwdriver Set is a rechargeable pen-sized screwdriver that can screw electrically with a high and low torque of 0.2/0.05N.m, or screw...

I wonder if one of the 5 types of fire this StaySafe 5-in-1 Fire Extinguisher is made to put out is the one currently raging in my throat. Dudes, the main thing I did over America's birthday weekend is catch Covid, and...

Trick out your kicks, make your sneaks snazzy, and jazz up your Jazzercise shoes (Mama) with this set of Shoe Tattoos from Wear Your Sole. The decals are semi-permanent, but removable, and made for enhancing leather footwear...

Ooh, get part lawnmower, part Back to the Future with Sun Joe's Electric Hover Mower. The plug-in grass barber's 10-amp motor spins at up to 7,000 RPM, creating a cushion of air, and its namesake hover effect. Look, Ma!...

When I bite into a juicy cheeseburger, the last thing I expect - or want - is for streams of water to spurt out. I mean, normally. But a water-spraying Cheeseburger Sprinkler, now, that's a different story...

I hope the Breville 3X Bluicer is as fun to use as the word "Bluicer" is to say. Over and over again in my head, as if it's a whisper from the gods that I should name my firstborn Bluicer, or buy a blender and juicer...

Welcome to Edition 151 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

Ginger Foot Pads give new meaning to the expression, "Sleep it off." Or attempt to, anyway - reviews are mixed on how well these overnight detoxifiers really work...

A Carrot Cat Scratching Post? That's stupid. ... No one show it to my wife, OK? There's nothing she loves more than our cat, Zanzibar, and vegetables...

I'm not sure that the WOLOLOW, a night light replica of the Futuro House designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, is a thing that makes me go, "Wow!" but it is definitely a thing that makes me go, "WOLOLOW!" And...

Meet the Watchers, little silicone monsters who are both adorable and helpful as storage, cable, and bag ties. Their googly eyes are just for show, but those shrieking mouths and extra-long Watcher tongues? That's where...

The Terrain 365 Invictus Bali-Ti Butterfly Knife looks sharp. In every way possible. Has me wanting to sing a song too. A balisong...

Is it your destiny to score a Nerf LMTD Gjallarhorn Blaster from Bungie Rewards? You can improve your chances of following the path of a Guardian by acquiring the Gjallarhorn rocket launcher in the Destiny 2: Bungie 30th...

When I first saw this Motorized Inflatable T-Rex Ride-On Pool Float I thought all my dreams had come true. T-Rex. Pool float. Able to tool around the water via joystick and zero effort on my part...

Thinking I might join the inno Fan Club. I like this air circulator's telescoping properties, able to extend from a compact and tidy 5", to as tall as 35", and therefore also able to direct its airflow with precision...

A smartwatch you need charge only by...doing smartwatch-y things with it? Sequent's SolarCharger Smartwatch is a timepiece that also monitors your activity, sleep, and heart rate, and can potentially do it all in perpetuity...