Best of 2011: Potpourri! What smells so good? The year's best stories that defy categorization.

WeatherSpark: From a pair of Ivy-educated weather nerds, WS's a crazy in-depth meteorological analysis engine offering up a seriously comprehensive forecast for any spot in the world...more

VoicePrints: Straight outta Toronto, VP's a custom art operation rendering sound clips into colorful wall art, a "reminder to us and a display to others of what we deeply value", so apparently money really does talk...more

Baconlube: The swine scholars behind Bacon Salt (and Baconnaise, and Bacon Ranch, and bacon-flavored Mmmvelopes...) have done gone and added some pork to your porking with Baconlube: a "delicious massage oil and personal lubricant"...more

Visual.ly: From two buds who met during their days at Mint.com, Vis’s a slick database showcasing 2000+ cool “data visualizations”...more

Leisure Dive: Leisure Dive's a new rage created by a handful of friends collectively “dedicated to chilling out poolside, with a beverage, and in mid-air...and the attitude that surrounds it”...more