Jay-Z: The Blueprint 3
description We expect to see trilogies in our Netflix queue, not in our iTunes library. But if anyone can pull off such an epic feat, it’s Jay-Z. The third installment of his platinum-selling Blueprint series features appearances by everyone from MGMT to Kanye West and Timbaland. This summer we couldn’t get enough of the album’s first single, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)." We’re all for trilogies, but please, Jay-Z, learn a lesson from Lucas and stop here: No prequels please! Illustration:Lobatón 
Marvel-ous Wall Art
description Brighten your blank-walled hovel this fall with two supersized superhero tributes. Play six degrees of Spider-Man with Rizzoli’s Expanding Universe Wall Chart ($45), a 12-foot Marvel Comics family tree that illustrates the links between villains and mutants. Deeper-pocketed geeks can order posters (the one above starts at $155) from Surface View (http://surfaceview.co.uk surfaceview.co.uk) and revel in vintage images of Marvel icons on an epic scale. KA-POW! 
Foodgawker.com
description Your bubbe was right: Your eyes really are bigger than your stomach. Foodgawker serves up a smorgasbord of mouth-watering food pornography from all over the Web. Bloggers submit photos of their favorite dishes; the site picks the catches of the day and links back to the recipes and restaurants where you can get your nom-nom on. 
Typographyapp.com
description Having trouble distinguishing a slur serif from a teardrop terminal? Can’t remember how far apart ellipsis points should be? Then get thee to the iPhone App Store and hand over a Lincoln for the Typography Manual, a must-have for any Web or print graphic designer. We wish it had a few more examples in the "Specimens" section, but we’ll cross our x-heights that a future version will include a more complete library of typefaces. 
Beck: Record Club
description The plan: Beck and his pals get together and rerecord one classic album in a single day, with no prior rehearsal. The first redo, The Velvet Underground and Nico, is a charming love letter to the original material. Listen at http://www.beck.com/record_club beck.com/record_club. Photo:Autumn de Wilde 
Photojojo!
description Another popular Web property makes the leap from bits to atoms. In this new book, subtitled Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas, Photojojo’s Amit Gupta and Kelly Jensen present 50 clever and crafty photography tips, hacks, and techniques adapted from their online newsletter. Projects range from the beautifully simple (a string monopod) to the technologically risky (the doggie cam). Our favorite? The camera toss (tether optional). 
Flip Flop Fly Ball
description Pop flies meet pie charts at this infographic heaven for sports fans. Whether he’s charting leaguewide ticket prices, graphing World Baseball Classic rosters, or diagraming the changing length of basketball shorts, illustrator Craig Robinson answers questions you didn’t even know you had. How many Canadians play for the Toronto Blue Jays? Find out at flipflopflyball.com. 
Rachel Maddow’s "Moment of Geek" From the early days of her MSNBC show, we knew Rachel Maddow was one of us, but the program was more wonky than nerdy. Happily, the new "Moment of Geek" segment gives viewers a dose of dork: teenage supernova hunters, say, or Bill Nye the Science Guy on cloud formations. Truly our moment of zen.
The Hawk and the Dove
description For his intimate look at two titans of the cold war, Wired senior editor Nicholas Thompson dove into the stacks and even tracked down long-lost notes on the Cuban missile crisis in a Washington, DC, university basement. The Hawk and the Dove tells of the epic rivalry between his grandfather Paul Nitze and George Kennan. Today, these guys would be Facebook friends, even though each believed the other’s nuclear strategy would blow up the world. 
Domo-kun
description Looking for a frighteningly cute way to protect your precious iPhone? Domo-kun to the rescue! The double-layered felt case, available from Etsy for $25, defends the touchscreen against scratches—and looks rad doing it. Never mind the Japanese TV icon’s fierce grimace: He’s believed to hate Apples, so he’ll gladly cough up your cell whenever it rings.
