Great Big Story visited five different countries around the world to learn more about the regional coffee culture, specifically how the caffeinated beverage is prepared. If there is one thing people everywhere love, it just might be coffee—more than 2 billion cups are consumed on this planet every single day. In this installment of “Around…
Magnificent Stained Glass Squid and Jellyfish Lamps
Previously wrote about spectacular stained glass octopus chandeliers crafted by artisan Parker Mason of Mason Creations in Portland, Oregon. Mason also created magnificent two-way mountable Squid Lights. They measure about 24″ long from top of head to bottom of tentacles and the lighting in the tentacles and head turns on together. They can be either…
A Highly Realistic, Life-Size Wall Sculpture of The Alien Queen From the Iconic Ripley Battle Scene in ‘Aliens’
Prop replica company Hollywood Collectibles Group has created a highly realistic life-size wall sculpture of the Alien Queen as seen battling Ellen Ripley during an iconic scene from the second film Aliens. We are proud to announce our Officially Licensed Life-Size Alien Queen Wall Sculpture! This stunning life-size wall display pays homage to the terrifying…
A Beautiful Classical Guitar Cover of the Iconic Jaco Pastorius Bass Composition ‘Portrait of Tracy’
Musician César Silva performed a beautiful cover of the iconic Jaco Pastorius composition “Portrait of Tracy” on classical guitar. This gorgeous piece, written for Pastorius’s wife, was originally played bass using natural harmonics throughout the song, translated easily to Silva’s composition for his Óscar Cardoso guitar. Here’s the original version by the late, great Jaco…
Imaginative Illustrations Burst Out of Cell Phones to Envelop the Oblivious Person Staring at Their Screen
The very talented illustrator Andrew Rae (previously) has created a hilarious series entitled “Phone Buddies” in which imaginative illustrations burst directly out of cell phones to envelop the person staring at their screen. Rae’s friend Ruskin Kyle captured the original photos of people looking at thier devices. Rae told My Modern Met that he first…
Curious Bear Opens Minivan Door and Climbs Right In
While staying in the mountains of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border, traveller Adam Armstrong captured amusing footage of a curious bear opening the door to Armstrong’s unlocked minivan in the driveway. Once the door was open, the bear climb right into the back seat. The bear remained inside for a bit, but then left…
Testing an Octopus’ Memory Over a Period of 15 Days
Arnold, the incredibly intelligent octopus at Octolab who cleared obstacles from his favorite barrel, squeezed through increasing smaller slots in a transparent wall and even performed a combination of both tasks, had his memory tested over the course of 15 days. The test involved a transparent divider with four tubes on the other side. A…
Prankster Hilariously Sticks Realistic AirPod Stickers on the Ground in Random Places Around San Francisco
Artist and art director Pablo Rochat quite hilariously created life sized, incredibly real-looking AirPod stickers and stuck them on the ground at random locations throughout the city of San Francisco, just to see what would happen. Made life-size AirPod stickers and stuck them on the ground, all over the city I made life-size AirPod stickers…