At some point in 1968, the members of the nascent Deep Purple (Mark 1) were having a great time lip-synching and pretending to play the instruments on their own smash hit “Hush” while near swimming pool, possibly Deeves Hall in Hertfordshire. Singer Rod Evans was clad in a swimsuit towel while the rest of the…
A Beautiful Large Scale Mosaic of an Adorable Dachshund Made Out of Over 75,000 Colored Staples
New York City artist James Haggerty, who previously made detailed mosaics of Star Wars characters with thousands of colored staples, created a beautiful large-scale mosaic portrait of a beloved dachshund in this very same manner. Who’s a good boy?! Who’s a good boy? I used 75,738 staples to create large-scale mosaic of a dachshund! submitted…
Surreal Dutch Masters Style Glitched Still Life Paintings
Artist Olan Ventura creates highly realistc still life portraits in the style of the Dutch Masters with one big difference. Where the subject of the picture ends in Ventura’s paintings, straight line beams of color continue on, offering a surreal “glitched” element to an otherwise classic genre. via Hi-Fructose
Fascinating Macro Footage of Hornets in Slow Motion
Nature photographer Lothar Lenz captured intense macro, slow-motion footage of hornets near his home in Eiffel, Germany, as they stopped for a drink of water before taking flight. The buzz made by these busy insects is clearly palpable, especially when in a quiet room or wearing headphones. Nature observations with the camera. Almost every day…
Cousin Greg From ‘Succession’ Nervously Appears on a Late Night Talk Show For the Very First Time
Making his first apearance on a late night talk show, actor Nicholas Braun (Cousin Greg on Succession) was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and quite nervously recounted a time when cast member Jeremy Strong (Kendall Roy) took him to a party at an elaborate house in The Hamptons. It was at…
Horatio, An Elegant Old-Timey Victrola Smart Speaker by Hendrick’s That Includes a Gin Martini Holder
Hendrick’s Gin, known for its old-timey sensibility, has created Horatio, a rather elegant smart speaker. Horatio is handmade out of antique copper, leather wood and brass and features a Victrola style amplifying horn. The speaker is operated by hand rather than voice and it conveniently offers a place to put down one’s gin martini. Created…
A Kinetic Walking Chair Crawls Around Burning Man
Engineer Mark Ellis created The Playa Crawler, a brilliantly designed kinetic walking chair that he uses at Burning Man. The legs of this chair were inspired by Dutch artist Theo Jansen‘s wind-powered Strandbeest (previously) and is specifically crafted to withstand the alkaline floor of the Black Rock Desert. The Playa Crawler is what’s considered a…
A Photo Series That Reveals an Isolated World After Smartphones Are Removed From People’s Hands
International photographer Eric Pickersgill has created a fitting series entitled “Removed”, where he presents individual portraits in beautiful black and white photos. Each of the subjects appears to be looking at a smartphone in their hands, but the personal device has been completely removed from the picture, revealing an isolated and lonely world. Pickersgill stated…