Year 2013
StarRSS, A Creative RSS Feed Styled After the Iconic ‘Star Wars’ Opening Sequence
In the wake of the news that Google is shutting down its RSS reader, Github user fotcorn has created StarRSS, a page that will turn…
Mr. Willie, A Walmart Greeter That Welcomes Customers With a ‘Bam’
Mr. Willie is a friendly Walmart greeter in Maumelle, Arkansas who seems to enjoy his job and brightening up the day of customers. One of…
Nachtfluge, Long Exposure Photos of Airplane Flight Paths at Night
“Nachtfluge” by artist Kevin Cooley is a photo series which depicts light trails from commercial aircraft at night in long exposure photographs. The photos were…
CRAPCHA, Impossible CAPTCHA Tests That Pranks Web Users
The Completely Ridiculous And Phony Captcha that Hassles for Amusement (CRAPCHA) is an embeddable fake CAPTCHA test that is intentionally indecipherable and impossible to complete.…
Upstream Color, A New Science Fiction Film by Director Shane Carruth
Upstream Color is a new romantic thriller science fiction film from director Shane Carruth, the director of Primer. The film is currently being screened around…
Curiously Lifelike Soft Robots Created With Evolutionary Algorithms
The curiously lifelike blocky creatures leaping and bounding in this video are soft robots that were designed not by people, but by evolutionary algorithms. The…
An Art Show Tribute to Martin Scorsese Presented by Spoke Art at Bold Hype Gallery in New York City
“Scorsese Tribute” by Joshua Budich Scorsese is an upcoming art show presented by Spoke Art at Bold Hype Gallery in New York City featuring a…
Supercut of Fake Websites Used on Law & Order
As a followup to the best fake websites shown in TV shows, Brooklyn-based writer and producer Debbie Saslaw edited a great supercut for Slacktory of…
Citi Bike, A New Bike Sharing Service For New York City
image via Citi Bike Citi Bike is a new bicycle rental service that recently launched in New York City. Like similar bicycle sharing services in…
Walker Frame Disguised as a ‘Star Wars’ AT-AT Walker For a Post-Op Four-Year-Old
Illustrator Ben Dewey helped create this unique Star Wars AT-AT walker for Stephanie Kaloi’s four-year-old son who recently underwent surgery on both of his legs.…