Boing Boing Unveils New Site Design, With a Focus on Original Content
Our friends at Boing Boing have unveiled a new site design and a new editorial direction that will bring more original content (or “‘Zine-style journalism,…
Beautiful Eclectic Tattoos by Steph Hanlon
Tattoo artist Steph Hanlon creates beautiful tattoos that combine diverse styles and influences from modern art to vintage nature illustration. Hanlon identifies as a practitioner…
A Colorful Dutch Manual on Watercolor Painting From 1692
Medieval book historian Erik Kwakkel recently posted about this remarkable Dutch manual on watercolor painting from 1692. Entitled Treatise of Colors Used to Paint Water…
Hurricane Ashley Was Expected To Strike Several Bars During Cinco De Mayo
The Onion reports that Hurricane Ashley was expected to strike several local bars during the Cinco de Mayo celebration. Fueled by flavored vodka shots, the…
Jerk Balloons, Novelty Balloons with Mean-Spirited Messages
Jerk Balloons are a line of novelty balloons that display mean-spirited messages like “I hate you” and “You’re adopted.” The balloons were designed by Shauna…
Door Ninja, A Handy Ninja That Smashes Open Doors For You
The handy dandy Door Ninja opens doors for people with maximum violence in this hilarious parody infomercial by Los Angeles sketch comedy group Cake Fight.…
A Papercraft Model of the Interior of ‘The Addams Family’ Mansion
Artist Alan Ronay created this wonderful papercraft model of the interior of the mansion from The Addams Family TV series. The miniature, along with models…
U.S. Edition of ‘Letters of Note’ Book, A Collection of Historical Letters From the Famous and Unknown
Last October we posted about Letters of Note, a book of fascinating letters edited by Shaun Usher of the Letters of Note blog. The book,…
Artist Dresses as Mainstream and Counter Culture Characters From the Last 10 Decades
1920s Artist Annalisa Hartlaub dressed as mainstream and counterculture characters representing every decade from the 1920s to the present in her imaginative photo project “Counter…
Delightful 3D Illusion Sand Drawings
New Zealand-based art group 3D Sand Drawing creates delightful 3D illusion sand drawings that appear to pop out of the beach. The group was founded…