NPR Posts Collection of ‘The Best Commencement Speeches, Ever’
NPR has amassed a collection of 300 particularly excellent commencement speeches from the past 240 years by famous and lesser known people. You can peruse…
Artist Elsa Rhae Uses Makeup to Transform Herself Into Pop Culture Characters
Makeup artist Elsa Rhae transforms herself into all manner of characters — from Captain Planet to the Grinch — with the clever application of makeup.…
London Starbucks Barista Makes Elaborate Coffee Cup Drawings for His Favorite Customers
Gabriel Nkweti Lafitte, a French artist and barista at a Central London Starbucks, creates beautiful drawings on coffee cups for his favorite customers. He makes…
Delightfully Surreal Tehran Building Murals by Mehdi Ghadyanloov
Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloov makes delightfully surreal murals in his hometown of Tehran. The large scale murals often feature whimsical 3D illusions or absurdist imagery.…
Sunset Piano Opus 3, An Art Project That Is Bringing Pianos to San Francisco Public Spaces in 2014
Pianos have begun materializing in public spaces in San Francisco thanks to “Sunset Piano Opus 3,” the latest musical public art project by Mauro Ffortissimo.…
Cheer On Reading in Dallas, A Project to Bring 50 Little Free Libraries to Dallas
Cheer On Reading in Dallas is an initiative to promote literacy in Dallas–Fort Worth by bringing 50 Little Free Libraries—tiny community lending libraries—to the area.…
psychylustro, 7 Colorful Outdoor Installations Along Rail Lines in Philadelphia
“psychylustro” is an outdoor art project encompassing seven colorful installations along rail lines in Philadelphia. The installations have been painted on buildings, walls, and scenery…
The Onion’s Tips for Finding an Apartment
The Onion provides some handy tips for apartment hunters, including how to dress to impress a realtor, and pointers on how to kill the previous…
Beautiful Music Video for ‘Moving On’ by James That Features Yarn Animation
Animator Ainslie Henderson used yarn to make this beautiful stop motion animated music video for “Moving On” by James. Henderson has posted some behind the…
Over 400,000 Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Are Available Online for Non-Commercial Use
The The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that it is making more than 400,000 high resolution digital images of public domain artworks freely available online.…