Sapphirina, A Tiny Marine Crustacean with Beautiful Shimmering Skin
Back in 2013 underwater videographer Kaj Maney shot this intriguing video of a Sapphirina, a tiny marine crustacean or copepod that has incredible shimmering skin.…
The First Graffiti Artist, A 1976 Short Film About Street Artist Walter Kershaw
“The First Graffiti Artist” is a 1976 short film about Walter Kershaw, a British artist whose large scale outdoor murals gained him media attention starting…
Kyoto Restaurant Serves Noodle Soup That Contains One Incredibly Long Noodle
Kyoto noodle shop Tawaraya serves a bowl of udon that contains a single noodle—but the noodle is so fat and long that it fills the…
Dad Makes Fantastic Butterfly Pancakes for His Kids
Nathan Shields, the Saipan-based stay-at-home-dad who makes artful pancakes for his kids that he calls “Saipancakes,” recently made these excellent butterfly pancakes. For more on…
Hilariously Bizarre Azuki Bean Beards by Takao Sakai
As a commentary on fads in Japanese pop culture, artist Takao Sakai invented one of his own: azuki bean beards. He has been crafting beards…
Voyageurs, Surreal Sculptures of Walking Figures That Are Missing Sections of Their Bodies
In his sculpture series “Voyageurs” (Travelers), French artist Bruno Catalano makes surreal figure sculptures in which sections of the figure’s bodies are eerily missing. photos…
Car Salesman Goes on Hilarious Foul-Mouthed Rant During Live TV Broadcast of a Commercial in 1969
In this hilarious commercial for the Bay Shore Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in the San Francisco Bay Area, pitchman Chick Lambert rants about his “bald-headed prick” boss…
Geometric Animal Sculptures That Look Like Polygonal 3D Computer Models
New Zealand-based artist Ben Foster creates wonderful animal sculptures with a geometric design reminiscent of polygonal 3D computer graphics. The lifesize sculptures are crafted out…
Wonderfully Bizarre Embroidered Found Photos by Mana Morimoto
Artist Mana Morimoto uses embroidery to add colorful, often wonderfully bizarre flourishes to found photographs. She has more embroidery art on her website. via Hi-Fructose
Fixie Pizza Cutter, An Ãœber Hip Fixed-Gear Bicycle Pizza Cutter
The Fixie Pizza Cutter by DOIY Design is an über hip pizza cutter that looks like a miniature fixed-gear bicycle. Both wheels are blades, which…