Bondsy, New App for Trading and Bartering with Friends
Bondsy is a new iOS app that allows freeform trading and bartering among friends. A user can post a wide variety of things on Bondsy—goods,…
Poynton Regenerated, English Village Revives Town Center by Removing Traffic Signals
The fascinating short documentary “Poynton Regenerated” by Martin Cassini tells the tale of Poynton, a small English village that removed the traffic lights, signs, and…
Broquet, Gift Packages for Manly Men
The Kentucky Straight Broquet is a San Francisco-based online store that sells gift packages tailored to the modern manly man (“broquet” as in “bouquet,” get…
Fitzcardboardaldo, A Cardboard Tribute Film to Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo
The short film “FITZCARDBOARDALDO” by artist Robin Frohardt is an elaborate cardboard tribute to the 1982 film Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog. In Herzog’s film, an…
Storage Tank Converted into Massive Sound Installation by Zimoun
In the latest sound installation by Swiss artist Zimoun, he used more than 300 balls tethered to electric motors to fill a 42-foot-tall chemical storage…
A City of Bread Slowly Decomposing Over 6 Months
Swedish artist Johanna Mårtensson built a miniature city out of bread and then photographed it as it slowly decomposed over six months for her 2009…
ModernMantra, Drawings in Which Every Object is Covered with the Word Describing It
In his “ModernMantra” series, Swedish artist Thomas Broomé illustrates rooms using words as textures—for instance, a wall is covered with the word “wall.” The series…
Getting Stung by a Scorpion in Super Slow Motion
In the latest episode of Distort, co-host David Prager gets stung in the arm by an emperor scorpion in super slow motion…for science! Distort is…
Wheelharp, Musical Instrument Mimics the Sound of a String Orchestra
The Wheelharp is a musical instrument that lets a musician replicate the sound of chamber string orchestra using a simple piano-style keyboard. A spinning wheel…
Beetle Sphere, 1953 Volkswagen Beetle Compressed into a Sphere
photo by See-ming Lee “Beetle Sphere” is a 1953 Volkswagen Beetle that has been compressed into a sphere nearly 6 feet in diameter. The sculpture…