Little Manhattan, A 2.5 ton Marble Model of Manhattan by Yutaka Sone
“Little Manhattan” by Japanese artist Yutaka Sone is an exquisitely detailed 2.5 ton marble model of Manhattan. The eight foot long model is on display…
Guerilla Activists Paint “Cut Here” Scissors on Obsolete Dam
Anonymous activist artists recently painted a “cut here” scissor graphic on the obsolete 200 foot tall Matilija Dam near Ojai, California. As the LA Times…
Scientists Develop Method for Reconstructing the Mind’s Mental Movies
Researchers The Gallant Lab at UC Berkeley have developed a method to read and reconstruct the mental images that play in a person’s brain. In…
Alec Baldwin Urges NPR Listeners Not to Support Public Radio
Last October, Alec Baldwin made a plea to public radio listeners: don’t support public radio. More of his tongue-in-cheek public radio pledge spots can be…
Slow Breaking News, Top News Stories Painstakingly Cross Stitched
“Slow Breaking News” by designer Emily Roose is a series of breaking news stories from 2009 to 2010 rendered in time-consuming cross stitch embroidery (each…
The Power Racing Series, An Auto Race Series for Power Wheels
photo by Opacity photo via Power Racing Series The Power Racing Series is an auto racing series for hacked Power Wheels toy cars. The event…
Video Riot Lets Users Create Their Own YouTube Mashups
Video Riot by artist Scott Draves is a site that lets users create psychedelic mashups of any YouTube video thanks to the magic of WebGL…
Warco, Shooter Game Replaces Player’s Gun with Journalist’s Camera
Warco is a first person shooter game with a rather unusual twist–rather than a gun, the player wields a camera as a war correspondent (aka…
BankSimple, Streamlined Personal Online Banking Platform
BankSimple is an upcoming personal banking platform whose focus is a streamlined web and mobile experience (see a video demo of the service). BankSimple is…
Cocktail Typewriter by Morskoiboy Lets You Mix Cocktails by Typing
Russian artist Morskoiboy has created a hydraulic cocktail typewriter that dispenses alcohol with each keystroke–in effect, turning words into cocktails. A most remarkable feature of…