‘A World of Characters’, An Exhibition of Advertising Mascot Memorabilia at the San Francisco International Airport
Mr. Peanut (1918), Tony the Tiger (1951), and some 300 other advertising mascots are currently on display in “A World of Characters: Advertising Icons from…
A Creepy and Cute Edible Sandwich Sculpture of Santa Claus
Pepper-HO-HO-HO-ni // Oscar Mayer Heritage Recipe Pepperoni with cheese, marinara, and cream cheese. Art director Kasia Haupt Canning, the mad genius behind Sandwich Monsters (previously),…
Filmmaker Casey Neistat Creates a Heartwarming Video Documenting the Day His Daughter Was Born
In “Her Water Broke” filmmaker Casey Neistat (previously) documents the hectic day earlier in December that his daughter Francine was born. The video begins in…
How to Make a Pair of Functional Pliers From a Solid Block of Wood in Ten Cuts
In a fascinating short video, woodworker David Warther demonstrates how to make a pair of functional wooden pliers from a small block of wood in…
Chinese Artist Li Hongbo Cuts Beautiful Metal Art in the Blades of Knives
Chinese artist Li Hongbo (previously) cuts animals, figures, and scenes directly into knife blades in his latest sculpture series. In some pieces, the sculptural forms…
One-Man Band, Unicycle Elvis, and Other Holiday Entertainers Performing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
This holiday season traveler Matthew Morris stumbled upon a wonderfully whimsical array of holiday entertainers performing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Morris captured three sets of…
‘Ghost Ship’, An Eerie Apparition of a 17th-Century Ship Projected With Water on a Canal in Amsterdam
The ghostly apparition of a 17th-century sailing ship floats on a canal in Amsterdam in the installation Ghost Ship by Romanian architecture studio visualSKIN. The…
‘The Art of the Marbler’, A Fascinating 1970 Educational Film About Paper Marbling
The 1970 British educational film “The Art of the Marbler” offers an in-depth look at paper marbling, a centuries-old technique for creating beautiful marble-like patterns…
Wind-Powered Strandbeest Kinetic Sculpture Model Kits by ThinkGeek
Over the years we’ve posted many times about Strandbeests, the wondrous large scale wind-powered kinetic sculptures created by Dutch artist Theo Jansen. Anyone who has…
Blink, A News Ticker That Generates an Unending Stream of Sensational Nonsense Headlines
London-based artist Jim Buell has created Blink, an electronic news ticker that algorithmically generates an unending stream of sensational nonsense headlines like “Justin Bieber Executes…