Rebecca Escamilla
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The Oregon Pint, A Custom-Blown Pint Glass Featuring a 3D Model of Mt. Hood Rising From the Base
The Oregon Pint Glass is a custom-blown pint glass from North Drinkware featuring a 3D model of Oregon’s tallest peak—Mt. Hood—rising from the base. USGS…
Detroit History Tours, A New Tour Group Highlighting the History of the Motor City
Detroit History Tours is a freshly launched tour group in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Their offerings include bus tours with themes like influential women…
‘Ladybugs Awakening’, A Short Film Featuring Hundreds of Ladybugs Snuggling for Warmth
“Ladybugs Awakening” is a short film shot while testing new equipment by Gary Yost. It features hundreds of convergent ladybugs huddled for warmth set to…
A Simple Way to Make Doughnut-Waffle Hybrid Krispy Kreme Waffles
Amy Erickson of Oh Bite It came up with an incredibly simple way to unite doughnuts and waffles into a stack of a sweet, sweet…
‘Issues to Readers’, A Real-Time Feed of Book Titles Borrowed, Returned, & Requested in the British Library
“Issues to Readers” is a film showing ten minutes of a real-time activity feed of the British Library system as patrons borrow, return, and request…
‘Stop Telling People About Portland,’ A Film Asking Portlanders to Keep Their Mouths Shut About Oregon’s Hippest City
“Stop Telling People About Portland” is a short film written by Adam Mack that warns residents of Portland, Oregon against sharing how great their city…
A Handwritten Plot Outline J.K. Rowling Made While Writing ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
While writing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, author J.K. Rowling created a handwritten outline to help track plot points across the timeline…
NASA Day of Remembrance, Honoring the Brave People Who Lost Their Lives in the Pursuit of Space Exploration
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife Alexis lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery photo by Joel Kowsky via NASA Today NASA observes its…
Inventive Slitted Snow Goggles Made of Wood by the Iñupiat People of Alaska
image via Portland Art Museum The Iñupiat people of Alaska live in an area often covered in snow. While store-bought sunglasses are generally used today…
‘The News’, A Comic by Grant Snider About the Depressing Effect of Newscasts
Grant Snider of Incidental Comics made “The News,” a comic about how listening to newscasts can affect one’s outlook on life. Posters of his work…