Rebecca Escamilla
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‘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…
Artist Builds Elaborate Walkable Labyrinths in the Sand on the Oregon Coast
Artist Denny Dyke builds enormous beautiful and elaborate labyrinths in the sand on the Oregon coast for the public to use. Each labyrinth is unique…
‘Darth Gummy’, Darth Vader’s Iconic Helmet Recreated With Over 1,000 Gummy Bears
Darth Gummy by Crummy Gummy—a gummy artisan who works primarily in the medium of gummy—is a 1:1 scale model of Star Wars villain Darth Vader‘s…
Whittier, Alaska, A Small Town With Fewer Than 300 Residents Who All Live in the Same Building
Erika Thompson, an elementary teacher from the community of Whittier, Alaska, talks about life in a small town with fewer than 300 residents who all…
The Taco Toaster, A Small Kitchen Appliance That Makes Crunchy Hard Taco Shells Out of Soft Tortillas
image via Nostalgia Electrics The Taco Toaster by Nostalgia Electrics is a small kitchen appliance used to toast tortillas into crunchy taco shells without frying…