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Bodypainting Artist Uses Strategic Makeup To Turn Herself Into a Creepy Jack-in-the-Box on a Spring
Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic turned her face and body into a really creepy jack-in-the-box that bounced to-and-fro on a spring. As with her…

A Remarkable Medley Showing the Evolution of Paul McCartney’s Bass Lines Between 1962 and 1970
With a Höfner violin bass strapped across his chest and pick in hand, Lefty Bassman quite remarkably performed a chronological medley of iconic bass lines…

fsociety IPA, A Limited Edition Beer by Coney Island Brewery in Honor of the Final Season of ‘Mr. Robot’
With the fourth and final season of the absolutely sublime Sam Esmail series Mr. Robot coming upon us, it is all too fitting that Coney…

Dog Sympathetically Limps Behind a Boy on Crutches
A big fuzzy dog named Sawyer followed closely behind his beloved human as he walked down the hall. The boy had broken his leg and…

Why Empathy Is a Superpower
Concerned about the state of the world, Canadian author and illustrator Elise Gravel created a wonderfully timely illustrated poster that explains the oddly elusive concept…

How Evil Twin Ursula Represents the Person Phoebe Could Have Been But Wasn’t Due to Her ‘Friends’
As part of their fascinating series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on Friends, hosts Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take…

A ‘Big Eared’ Deep Sea Octopus Inflates Its Body Like a Circus Tent to Warn the ROV Hercules to Back Off
While exploring off Southwest Baker Island in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus (previously) captured the…

A Gorgeous Peacock Cake With Cupcake Tail Feathers
Douglassville, Pennsylvania bakery Malizzi Cakes & Pastries created an absolutely gorgeous peacock cake with the birds draping tail feathers spread out onto cupcakes trailing behind…

An Insecure Sensitive Monster Struggles to Get Along in a World Specifically Made for Humans
In the short film “Martha the Monster”, a congenial but insecure monster named Martha, a part-time actor who’s trying to make it in stand-up comedy,…

A Lightweight Portable Origami Folding Kayak
In 2014 we wrote about the Oru Kayak, a 12 foot kayak that folded up to fit into a 33 x 29-inch carrying case for…
