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Bodypainting Artist Turns Herself Into a Gremlin
As a part of her ongoing “Horror Film” series, Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic turned her face and body into a surprisingly adorable big-eared…
Classic Works of Art Recreated With Paper Clips, Tic Tacs, Peanut Butter and Other Unusual Mediums
Object arranging artist Adam Hillman, who previously arranged brightly hued candy, produce and other items into into color-ordered, visually pleasing geometric shapes, has brilliantly recreated…
Enthusiastic Father Teaches His Three and a Half Year Old Daughter How to Play Dungeons & Dragons
Benjamin Jabe, a rather enthusiastic father has been documenting his journey of trying to teach his absolutely adorable three and a half year old daughter…
Mario and Fafa of ‘Glove and Boots’ Engage in Hilarious Improvisational Word Games on ‘No Script Day’
On a day with no script, Mario and Fafa the Groundhog of Glove and Boots hilariously engaged in a couple of improvised word games. Fafa…
Changes in Musician’s Generated Brain Activity Visualized In Real Time While He’s Performing Onstage
Director Ouchhh partnered with a classical music trio and to create “Say Superstrings”, a brilliantly immersive experimental performance for the Ars Electronica Festival. The cellist…
Drink Better Beer, A Well Crafted Book Explaining How to Tap Into the Art of Enjoying a Perfectly Poured Beer
Brooklyn writer and beer expert Joshua M. Bernstein, who previously wrote Homebrew World: Discover the Secrets of the World’s Leading Homebrewers, has written Drink Better…
Turning an Old Rusted Shovel Into a Functioning Guitar
Burl of Burl’s Art (previously) found himself an old shovel and decided to turn it into a working guitar. As with previous projects, Burl shared…
How Ongoing Stereotypes About Women Led to Severe Underfunding of Research for Chronic Migraine Disease
In a really fascinating video essay for Quartz, narrator and producer Molly Rubin digs deep into the chronic illness of migraine disease. Rubin looks into…
Concerned Human Puts a GPS Tracker on His Adventurous Cat Who Went Missing Overnight
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris (@halfasleepchris) British vlogger Half-Asleep Chris, a dedicated human to two very handsome black cats named…
Surreal Sculptures Featuring Shoes With Faces
Artist Gwen Murphy has created Foot Fetish, a wonderfully eclectic surreal series of shoe sculptures. Each pair features a unique set of formed, painted faces…