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Cut in Half, A Hardcover Photo Book of Common Household Items Split in Two With a Waterjet Cutter
Cut in Half is a hardcover book that shows the very creative Mike Warren (previously) cutting common household items in two with a waterjet cutter…
Why Treatment for Chemo Brain Is So Incredibly Elusive
Hank Green of SciShow explains why the foggy forgetfulness of chemotherapy induced cognitive impairment aka Chemo Brain is so very difficult to identify due to…
Woman Spends 56 Years With a Beloved Tortoise Who Was Given to Her on Her Tenth Birthday in 1962
In 1962, a little girl named Jeanna was given a baby gopher tortoise during her tenth birthday party at the Milwaukee County Zoo. From that…
Sigourney Weaver Shows Up at High School Students’ Encore Performance of Their Stage Adaptation of ‘Alien’
We previously wrote about the incredibly talented students of the North Bergen High School Drama Club who adapted the classic Ridley Scott film Alien into…
George R. R. Martin Talks About Killing Characters, TV Collaboration and How The Avengers Inspired Him
During this final season of Game of Thrones, author George R. R. Martin sat down with Fast Company and opened up about how the sorrow…
Frank Warren of PostSecret Opens Up About His Incredible Postcard Project on CBS Sunday Morning
In 2004, Frank Warren started a community art project where he asked people to anonymously mail him a postcard with one of their secrets on…
A Quietly Poignant Acoustic Cover of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Goodbye Blue Sky’ on Played on Harp Guitar
Jamie Dupuis played a quietly poignant acoustic harp guitar arrangement of the Pink Floyd song “Goodbye Blue Sky” from "The Wall".
Writers of ‘The Office’ Liken the Show to a Tiny Flower Peeking Up Through a Crack in Parking Lot Pavement
In an enlightening episode of the series Behind the Curtain, host N.T. Jordan created compilation of interviews with writers of The Office, who explain how…
Why the Statue of Liberty is Bluish-Green in Color
An informative video by the New York Historical Society and NYC Media explains how the Statue of Liberty was at first a beautifully rich and…
Recycled Tricycle-Powered Beetle Shaped Children’s Library That Expands Its Wings to Reveal Books Inside
Concerned about the pollution from abandoned bike-share bicycles and other industrial waste, Chinese artists Luo Yujie and Lu Zhuojian of Luo Studio created “Shared Lady…