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a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Beautiful Coat Rack Made From an Upcycled Chess Board Positioned in the Classic Caro–Kann Defence
Craftsman Volker Rieck of Creative Holz in Blieskastel, Germany has created a beautiful chess board coat rack that’s positioned in the classic Caro–Kann Defence. Rieck,…
A Brilliantly Illustrated Flipbook Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the 1979 Ridley Scott Film ‘Alien’
Artist Serene Teh created a brilliantly illustrated flipbook that compactly enacts the story of the 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien, in celebration of the film’s…
Elvis Costello Joins Spinal Tap Onstage During Tribeca Film Festival to Celebrate 35th Anniversary of the Film
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the classic rock parody film This Is Spinal Tap, the original members of the band, Nigel Tufnel (Christopher…
George Lucas Slave Leia Cosplay
Pinksith spotted this hilarious George Lucas Slave Leia cosplay at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. via Neatorama
Japanese Ukiyo-e Style Illustrations of The Avengers
Illustrator Takumi Toxin has quite beautifully drawn the characters of The Avengers: Engame in the traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e style. The artist told Spoon & Tamago…
James Corden’s Parents React to Game of Thrones Final Season Premiere Without Ever Seeing the Show
Late Late Show host James Corden recruited his lovely parents, Malc and Marge, who live in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England to give their reactions to…
A Marvelous Hand-Cranked Conveyor Belt That Uses Marbles in Groups of Eight to Create a Steady Beat
In 2016, we wrote about an amazing hand-cranked instrument that uses 2,000 marbles to make music, which was created by Martin Molin of the band…
An Incredibly Realistic Long-Limbed Indoor Cat Tree
Robert Rogalski, a talented artist who enjoys hand crafting whimsical miniature items and characters, created a highly-realistic long-limbed indoor cat tree that was built onsite…
How ‘The Wire’ Realistically Addressed the Systematic Breakdown of Institutions All Throughout Baltimore
In the first part of an informative series focused upon the iconic HBO series The Wire, vlogger Thomas Flight examines how the show addressed the…
Melbourne Architect Turns Small City Apartment Into Tranquil and Highly Functional Urban Micro-Studio
In an urban episode of Living Big in A Tiny House, host Bryce Langsyton visited the Melbourne apartment of Douglas Wan to see how this…