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Meet Vermeer, An Augmented Reality Gallery Featuring the Complete Works of Dutch Artist Johannes Vermeer
The Mauritshuis at the Hague and Google Arts & Culture have worked with 17 international cultural partners across Europe and the United States in order…
A Quietly Beautiful Classical Guitar Medley of Songs From the Soundtrack of ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
Talented musician and dedicated gamer Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar performed a quiet but absolutely beautiful classical guitar medley of songs from the soundtrack…
Ice Meets Fire in the Teaser Trailer for the Eighth and Final Season of ‘Game of Thrones’
In the “official tease” for the eighth and final season of the long-running HBO series Game of Thrones, a sheet of crackling ice meets a…
Bobcat Kitten ‘Mr. Murderbritches’ Threatens Humans Opening His Carrier to Release Him Into the Wild
"Mr. Murderbritches", a cranky little bobcat kitten, hissed, growled, and swatted at the helpful humans who were trying to set him free.
Brilliantly Illustrated Cornetto Movie Trilogy Posters: ‘Shaun of the Dead’, ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘The World’s End’
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MONDO (@mondonews) on Dec 5, 2018 at 12:35pm PST Designer Logan Faerber has brilliantly illustrated a…
How the Timeless Mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Bands of the 1970s
Polyphonic takes a look at how Led Zeppelin and progressive 1970s rock bands incorporated the mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien into their songs.
Optician Sans, A Free Font Based Upon the Letters Historically Used on Eye Examination Charts
Typographer Fábio Duarte Martins of the Norwegian design company Anti Hamar created the Optician Sans font for their client Optiker-K that very cleverly uses both…
Legendary Script Supervisor Dissects a Scene to Correct Continuity Errors Being Made in Real Time
Legendary script supervisor Martha Pinson, who has worked with such luminary directors as Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Oliver Stone, Milos Forman, Brian De Palma and…
A Space Saving Upside Down Christmas Tree
The online Christmas tree retailer Treetopia, who carries holiday trees in a fabulous rainbow of colors, is selling an amusing tree that faces upside down…
The Classic Richard Adams Book ‘Watership Down’ Adapted as Animated Series for BBC One and Netflix
BBC One, in cooperation with Netflix, has released the first trailer for the animated series based upon the 1972 Richard Adams book Watership Down. Like…