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a daily dose of unique and curious things
Paintings and Sculptures of Humans and Animals ‘Trapped’ Inside of Their Pop Culture Portrayals
My piece for the Pow! Wow! Hawaii 2018 show at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. Curated by @thinkspace_art A post shared by Super A…
A Horde of LEGO Zombies Crash Into a Building and Fall to Pieces Before Spreading Their Infection
Artist Nicolas King (a.k.a. “NIXOLAS“) used Golaem crowd simulation software to create a amusing animation that follows a horde of LEGO Zombies as they rush…
The Lead Designer of BARK Explains What Goes In to Creating the Perfect Dog Toy
Quartz visited the New York City offices of BARK to speak with the creative lead Mikkel Holm Jensen about what goes into designing toys for…
A Man Tearfully Mourns His Dying, Hospital Ridden Anthropomorphic Smartphone
In a silly College Humor skit, comedian Mike Trapp is waiting in a hospital hallway when he’s called in by a doctor who tells him…
The Gorgeously Elaborate Process of Making Traditional Chinese Nanshan Noodles by Hand
In the Chinese village of Nanshan, a single family has passed down the recipe for hand-pulled noodles made from scratch for generations. The recipe for…
Simon’s Cat Tries to Charm the Pretty Kitty He Loves With a Heart Shaped Balloon on Valentine’s Day
A lovestruck Simon’s Cat presented the pretty kitty whom he adores with a thoughtful gift of a heart-shaped balloon for Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, his beloved…
Beautiful Lifelike Hand Carved Sculptures of Animals Who Live on Land, Sky, Sea and In Pure Imagination
A post shared by MK Carving (@mkcarving) on Jul 5, 2016 at 2:51am PDT Woodworking artist Mori Kono of MK Carving and Sculpting in Vancouver,…
Stunning Footage of Sperm Whales Attempting to Communicate With Freedivers Using Clicking Noises
James Nestor gave a fascinating talk entitled “Humanity and the Deep Ocean” at The Interval at Long Now in San Francisco.
A Clever Female Chimp Unexpectedly Climbs a Tree to Locate Water to Wash Her Muddy Hands
In a really charming clip from the BBC Earth/PBS series Animals with Cameras, a clever female chimp who wanted clean the mud from her hands,…
Cute Winter Scenes Hand Cut Into Metal Snow Shovels Using a Plasma Torch
Artist Cindy Chinn (a.k.a. “The Saw Lady“) used a plasma torch to hand cut a wonderful collection of cute winter scenes into metal snow shovels.…