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The Stark Toxic Beauty of the Remote Northernmost Industrial City of Norilsk, Russia and Its Residents
In a stunning piece for The Atlantic, filmmaker Victoria Fiore traveled to Norilsk, Russia and captured the stark beauty of the world’s northernmost city, which…
A Wonderful Timelapse of an Artist Making a Detailed Sculpture of Chewbacca
Artist Steve Richter of Regal Robot posted a wonderful timelapse video that shows him making a detailed sculpture of Chewbacca from Star Wars. A post…
Beautiful Disney Princesses Hand Pies
In a crowning tutorial video, the talented Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome demonstrated how to make a beautiful series of Disney Princess hand…
Creed From ‘The Office’ Performs a Live Version of the Series Theme With His Own Original Lyrics
Creed Bratton, the actor who played the very eccentric Creed Bratton on the highly acclaimed U.S. version of The Office, is a really talented musician…
Artist Creates Pixel Art Characters Using Plastic Beads and Places Them in Real World Situations
A post shared by Johan Karlgren (@pappasparlor) on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:08am PDT Motala, Sweden artist Johan Karlgren (a.k.a. “Pappas Pärlor“) created a fantastic…
Trying to Fly a Drone Inside of a Moving Vehicle
The Action Lab took on a dangerous in-car flight challenge where they tested out what happens when a drone if flown inside of a moving…
Visiting the World’s Oldest Surviving Doll Hospital
Great Big Story traveled to the Hospital de Bonecas in Lisbon, Portugal to meet with Manuela Cutileiro, a “doll doctor” at the oldest surviving doll…
How The Dead Kennedys Embraced Juvenalian Satire to Push Political Messages in Their Songs
Polyphonic takes a look at the manner in which the iconic punk band Dead Kennedys embraced juvenalian satire in the lyrics of their very pointed…
The Beautifully Melodic Sound of a Glass Armonica
In 2013, composer William Zeitler demonstrated for the Toronto Star the beautifully harmonic sound of a glass armonica, a musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin…
Woodworker Makes Manly Version of the Leg Lamp From ‘A Christmas Story’ Based on His Own Leg
A post shared by Paul Jackman (@jackman_works) on Nov 26, 2017 at 4:01pm PST Woodworker Paul Jackman of Jackman Works made a manly version of…