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OldSF, Historic City Photos From the San Francisco Public Library Plotted Onto Google Maps
While living in San Francisco, Dan Vanderkam and Raven Keller created OldSF, a collection of photos from the San Francisco Public Library plotted onto Google…
A Guide to the Weaknesses of Comic Book Superheroes and Villains
The creatives at MorphCostumes are back with a new illustrated guide that maps out the weaknesses of some of the most well known comic book…
Napkin Drawings of ‘Star Wars’ Characters Riding on Dinosaurs
Brooklyn-based artist and mother Nina Levy, who is known for drawing pop culture characters on her kid’s lunch napkins, has recently created an out of…
‘Grocery Trip’ by Pouff, A Beautiful and Strange Music Video Created With the DeepDream Artificial Neural Network
“Grocery Trip” by Pouff takes ordinary footage from a grocery store and processed it through the DeepDream artificial neural network to create a beautiful and…
8-Bit Animated Versions of the Iconic Vehicles From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Russian pixel artist Evgeniy Yudin of Mazok Pixels and animator Misha Petrick worked together to create impressive 8-bit animated versions of the iconic vehicles seen…
An All-Natural Shaving Cream Set That Puts a Kick of Caffeine Into Drowsy Morning Routines
Pacific Shaving Company has created an all-natural shaving cream and after shave that puts a nice little kick of caffeine into drowsy morning routines. Studies…
‘$ave Dat Money’ by Lil Dicky, An Epic Rap Video Shot With as Little Money as Possible
Rapper Lil Dicky produced an epic music video for his song “$ave Dat Money” for as little as possibly by relentlessly asking people and businesses…
A Cat-Shaped Egg Mold for Making Purrfect Sunny Side Up Eggs
Egg Addiction, a fun company based in San Francisco, has created a cat-shaped egg mold that allows you to make purrfect sunny side up eggs.…
A Day in the Life of an Airline Pilot Acted Out in ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
NeatMike has created a video where he acts out a normal day in the life of a airline pilot in the video game Grand Theft…
A Hauntingly Beautiful Time Lapse Tour Among the Statues of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
French filmmaker Mathieu Stern has created “Paris Lifelapse“, a hauntingly beautiful time lapse video that floats through the lanes and among the statutes of Père…