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Modern Art Simplified
John Atkinson humorously breaks down the various styles of modern art in his comic Wrong Hands. via Design Taxi
Stephen Colbert Announces His New Ridiculously High-End Lifestyle Brand ‘Covetton House’
Stephen Colbert recently announced his new ridiculously high-end lifestyle brand Covetton House during an episode of The Late Show. Colbert set up the announcement by…
Devoted Dog Stands Watch For a Week Over Her Unfortunate Pal Who Fell Into an Empty Cistern
A beautiful and devoted setter named Tillie stood close watch over her basset hound pal Phoebe, who unfortunately fell into an abandoned cistern a wooded…
Andy Samberg Opens the 67th Emmy Awards With a Cameo-Filled Musical Number About Catching up on Television Shows
Andy Samberg opened the 67th Emmy Awards with a cameo-filled number about catching up on a year's worth of television in a single sitting.
PES Visualizes Honda’s Auto and Motorcycle History in the Beautiful Hand-Drawn Stop Motion Animated Ad, ‘Paper’
The talented PES recently worked together with a team of animators and illustrators to create “Paper,” a beautiful stop-motion animated ad for Honda that takes…
Helpful Raccoon Attempts to Sweep the Floor With an Awkwardly Held Broom
Melanie the adorably talented domestic raccoon did her best to try and sweep the floor of her human‘s cottage with a large broom that was…
A Pair of Very Intelligent Dogs Perform a Near -Perfect Synchronized Routine Upon Command
Jumpy and Dash, two incredibly intelligent and talented dogs performed together a near-perfect obedience routine in accordance with the clear commands coming from their wonderful…
The OpenROV Trident, A Fast and Fun Underwater Drone
The OpenROV Trident is a fast and fun underwater drone currently being funded on Kickstarter. The Trident is the latest underwater drone model from OpenROV,…
A Detailed Look at How Each Emmy Statuette Is Handmade for the Awards Ceremony
"The Making of the EMMY Statuette" takes a look at how each statuette is handmade by R. S. Owens & Company for the awards ceremony.
Scary Piranha Face Painting
The latest face painting by Israeli makeup artist Ilana Kolihanov is a wonderfully scary piranha. photo via Ilana Kolihanov