‘The Hedgehog’, A Surprisingly Dark Short Film Featuring a Kid in a Sonic the Hedgehog Outfit
“The Hedgehog” is a short film written and directed by Chris Lee and Paul Storrie that features a young boy in what is clearly a…
Chinese Artist Uses 50,000 Coins to Build Model of the City of Chongqing
Chinese artist He Peixi created a model of his hometown of Chongqing out of 50,000 coins. Peixi used 10 different kinds of coins to replicate…
A Remarkable Castanet Performance by Mexican Castanetist Lucero Tena
Lucero Tena masterfully plays the castanets along with Voces para la Paz in a 2007 performance of La boda de Luis Alonso in Madrid. Tena…
Empathy Cards, A Wonderful Line of Plain-Spoken Notes That Help to Connect With Someone Who Is Ill
Artist and cancer survivor Emily McDowell has created a wonderful line of plain-spoken Empathy Cards, honest notes that can help people really connect with a…
New Art Books of Simon StÃ¥lenhag’s Fantastic Retrofuturistic Paintings
Back in 2013, we first posted about the fantastic retrofuturistic paintings of Swedish artist Simon StÃ¥lenhag. StÃ¥lenhag’s paintings combine nostalgic imagery from the artist’s childhood…
Dancers Move in Graceful Unison in New Chemical Brothers Music Video ‘Go’ Directed by Michel Gondry
In the wonderful new video for the Chemical Brothers song “Go” directed by the acclaimed Michel Gondry and featuring Q-Tip The Abstract, dancers clad in…
A Creepy Stop-Motion Animation of a Deconstructing Clay Head
A clay sculpture of a man’s head deconstructs in a series of unsettling transformations in this short stop-motion animation by animator Isak Ã…kerlund. via The…
How to Paint an Ombré Wall for Free Using Paint Chips
Molly Lloyd demonstrates a thrifty way to create a pretty ombré wall by “painting” it with 1,872 free paint chips taken from hardware and home…
Italian Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Brews First Espresso on the International Space Station
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has brewed the first espresso on board the International Space Station using the station’s new ISSpresso machine developed by Lavazza and engineering company…