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Photographer Normal Bob Smith Talks About the People He Documents in the Final Episode of ‘No Your City’
In the final episode of the wonderful documentary video series No Your City (previously), filmmaker Nicolas Heller spends some time with photographer Normal Bob Smith,…
Bucolic Bird Looks on Calmly as a Frisky Black Cat Tries to Attack Him Through the Window
A frisky black cat repeatedly tries to get at a bucolic little bird who just looks on calmly at the silly feline who doesn’t seem…
CollegeHumor Offers an Early Look at Some Great New Features of the iPhone 6S
CollegeHumor offers an early look at some great new features of the iPhone 6S in a new comedy sketch. Apple has not yet announced the…
16-Year-Old French Guitar Virtuoso Performs a Flawless Version of ‘Master of Puppets’ by Metallica
16-year-old French guitar virtuoso Tina S, who previously performed such classic songs as Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”, Van Halen’s “Eruption”, and Patrick Rondat’s “Vivaldi Tribute”,…
Israeli Restaurant & Winery Partners to Create Smartphone-Friendly Dishware to Encourage Posting Meals to Instagram
“Foodography“, a joint photography project between Catit Restaurant and Carmel Winery, has commissioned a line of dishes specifically designed by ceramic artist Adi Nissani to…
‘Time’ Creates a Web App to Find Out What a Person’s Name Would Be Had They Been Born in a Different Year
Time has created a new web app people can use to find out what their name would be if they had been born in a…
Microsoft Hyperlapse, An App for Creating Smooth Fast-Motion Videos to Share on Social Media
Microsoft Hyperlapse is a new app that lets users create smooth fast-motion videos to share on social media. Users can natively capture video from within…
A Fetching Shirt Celebrating the Variety of MS-DOS Games Available at the Internet Archive
The “Game Not Over!” T-shirt is a celebration of the variety of MS-DOS games available at the Internet Archive. The shirt, which was designed by…
Chinese Teacher Builds an 11-Foot-Tall Iron Man ‘Hulkbuster’ Suit in Two Months in an Underground Parking Lot
photo via Business Insider Australia Chinese middle-school art teacher Xing Yile and some of his friends spent two months building an amazing 11-foot-tall version of…
‘Take One Last Look’, Tom Waits Pays Tribute to David Letterman With a Beautiful Heartfelt Song
On the May 14th episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, longtime guest Tom Waits paid a touching tribute to the retiring host with…