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a daily dose of unique and curious things
Drawing Shit Every Day, A Typography Project by Designer Sarah Lawrence
In her art-a-day project “Drawing Shit Every Day”, designer Sarah Lawrence is drawing “shit” (the word, not the thing, thankfully) in a different format each…
An Online Guide to 21 Privately Owned Public Open Space Parks in San Francisco
100 First Street Designer and writer Matthew Lew has created an online guide to 21 privately owned public open spaces (POPOS), the hard-to-find but open-to-the-public…
An Adorable Cat Bed Shaped Like a Chain Chomp From ‘Super Mario Bros.’
The Chain Chomp Cat Bed serves as a splendid reproduction of one of the most adorable enemies in the Super Mario Bros. universe.
Ryan Gosling Eats Cereal in Honor of ‘Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal’ Meme Creator Ryan McHenry
Back in 2013 we first posted about “Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal,” Scottish artist Ryan McHenry‘s whimsical Vine meme depicting Gosling rejecting spoonfuls of…
Empire State Building Light Show Honors Famous Artworks From the Whitney Museum Collection
As part of the May 1, 2015 opening celebration for the new Whitney Museum building in Manhattan, the Empire State Building was illuminated in a…
Actor Martin Freeman Officially Joins the Cast of Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Marvel has announced that actor Martin Freeman, known for his excellently played roles in Sherlock, Fargo, and The Hobbit trilogy, has officially signed on to…
The GolfBoard, A Standing Golf Cart That You Ride Like a Surfboard
The GolfBoard is a surfboard-like standing golf cart built specifically to be ridden on golf courses. The design of the GolfBoard includes tires meant to…
A Demonstration of How to Tie a Regular Necktie Into a Bow Tie
Taras Kulakov (a.k.a. “Crazy Russian Hacker“) of Slow Mo Lab demonstrates how to tie a regular necktie into a bow tie in a recent instructional video.…
Not-a-Cat, A Unique Stuffed Animal That Looks Just Like a Curled-Up One-Eared Sleeping Cat
Vat19 (previously), the online store that sells wonderfully eccentric items, is currently raising funds through Kickstarter in order to produce their original idea for Not-a-Cat,…
The Couchlet, A Convenient Device That Adds Two USB Charging Ports to a Couch or Bed
The Couchlet is a convenient device that adds two USB charging ports to a couch or bed, allowing people to charge their smartphone or tablet…