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‘Yummy Moon’, An Art Piece Made Up of 450 Partially Eaten Nilla Wafers Depicting the Phases of the Moon
“Yummy Moon” by artist Yona Lee uses 450 partially eaten Nilla Wafers to depict the different phases of the Moon. A photo on Lee’s site shows the…
USB MixTape, A USB Flash Drive That Is Designed To Look Like a Vintage Cassette Mixtape
The USB MixTape is a USB flash drive created by Sydney product designer Tiffany Roddis that’s designed to look like vintage cassette mixtape, right down…
Man at Arms: Reforged Forges a Real-Life Version of Arya Stark’s Sword ‘Needle’ From Game of Thrones
Man at Arms: Reforged (previously), the skilled team of blacksmiths and craftsman from Baltimore Knife and Sword forged a real-life version of Arya Stark‘s (Maisie…
Brick Lamp, A Minimalist Desktop Light Source That Turns On When a Side Is Raised
The Brick Lamp is a minimalist desktop light source created by New York City-based design studio HCWD that turns on when a side is lifted…
‘In Memory’, A Powerful Short Film About How Social Media Helps to Bring People Together After a Loved One Dies
“In Memory” is a powerful short documentary by 72U that tells the story of Plainwhite Tom Laconti, a gregarious dancer in Chicago, Illinois who took…
Distressed ‘Game of Thrones’ Hero Jon Snow Attends a Modern Dinner Party With Seth Meyers on ‘Late Night’
Seth Meyers invited the distressed Game of Thrones hero Jon Snow (Kit Harington) over to attend a modern dinner party on a episode of Late…
Cite, A Mobile App for Creating Beautiful Textshots to Use on Twitter
Cite is a mobile app created by Marcel Wichmann and Florian Albrecht that is designed to create good-looking textshots–screenshots of text–to use on Twitter. Using…
The Joker Birthday Card, A Prank Musical Card That Does Not Stop Playing Until the Battery Dies or It Is Destroyed
The Joker Birthday Card is a prank musical card that, once started, won’t stop playing its annoying birthday song until the battery runs out or…
‘End of the Rope’, A New They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Track About a War of Words
For the 14th week of their year-long Dial-A-Song project (previously), They Might Be Giants present “End of the Rope,” a slightly ominous number about verbal…
An Animated ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Music Video by ADHD Where Shredder Sings About How Alone & Miserable He Is
“Instead of turtles, I’ll shred lettuce. Leave the clan for a foot fetish Shredder. When will someone better me?” FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has…