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Art Prints by Pop Chart Lab Featuring Collections of Basketball & Running Sneakers From the 1980s & 1990s
Basketball Sneakers of the 1980s Pop Chart Lab has released Sneaker Prints, a four-part set of art prints that each feature a collection of rad…
‘Le Palais Idéal’, A Fantasy Palace Sculpture Built by a French Postal Worker Over a 33-Year Period
Le Palais Idéal (The Ideal Palace) is an extraordinary monumental sculptural installation that French postal worker Ferdinand Cheval built in the village of Hauterives over…
Netflix Orders ‘With Bob and David’, A New Sketch Comedy Show by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross
Netflix has ordered a season of With Bob and David, a new sketch comedy show by comedians Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. The title of the show is…
Cafflano Klassic, A Portable All-in-One Coffee Maker Tucked Inside a Travel Mug
photo via Cafflano on Facebook The Cafflano Klassic by Cafflano is an all-in-one portable coffee maker that includes a drip kettle, grinder, dripper, filter, and…
Napkin Drawings of Famous Internet Cats Hanging Out With Pop Culture Robots
Baymax and Grumpy Cat Brooklyn sculptor, photographer, illustrator and mother Nina Levy, who is known for drawing pop culture characters on her kid’s lunch napkins,…
An Amusing Portrayal of ‘Every YouTube Gamer Ever’ in a Comedy Sketch by CollegeHumor
In a new comedy sketch by CollegeHumor, Los Angeles-based writer and performer Brian Murphy gives an amusing portrayal of “every YouTube gamer ever.” He’s got…
John Bramblitt, A Blind Artist Who Creates Remarkably Vibrant Paintings by Touch
Artist John Bramblitt creates beautifully vibrant paintings and portraits that are all the more remarkable because Bramblitt has never seen any of his own work–he’s…
A Beautiful Series of Glass Sculptures Depicting the Ebb and Flow of Grapevine Growth Over a Year
Hubert le Gall created a series of beautiful glass sculptures, each one an interpretation of a grapevine in a specific month of the year
The Portuguese Man O’ War, An Organism Made Up of Many Smaller Organisms Working Together
The Portuguese man o’ war is a jellyfish-like creature that is both dangerous and complicated. As host Michael Aranda explains in an episode of SciShow,…
‘Catatonic’, A Virtual-Reality Experience That Places Viewers in a 1940s Mental Hospital
Catatonic is a virtual-reality experience directed by Guy Shelmerdine that places viewers in a 1940s mental hospital. The experience was shot in a derelict mental…