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‘Japan’s Disposable Workers’, A Three-Part Documentary Series Exploring Japan’s Employment Crisis
Japan’s Disposable Workers is a three-part documentary series created by New York City-based production company MediaStorm and photojournalist Shiho Fukada for the Pulitzer Center on…
Beer Cap Maps, Wooden Hole-Filled Maps Allowing People to Display Bottle Caps From the Location of the Beer’s Brewery
Continental USA Jesse Darley has designed Beer Cap Maps, a brilliant series of laser-cut plywood maps filled with holes that allow people to display bottle…
Chef Kidd’s Creates Salad Dressing in ‘Cheesy Pizza’ and Other Interesting Flavors to Appeal to Kids
Condiment company Chef Kidd’s has created salad dressing in “Cheesy Pizza” and other interesting flavors intended to get children to eat their salad. Besides the…
Creepy Timelapses of an Amorphous Magnetic Putty Blob Slowly Engulfing Small Metal Blocks
Los Angeles filmmaker Ian Parks has created a series of entertainingly creepy timelapse videos exploring the magic of magnetic putty as it engulfs nearby metal…
Earl Sinclair, The Dad From the Television Show ‘Dinosaurs’, Performs ‘Hypnotize’ by The Notorious B.I.G.
Earl Sinclair, the dad from the 1990s sitcom Dinosaurs, performs “Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G. thanks to some creative editing by Benjamin Roberts. The original music…
An Emergency Nap Kit That Comes With an Inflatable Mattress & a Sleeping Suit for Comfortable Snoozing at the Office
Firebox has release an Emergency Nap Kit that comes with an inflatable plastic mattress and a full-length sleeping suit for comfortable snoozing while at the…
Street Artist OakOak Creates a Sleeping Homer Homage to the Late ‘Simpsons’ Co-Creator Sam Simon in France
In honor of the recent passing of Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, street artist OakOak has created a clever homage on the streets of his hometown…
Charlie Brown & Snoopy as Post-Apocalyptic Survivors
Artist Max Dunbar has created a fantastic illustration that reimagines the good old Peanuts character Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy as post-apocalyptic survivors. The…
‘Google Feud’, A Surprisingly Addictive ‘Family Feud’-Style Online Game That Harnesses Google Autocomplete
Google Feud is a fun and surprisingly addictive Family Feud-style quiz game by developer Justin Hook that harnesses the mystery of Google’s autocomplete search function,…
‘Game of Thrones’ Cast Members Sum Up the First Four Seasons of HBO’s Hit Television Series in Only 30 Seconds
Entertainment Weekly has released a new video where cast members from Game of Thrones attempt to sum up the first four seasons of HBO‘s popular…