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Mophie to Dispatch Adoptable St. Bernards Equipped With Batteries to Rescue Dying Devices at SXSW
Mophie, the company that makes the popular portable batteries for mobile devices, has taken a page from Alpine historical legend and partnered with the St.…
Google Releases a New Google Calendar App for the iPhone With Schedule View and Assists
Google has announced the release of a new Google Calendar app for the iPhone (previously there was only the Android version released in November of…
Photo of Morpheus From ‘The Matrix’ Standing Behind a Sink, Making People Pick Between the Blue & Red Faucet Handles
Tastefully Offensive recently posted a funny photo on Tumblr that’s been circulating online of Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) from The Matrix film series standing behind a…
Doves Type, A Typeface Lost Over a Feud & Rediscovered Almost 100 Years Later at the Bottom of the River Thames
The BBC has documented the amazing rediscovery of Doves Type, a typeface lost in 1916 after its owner, T.J. Cobden-Sanderson, resolved a feud over its…
‘Weasel Riding On A Bird’, Parry Gripp’s Music Video About the Infamous Photo of a Weasel on a Woodpecker’s Back
In the music video “Weasel Riding On A Bird,” Internet songsmith Parry Gripp (previously) sings about the infamous photo, taken earlier in March by Martin…
‘Bolt Poetry’, Old Bolts Transformed Into Evocative Human-Like Figure Sculptures
Bolt Poetry is a sculpture series by Swedish photographer and artist Tobbe Malm that features human-like figures made from bolts. Malm was inspired to create…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores the Performance of Gender in ‘The Sims’ Video Game and in Real Life
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores the performance of gender in The Sims video game and in real life in the latest episode of…
‘Symmetry’, A Dance and Opera Film Recorded Inside the CERN Large Hadron Collider
Symmetry is a dance and opera film written and directed by Ruben van Leer that was recorded inside the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The project…
Amy the Pet Pig Hams It Up With Canine Pals at the Family Dog Training Center in Kent, Washington
Amy the pig hams it up for the camera at the Family Dog Training Center in Kent, Washington. At the center, six-month-old Amy trots alongside…
‘as·phyx·i·a’, A Dance Performance Captured With a Kinect Sensor and Visualized With 3D Software
A dancer’s moving form is digitally rendered in a frenetic cloud of moving points and lines in the captivating experimental project as·phyx·i·a. The dancer’s movements…