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Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015), Beloved Actor, Singer, and Photographer Best Known as Spock on ‘Star Trek’
Leonard Nimoy, the beloved film director, poet, singer, photographer, and most recognizably, actor from the original Star Trek series and subsequent film, television, and video…
‘Killing Time At Lightspeed’, A Text-Based Video Game About Social Media on Spaceships
Killing Time At Lightspeed is a text-based video game by developer Gritfish about social media on spaceships. It imagines what it might be like to…
Marky Ramone Introduces the Smartphone Swatter, A Device to Swat Phones Out of the Hands of Obnoxious Concertgoers
In a new video by CH2, punk rock icon Marky Ramone introduces the Smartphone Swatter, a seven-inch Ramones record glued to a drumstick designed to…
A Profile of George Lois, The Iconic Advertising Art Director Some Consider the Real-Life Don Draper From ‘Mad Men’
In a recent video piece for Vice, Gianna Toboni meets and profiles George Lois (previously), the iconic advertising art director that some people consider the real-life…
Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Wife Willow Bay Wore a Yoda Themed Dress to the 87th Academy Awards
Disney CEO Bob Iger’s wife Willow Bay wore a Star Wars themed Yoda dress to the 87th Academy Awards ceremony presented at the Dolby…
The Story Behind the Iconic Wave Cover Art For Joy Division’s 1979 Debut Album ‘Unknown Pleasures’
Visualized founder Eric Klotz spoke to Factory Records art director Peter Saville about his role in designing the iconic wave cover for Joy Division’s 1979…
Radio-Controlled Race Cars Drift in Sync on a Scaled-Down Racetrack in Japan
The latest short from Taipei production team Kuma Films (previously) takes a look at the scaled-down world of radio-controlled race cars, as they drift in…
An Interactive Timeline Highlighting the Use of OpenStreetMap Across the World Over the Past 10 Years
Mapping platform Mapbox is celebrating the 10th anniversary open-source collaborative map project OpenStreetMap (previously) with the creation of an interactive timeline that highlights the inputting…
Two Dads Face Off in a Wild West-Style Dad Joke Shootout to the ‘Death’
“Live by the pun. Die by the pun… I’m dead. I died.” In a recent sketch by Chomp Chomp Comedy, Dru Johnston and Ted Limpert play…
Capsula Mundi, Eco-Friendly Burial Pods That Plant Bodies Under Trees in Egg-Shaped Capsules
Capsula Mundi is an eco-friendly coffin replacement designed by an Italian company of the same name that houses a body in the fetal position in…