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A Series of Beautifully Crystallized Books
To Kill A Mockingbird Artist Alexis Arnold uses a solution containing borax to “crystalize” books into twisted shapes and to render the text inside and…
An Amusing Compilation of Bloopers and Character Breaks From the Terribly Serious HBO Series ‘Game of Thrones’
HBO has created a second compilation of bloopers and character breaks from the terribly serious fantasy series Game of Thrones. Here’s the first Game of…
‘Sir Jony Ive’ Introduces the ‘Apple Car’ in a ‘Leaked’ Ad for the ‘Real’ Self-Driving Car
Apple Car wouldn’t be an Apple product if it had windows. So we got rid of them, and replaced them with gorgeous retina displays. Al…
Netflix Releases the Second Official Trailer for Season Three of ‘House of Cards’
What are you looking at? Netflix has released the second official trailer for the third season of the political thriller House of Cards, which stars…
CT Scan of Mummified Buddhist Monk Inside Statue Casts Doubts on the Monk’s Mummification Process
photo by M. Elsevier Stokmans A statue of a seated, meditating Buddha that houses the mummy of Chinese Buddhist Master Liuquan–who died around the year…
‘Gazing Globes’, Illuminated Fiberglass Spheres on Outdoor Display in New York City’s Madison Square Park
photo by Yasunori Matsui Artist Paula Hayes has created “Glowing Globes,” a beautiful series of illuminated spheres containing the “detritus of contemporary culture” such as…
A Short Compilation of the Isolating Long Shots Used by Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson
“Paul Thomas Anderson: From a Distance” is short compilation film by Jacob T. Swinney, who has compiled together the long shots used by filmmaker Paul…
An Editor Combines 198 of YouTube’s Biggest Video Moments to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Site
Editor Luc “Zapatou” Bergeron has combined 198 of YouTube’s biggest video moments, starting with its first video “Me at the Zoo,” to celebrate the site’s…
A Colorful Infographic That Plots the Most Popular Beers in the United States Calculated by Annual Sales
VinePair (previously) has created “The 20 Most Popular Beers in America,” a colorful infographic that plots the United States’ “favorite” beers in order of popularity,…
Cardboard Table Tennis and Foosball Tables That Fold Up Into Portable Briefcases
German parlor game company Kickpack produces cardboard versions of table tennis and foosball tables that can be folded up into carrying case and moved from…