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Stowaway Cosmetics, High-Quality Portable Makeup Essentials Made Specifically for Women’s Active Lives
…makeup should be designed to go wherever women go Stowaway Cosmetics is a line of high-quality portable makeup essentials made specifically for women’s active lifestyles.…
‘Microtonal Wall’, A 25-Foot-Long Art Installation Made of 1,500 Speakers Playing Frequencies Spanning Four Octaves
Microtonal Wall is an art installation by New York City-based composer Tristan Perich–whom we have written about previously–that is comprised of 1,500 small speakers, each…
‘Local’, A Beautiful Short Skateboarding Video Shot in Locations Around Utah
“Local” is a lovely short skateboarding video by Springville, Utah-based filmmaker Sean Slobodan that features a series of skaters performing tricks around the streets and…
The Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Smiley Face Galaxy Cluster Thanks to Strong Gravitational Lensing
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured what appears to be a smiling galaxy cluster thanks to an effect known as strong gravitational lensing. The effect…
‘Window on Manhattan’, Stunning Woody Allen-Inspired Time-Lapse Video of the New York City Borough
“Window on Manhattan” is a lovely short video by La Paz, Mexico-based filmmaker Dominic Boudreault that features a series of stunning shots of New York…
A Musicless Version of the Intro to the Television Series ‘Monk’
Mario Wienerroither (previously) of the DIGITALOFEN audiobakery recently stripped all the music out of the intro to USA Network‘s television series Monk. Wienerroither then dubbed…
Competitors Race Aluminum Snow Shovels Down a Ski Slope at Speeds of Over 65 Miles Per Hour
On February 7, 2015, Angel Fire Resort in Angel Fire, New Mexico held its ninth annual World Championship Shovel Race, in which contestants rode standard…
President Barack Obama Sings ‘Shake It Off’ by Taylor Swift
Baracksdubs has taken clips of President Barack Obama speaking and edited them together make it appear as if he is singing “Shake It Off” by…
Sony Deal Brings Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marking a ‘New Creative Direction’ for the Character
After years of fan hope and speculation, Sony Pictures has struck a deal that will enlist Marvel Studios to help determine a “new creative direction”…
A Zombie Pancake Celebrating the Return of ‘The Walking Dead’
To celebrate the return of AMC‘s The Walking Dead last Sunday, Nathan Shields of Saipancakes (previously) has created an undead and delicious-looking zombie pancake sculpture…