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‘The News’, A Comic by Grant Snider About the Depressing Effect of Newscasts
Grant Snider of Incidental Comics made “The News,” a comic about how listening to newscasts can affect one’s outlook on life. Posters of his work…
Artist Builds Elaborate Walkable Labyrinths in the Sand on the Oregon Coast
Artist Denny Dyke builds enormous beautiful and elaborate labyrinths in the sand on the Oregon coast for the public to use. Each labyrinth is unique…
‘World of Warcraft’ Update Adds a Camera for Taking In-Game Selfies
image via Ickabob7734 An upcoming update to the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (specifically Patch 6.1) adds a camera for taking…
‘MythBusters’ to Tackle the Classic Video Game Franchise ‘Doom’
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters are set to tackle the classic video game franchise Doom on a special video games-themed episode of the…
The Laugh Track Jacket, A Blazer With Speakers Sewn in That Provide Laughter With the Press of a Button
Becky Stern (previously), the Director of Wearable Electronics at Adafruit Industries, demonstrates how to create the Laugh Track Jacket, a blazer with built-in speakers that…
How to Create a Makeshift Laser Microscope at Home Using a Laser Pointer and a Syringe
At-Bristol hosts Robbie Kornitschky and Will Davies present a simple method for creating a makeshift laser microscope by directing a laser pointer at a droplet…
A Short Documentary Takes a Look Inside the Wilson Football Factory, Where the Official Footballs of the NFL Are Made
“Inside a Wilson Football Factory” is a short documentary produced by Vijai Singh and Ashley Maas for The New York Times that takes a look inside the…
What Disney Princesses Might Look Like if They Had Realistic Hair
Ariel – The Little Mermaid (1989) New York City-based writer and artist Loryn Brantz of BuzzFeed has digitally modified a series of images that imagine…
The Oxford Electric Bell, An Electric Bell That Has Been Running on the Same Battery for 175 Years
The Oxford Electric Bell is an electric bell housed at the Oxford University Claredon Laboratory that has been quietly running on the same dry pile…
‘The Art of Letterpress’, A Documentary Short About Master Typesetter and Printer Stan Lane
“The Art of Letterpress” is a documentary short by The Folio Society that explores the work of master typesetter and printer Stan Lane, who has…