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‘Know Your Enemy: Xenomorph’, An Art Print Inspired by James Cameron’s Classic Sci-Fi Action Horror Film ‘Aliens’
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based art director and illustrator Ryan Brinkerhoff of Bandito Design Co. has created Know your enemy: Xenomorph, an art print inspired by James…
SciShow Carefully Handles the Explanation of Some of the Most Dangerous Chemicals in the World
SciShow host Hank Green carefully handles the explanation of some of the most dangerous chemicals in the world. The list includes very explosive compounds like chlorine trifluoride…
Emoji.ink, A Fun New Site That Allows Users to Draw Elaborate Pictures Using Emojis
image by Daniel Angione emoji.ink is a new interactive site that allows users to use emojis as stamps to draw pictures. The interface has options…
Wine Yoke, A Hands-Free Wine Glass Holder That’s Worn Around the Neck
The Wine Yoke, which bills itself as the “ultimate hands-free wine experience,” is an interesting way for a person to hang on to their wine…
‘Gateway to the Ganges’, A Stunning Short Film About the Trials of Daily Life Along India’s Sacred River
“Gateway to the Ganges” is a stunning short video by Los Angeles filmmaker Brandon Li that catalogs the harsh daily lives of those living in…
‘Tiny Queenstown’, A Whimsical Tilt-Shift Timelapse of the Scenic New Zealand City
“Tiny Queenstown” is a short timelapse video by Australian photographer Nathan Kaso that frames New Zealand’s scenic “adventure capital” as a miniature using the tilt-shift…
85-Year-Old Woman and Her Identical Marionette Twin Feed a Squirrel in New York City’s Washington Square Park
This amazing photo taken by Nathalie Kalbach shows an 85-year old woman and her doppelgänger marionette feeding a squirrel in New York City’s Washington Square…
50 Cent Joins Forces With SMS Audio to Release a Second Edition of ‘Star Wars’-Themed Headphones
Rapper, entrepreneur, and actor Curtis James Jackson III (a.k.a. “50 Cent“) has joined forces with SMS Audio once again to release a second edition of…
How a Pair of Traditional Dutch Wooden Clogs Are Made by Hand
A short video by French station Radio Batavia explores the craft of Mr. Beekhuiszen in Eemnes, Netherlands, who handcrafts traditional Dutch wooden clogs the old-fashioned…
‘The Coast’, A Stunning Short Film About a Surfer Using the Ocean to Confront Issues of His Own Mortality
“The Coast” is a stunning and poignant short film directed by Oregon-based filmmaker Skip Armstrong for NRS Films that tells the story of surfer Hayden…