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A Surprisingly Soothing Video Shows Craftsman Oliver Ruuger Handmaking a Beautiful Umbrella From Start to Finish
A surprisingly soothing video by London-based store LN-CC shows craftsman Oliver Ruuger handmaking a beautiful umbrella from start to finish. Ruuger’s umbrellas are available through LN-CC’s…
A Remix of the ‘Idle Thumbs’ Podcast That Casts the Lead From the Video Game ‘Dishonored’ in ‘Serial’ Season Two
Editor Derek Lieu created an amusing remix of Episode 193: General Interest of the Idle Thumbs podcast that casts Corvo Attano, the lead from the…
Conceptual Motorcycle Designs Based on the ‘Alien’, ‘Hellboy’, and ‘X-Men’ Films That Are Displayed on Movie Posters
Gyor, Hungary-based automotive and industrial designer Tamás Jakus has created a beautiful and geeky collection of conceptual motorcycle designs that are based on the Alien,…
President Barack Obama Will Be Interviewed by Three YouTube Stars After His State of the Union Speech
President Barack Obama will be interviewed by three YouTube stars—Hank Green, Bethany Mota, and GloZell—after his January 20, 2015 State of the Union speech. The three interviews…
An Adorable Reese’s Pieces Candy-Coated Striped Snake Cake
reddit user Dookalignmike recently shared some photos of an adorable cake his uncle made for his cousin’s birthday. The cake took six hours to make,…
Image Comics Launches Image Direct, A Mail-Order Subscription Service
Image Comics has launched Image Direct, a mail-order subscription service that covers over 35 different titles that are available in the form of 12-issue subscriptions.…
Doctor Popular Hands Out His Satirical Comic ‘God Hates Dinosaurs’ on the Streets of San Francisco
Earlier in January we posted about God Hates Dinosaurs, an absurdist comic by Doctor Popular that is based on the Christian Chick tracts of Jack…
‘A Year In Champagne’, A Film That Takes Viewers on a Visual Tour of Legendary Champagne Houses With an Expert Guide
A Year In Champagne, the second film in a wine trilogy by Samuel Goldwyn Productions that also includes the film A Year In Burgundy, is…
‘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…