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35mm Film Canister Salt and Pepper Shakers
Photojojo has created a clever set of salt and pepper shakers that look like 35mm film canisters–perfect for the analog film fiend who can’t bear…
Netflix Releases the First Official Trailer for the Third Season of the Political Drama Series ‘House of Cards’
Netflix has released the first official trailer for the third season of the original political drama House of Cards, which stars Kevin Spacey as the…
An Incredibly Detailed Cut Paper Rendition of the Netherlands Coat of Arms
I WILL MAINTAIN is a remarkably detailed cut paper rendition of the coat of arms of the Netherlands. Each individual paper element is mounted to…
Subtitles Added in For R2-D2’s Beep and Whistles From the First Six Star Wars Films
Eclectic Method, the audio-visual remix team who recently created a musical mix of droid scenes from Star Wars, has taken upon themselves to digitally insert…
A Time-Lapse of the Demolition of the 5 Pointz Graffiti Space in New York City
Back in 2013 we posted about the whitewashing and imminent demolition of 5 Pointz, the Queens warehouse that served as an outdoor exhibition space for…
The 14th Annual No Pants Subway Ride by Improv Everywhere
Yesterday Improv Everywhere held the 14th Annual No Pants Subway Ride in New York City. The event saw some 4,000 pantless subway riders converge on…
A Series of Bizarre MS-DOS Video Games That Never Actually Existed
DOOM Custodian (1993) Comedy network Above Average has created a series of bizarre MS-DOS video games that never actually existed in the wake of the…
Meow Parlour, New York City’s First Permanent Cat Café Is Open For Business on Hester Street
image via Meow Parlour Meow Parlour, New York City’s very first cat café with a full patisserie menu, Blue Bottle coffee drinks and free wifi,…
A Scenic Timelapse of the Streets and Waterways of Orléans, France
“Orléans 2014 en Time Lapse” is a short video by photographer Richard Sebastien that explores the city of Orléans through a timelapse shot in the…
A Lincoln Car Commercial Starring Matthew McConaughey Stretched Into a Comedic Extended Existential Crisis
A commercial for the Lincoln Motor Company starring Matthew McConaughey has been stretched into an absurdly extended existential crisis in a comedic parody by the New York…