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‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ Character Names Revealed Via Retro Topps-Style Trading Cards
#76 — Finn on the Run Director J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, recently revealed the names of characters seen in the first…
MailChimp Embraces Its ‘Serial’ Podcast Opening Mispronunciation With a ‘MailKimp’ Sweatshirt
Email marketing service MailChimp has embraced the now-famous listener mispronunciation of its brand in the intro to the massively popular Serial podcast (previously) with the…
Wakie, A Social Alarm Clock App That Crowdsources Wake Up Calls From Fellow Users
Wakie is a “social alarm clock” app for the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone that enlists users to wake each other up via a…
Super Slow Motion Video of Rain Drops Falling on a Bed of Sand
The American Physical Society has compiled a set of super slow motion videos that demonstrate the beautiful and fascinating fluid dynamics that occur when a…
‘The Itinerant Printer’, An Artist’s Yearlong Project Making Letterpress Prints at 100 Shops Around the United States
For 2015, artist Chris Fritton intends visit 100 letterpress printshops around the United States, making a limited edition print at each shop, for an ambitious…
Wonderfully Retro Light Fixtures Made of Salvaged Objects by Afterglow Studio
Andy Schulman of Afterglow Studio uses old-style incandescent bulbs and salvaged vintage objects to create wonderfully retro sculptural light fixtures. His lights range from small…
The Head Winemaker of Brooklyn Winery Talks About Making Wine in an Urban Environment
Potluck video (previously) talks with Conor McCormack, the head winemaker at Brooklyn Winery about making wine at an urban winery . The concept behind this…
A Rare, Creepy 1970s Sesame Street Animation About Creatures That Appear in the Cracks of a Wall
A creepy Sesame Street animation features a young girl on a camel that's made up of wall cracks who takes her to meet "The Crack Master."
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores Whether ‘Over The Garden Wall’ Is About Having Faith
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta recently argued that the animated Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall is about having faith–specifically faith in the…
‘White God’, A Powerful Film In Which Discarded Dogs Organize and Rise Up Against Their Captors
The unwanted will have their day. The official trailer has been released for White God, a powerful Hungarian film about a dystopian society where unwanted…