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Clever Banksy-Inspired Street Art by JPS
British street artist Jamie Scanlon (aka JPS) creates clever and wonderfully rendered street paintings that are inspired by Banksy. Scanlon recounts in a Bored Panda…
‘The Oxford Comma and Other Academic Punctuation Marks’, A Comic About Punctuation by Jorge Cham
Everyone’s heard of the Oxford comma, but what if you went somewhere else for college? Jorge Cham of PHD Comics created a clever comic about…
The Garden Bridge, A Proposed Elevated Walkway Park That Crosses the River Thames in London
In 2012, the transit agency Transport for London put out a call for proposals that would help improve pedestrian walkways over the River Thames. Actress…
Homemade Remake of Marvel’s Teaser Trailer for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
CineFix has released a new episode of their Homemade Movies series (previously) where they remake the teaser trailer for Marvel‘s upcoming superhero film Avengers: Age…
The Daily Do-cember Fun-athon, A Calendar of Whimsical and Creative Activities for Each Day in December
photo via Mark Krawczuk To help keep people active this winter, Mark Krawczuk (previously) and Robin Lehto have devised the Daily Do-cember Fun-athon, a calendar…
Freaky the Scary Snowman Frightens Unsuspecting People as They Walk Past Him in Newport, Rhode Island
Freaky the Scary Snowman (previously) returns in a new video by RipFilms to frighten and get a laugh out of unsuspecting people as they walk…
Sony Reveals a Limited Edition Original Gray PlayStation 4 in Celebration of the PlayStation’s 20th Anniversary
Sony Computer Entertainment has revealed a limited edition PlayStation 4 console featuring the first console’s original gray finish. The new limited edition console was designed…
Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking Would Like to Play the Villain in a ‘James Bond’ Movie
In an interview in the January issue of Wired magazine, physicist Stephen Hawking said he would like to play the villain in a James Bond movie, saying…
A Comprehensive Examination of the Typography Used in the Classic Sci-Fi Film ‘Alien’
Sci-Fi font blog Typeset In The Future takes a close and comprehensive look at the various typefaces used in the 1979 Ridley Scott space-horror classic,…
Bandanas Designed to Turn Their Wearers Into Japanese-Style Transforming Superheroes
The Kaiju Killer Bandana is a kerchief created by Brooklyn’s Sleek and Destroy that features patterns designed to make their wearers look like a classic…