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‘Wanderers’, A Stunning Short Film Featuring Sci-Fi Recreations of Spots Around the Solar System
“Wanderers” is a short film by Swedish animator Erik Wernquist that features some stunning sci-fi recreations of different locations throughout the Solar System built from…
‘Infinite Minute’, An Album of One-Minute Songs With a Track Listing Determined by the Level of Kickstarter Funding
Infinite Minute is a forthcoming album by Canadian musician Kim Boekbinder (previously) comprised of one-minute songs. The number of songs on the record will be…
What Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Might Look Like if Created by ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Director J.J. Abrams
Filmmaker Bobby Burns (previously) has created a new video imagining what Marvel‘s Guardians of the Galaxy might look like if the film were created by…
Selfie Dolls, Cloth Dolls Made From Personal Photographs
Selfie Dolls are personalized cloth dolls created by Hungarian toymaker Mahinarium that are created using a reference photo. Customers mail in a photo of themselves…
Editor Adds Generous Amount of J.J. Abrams’ Signature Lens Flare to the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer
Editor Tom Barker has added a generous amount J.J. Abrams’ signature lens flare to the Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens teaser trailer. Abrams famously used…
‘A Brief History of the American Shopping Mall’, A Look at the Oldest Indoor Shopping Mall in the United States
The PBS News Hour pays tribute to the American shopping malls with a visit to the Southdale Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota,…
First-Person Video of a GoPro Being Sent Through an Electron Beam Irradiator
RTF Technologies placed a GoPro Hero 3+ camera inside a lead shield and placed it in an industrial electron beam irradiator alongside plastics and mineral…
‘UK 24’, A Stunning Visualization of Air Traffic Over the United Kingdom
“UK 24” is a stunning visualization of a day in the life of air traffic patterns above the United Kingdom created by air traffic control…
A George Lucas Version of the ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer Jam-Packed With CGI Extras
Melbourne, Australia-based filmmaker Michael Shanks (previously) has created a “George Lucas Special Edition” of the newly released trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force…
Pier55, A Proposed Park That Sits Atop a Dock on the Hudson River in New York City
Pier55 is a fanciful new concept by the Hudson River Trust that would replace New York City’s Pier 54 with 2.7 acres of public park…