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‘The Gobble Games’, A Thanksgiving-Themed ‘Hunger Games’ Parody Featuring Turkeys Battling for a Presidential Pardon
“The Gobble Games” is a Thanksgiving-themed Hunger Games (previously) parody by Nerdist where turkeys battle to the death for a Presidential pardon. There is a long tradition of…
A Fictional Street Map Composed of Over 500 Video Game Titles
UK-based conceptual design studio Dorothy has created a fictional street map composed of over 500 video game titles. The map, which features several districts devoted…
Ethereal Frost Flowers Form Under Special Weather Conditions in the Ozarks
Jennifer Fenwick, the director of institutional giving at Science Friday, received photos of ethereal, beautiful frost flowers from her mother. Over the weekend, my mom…
A Solar-Powered Kinetic Sculpture of a Bird That Flaps Its Wings Gracefully
Artist Tim Laursen has created Sun-Bird, a beautiful kinetic sculpture of a bird that uses an electric motor and a complex array of cams to…
Longtime San Francisco Bay Area Street Dancers Demonstrate Early Hip-Hop Dancing
KQED Arts recently brought together veteran street dancers from the San Francisco Bay Area in a very entertaining video feature on the history of Bay…
‘Funny Business’ by Photographer Seth Olenick Features 200 Portraits of Famous People in Comedy
Funny Business is a photo book by photographer Seth Olenick that features 200 portraits of famous people in comedy. Each portrait includes a caption written…
A Superman Action Figure Flies to the Upper Atmosphere on a Weather Balloon and Returns to Earth
Mattel and DesignSpark sent a Superman action figure to an altitude of 29,000km, well into the upper atmosphere, before causing the toy to parachute back to…
‘Visions of Arrakis’, An Art Show Tribute to the Sci-Fi Worlds of ‘Dune’ at Bergeron’s Books in Oakland, California
poster art by Jose-Luis Segura Visions of Arrakis is an upcoming art show tribute to the amazing characters, creatures, and worlds from Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi…
Grace Helbig and Mike Rugnetta Race to See Who Can Make and Drink a Shot of Thanksgiving-Themed Slurry the Fastest
Grace Helbig of the Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig podcast recently interviewed PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta. As part of Rugnetta’s visit, Helbig…
How to Make Beautiful Crystal Bottle Stoppers to Dress Up Liquor Bottles
Emily Schuman of Cupcakes & Cashmere fell in love with the look of some beautiful bottle stoppers by Michael C. Fina, but didn’t love the…