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‘Every Day Is Scary’, An Animated Music Video by Fox’s ADHD and Eric Moneypenny About the Horrors of Adulthood
“Every Day Is Scary” is an animated music video by Fox’s Animation Domination High-Definition and Eric Moneypenny about the horrors of adulthood. It compares silly childhood…
Woman Walks Silently with Hidden Camera Through New York City Streets to Capture What’s Being Said to Her
An attractive, curly-haired woman named Shoshana B. Roberts, clad in a black crewneck T-shirt and jeans, silently took to the streets of New York City…
‘Leaf Beast’, Beautifully Simple Animal Sculptures Made Out of Cut Magnolia Leaves
Japanese artist Baku Maeda (previously) has created beautifully simple animal sculptures out of cut magnolia leaves in his delightful series Leaf Beast (part 1 and…
The 2014 Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, A Nightly Display of More Than 5,000 Illuminated Pumpkins in New York
The 2014 Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze (previously), a Halloween event featuring more than 5,000 illuminated pumpkins arranged into sculptures, is going on now at Van…
‘Bad Dads V’, An Art Show Tribute to the Films of Wes Anderson at Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco
Mr. Fox & His Bike by Maryanna Hoggatt Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco will be hosting Bad Dads V, the fifth annual group art…
Mondo and Middle of Beyond to Release ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Fargo’ Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Mondo and Middle of Beyond (previously) have teamed up to release two different holiday knit sweaters in the themes of the movies Fargo and Gremlins.…
A Split-Screen Comparison of Paris and New York City
Filmmaker Franck Matellini explores the similarities and differences of Paris and New York City in the wonderful split-screen video, “Paris / New York”.
The Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Film Remixed by Eclectic Method
Eclectic Method has created a remix of the original 1984 American science fantasy comedy film Ghostbusters in celebration of the movie’s 30th anniversary. It’s Halloween…
A Proposed Mandatory Shopping Label by Doghouse Diaries That Indicates the Value of Items in an Apocalypse
“New Shopping Label” is an amusing comic by Doghouse Diaries that proposes a new mandatory shopping label that indicates the value of items in an…
Maya Angelou Talks About Her Stepfather’s Long Con in a Rare 1970 Interview with Studs Terkel, Animated for PBS
In the most recent episode of the PBS animated series “Blank on Blank“, the illustrious poet and author Maya Angelou talks about her stepfather Daddy…