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Cute Little Girl Runs Around While Dressed Up as a Glowing LED Minnie Mouse Stick Figure for Halloween
After the great success of his LED stick figure costumes last year, Royce Hutain of Glowy Zoey decided to take them to the next level…
Grotesque, Lifelike Pumpkin Carvings by Hollywood Sculptor Jon Neill
Los Angeles-based sculptor Jon Neill creatures grotesque and intensely detailed realistic pumpkin carvings, which he demonstrates online and in live settings, like his upcoming appearance…
‘Shooting Thoughts’, An Interactive Installation That Allows Participants to Send Stars to a Church Ceiling
In the recent interactive installation Shooting Thoughts by artist Filipe Vilas-Boas, participants sent stars from their mobile devices to the ornate ceiling of a Gothic…
‘Internet Trolls – The Halloween Musical’, A Beautifully Staged Musical Featuring Singing and Dancing Internet Trolls
“Internet Trolls — The Halloween Musical” is a beautifully staged music video by brothers Antonius and Vijay Nazareth of the YouTube channel AVbyte (see previously) that features singing and…
How to Make a Polygonal Cardboard Skull Mask
UK-based designer Steve Wintercroft has designed a wonderful polygonal skull mask that can be crafted out of cardboard. He is selling plans and instructions on…
‘Nudibranchs of Papua New Guinea’, A Short Film About The Unique and Colorful Species of Sea Slug
Nudibranchs of Papua New Guinea is a beautiful short film by underwater photographer Dustin Adamson taken during a recent trip to Papua New Guinea. The…
Park or Bird? A National Park and Bird Identifying App Inspired by an xkcd Comic
screenshot via Flickr, photo via penguinthemagpie Park or Bird? is a web app by the Flickr Vision and Search team that can determine whether a…
IKEA Singapore Releases a Creepy Commercial Based on ‘The Shining’ for Halloween
IKEA Singapore recently created a commercial based on the classic Stanley Kubrick film The Shining for Halloween. The commercial features a young boy riding a…
‘SkyMaul 2’, A New Parody of SkyMall Catalogs by Kasper Hauser
SkyMaul 2: Where America Buys His Stuff is a hilarious parody of the SkyMall catalogs that are found in the seat pockets of commercial airliners.…
Creative Photos of Postcard-Sized Movie Posters Superimposed Over Real People
Malaysian artist Jaemy Choong (a.k.a. “jaemyc“) has taken very creative photos of postcard-sized movie posters superimposed over real people. The result is that Choong’s friend…