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432 Park Avenue, A New Tower in Manhattan That Is the Tallest Residential Building in the Western Hemisphere
432 Park Avenue is a residential tower in Midtown Manhattan that, at 1,396 feet in height, is the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere.…
Tumblr Launches New App for Mac OS X Yosemite
Tumblr has launched a new app for Mac OS X Yosemite (see previously) that allows users to easily share content from almost anywhere on their…
‘Maus’ Artist Art Spiegelman Gives a Tour of His New York City Studio
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist cartoonist Art Spiegelman gave a tour of his impressive New York City studio to Jeff Newelt of HEEB Magazine. The artist showed…
An Analysis of the Important Role of the Blue Shell From ‘Mario Kart’
Game designer Dan “OtherDan” Emmons analyzes the important role of the Blue Shell — technically referred to as the “Spiny Shell” — from the video…
Air Umbrella, An Invisible Umbrella That Uses Airflow to Repel Raindrops
The Air Umbrella is an “invisible umbrella” designed by Chuan Wang of Nanjing, China that uses airflow produced by a motor to repel raindrops. The…
Mixology Expert Explains the Correct Circumstances Under Which a Cocktail Should Be Either Shaken or Stirred
“It is rarely wrong to stir a drink, but often wrong to shake it.” On the most recent episode of “The Cocktail Spirit” on the…
Bedroom of French World War I Soldier Remains How He Left It Almost 100 Years After His Death
96 years after he died on the battlefield in Belgium, World War I soldier Hubert Rochereau’s bedroom in Bélâbre, France has remained undisturbed. The owners…
Couch Moved From Third Story Balcony With a Rigged System of Wires
A family attempts to remove a couch from a third story home using what appears to be a hastily rigged system of wires, as a…
‘South Park’ Releases Full Version of ‘Push’, The Television Show’s Parody of a Lorde Song
South Park has released a full version of “Push”, the television show’s parody of a song by 17-year-old New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde. The show parodied…
‘Lessons From a Dog’, A Book Featuring Simple Life Lessons Told Through the Natural Wisdom of Dogs
“Lessons From a Dog“, an online comic about simple life lessons that humans can gain from dogs created by illustrator Patrick Moberg (see previously), has…