How the Donner Party Inspired Food Packaging
Professor Bill Hammack (aka Engineer Guy) explains how the Donner Party — the ill-fated pioneer wagon train that became trapped in the Sierra Nevadas in…
‘Manly’, An Animated Short About a Daughter Trying to Please Her Emperor God Father
Manly is an animated short by brothers Jesse Moynihan and Justin Moynihan about a daughter trying to please her emperor god father. It also features…
Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) Performs a Death Metal Version of the Song ‘Over the Rainbow’ in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Los Angeles musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt created a great video remix of Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) performing a death metal version of the song…
A Clever Cardboard Folding Business Card That Looks Like a Swiss Army Knife
New Zealand-based designer Anthony Cole created the Business Knife, a clever folding business card that takes the form of a Swiss Army knife. The cardboard…
An Eerie Installation of 888,246 Ceramic Poppies at the Tower of London Marking Britain’s World War I Military Dead
“Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” is a visually striking outdoor installation at the Tower of London by artist Paul Cummins of 888,246 ceramic…
A Surreal Ad for Little Baby’s Ice Cream Featuring People With Mouths for Eyes
Philadelphia-based ice cream and frozen dessert shop Little Baby’s Ice Cream has released a surreal ad featuring people with mouths for eyes. In short, it’s…
Inspired by ‘Shark Week’ and ‘Sharknado 2’, Maymo the Beagle Attacks a Remote-Controlled Flying Shark
Inspired by Sharknado 2 and Shark Week, Maymo the Lemon Beagle decided to get in on the action by attacking a remote-controlled flying shark that…
‘Blind Guy’, A Short Film About a Fascinating Kansas City Man Who Has Made the Most of His Vision Loss
“Blind Guy” is a moving short by Midwestern film collective Brigade that centers on the life and musings of Jim Hoschek, a colorful Kansas City…
‘Icheon Master Hand’, A Video Highlighting the Process of Four Korean Ceramics Masters
“Icheon Master” is a video from 2013 by The American Museum of Ceramic Art that celebrates the works of a quartet of ceramics masters —…
‘A Truncated Story of Infinity’, A Short Film About the Futility and Possibilities of the Multiverse
“A Truncated Story of Infinity” is a short film written and directed by New York City filmmaker Paul Trillo that explores one day in the…