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‘The Egyptian Sibyl’, A Large Scale Wire Sculpture of a Woman That Is Installed on a Rooftop in Cairo
“The Egyptian Sibyl” by artist Gavin Worth is a 20-foot-wide wire sculpture of a woman that is installed on a rooftop in Cairo. The monumental…
‘The Shape of Ideas’, A Comic by Grant Snider That Illustrates the Nature of Ideas
“The Shape of Ideas” is a recent comic by artist Grant Snider in his Incidental Comics series. The comic illustrates the nature of different kinds of ideas and how a…
Classic 1934 Bourbon Cocktail Recipe Book Curated by the Brown-Forman Distillery Company of Louisville, Kentucky
Since 2007, September has been designated as the National Bourbon Month and in celebration, Kentucky for Kentucky got their hands on a copy of “How…
Memobottle, A Slim Water Bottle With a Rectangular Design Based on Common Paper Sizes
memobottle is as clever reusable water bottle with a slim rectangular design based on the dimensions of common paper sizes. The rectangular form allows the…
‘Cooking on Mars’, A Video by SpaceX Engineer Andrew Rader About Cooking and Eating Bugs
“Cooking on Mars” is a video by SpaceX engineer Andrew Rader where he cooks and eats insects while explaining why it’s likely that astronauts will be doing exactly…
Astronauts Narrate an Impressive View of the Earth From the International Space Station
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio narrated an impressive view of the Earth from the International Space Station during Expedition 38 earlier in 2014. Watch…
Wonderfully Intricate Laser Cut Wood Art
London-based artist Martin Tomsky uses a laser cutter to create wonderfully intricate art out of layers of cut wood. His works are available for purchase…
A Handy Chart Detailing How the Video Games Industry Really Works
Game developer Dan Marshall of Size Five Games recently created a handy chart that details how the video games industry really works. Of particular interest…
‘Fiona & the Fog’, An Animated Children’s Book for iPad About the Foggy Adventures of a Girl in San Francisco
Fiona & the Fog is an animated children’s book for iPad that tells the tale of Fiona, a girl in San Francisco who one day…
What Disney Pixar’s Animated Film ‘The Incredibles’ Might Look Like If It Were Directed by Christopher Nolan
Filmmaker Bobby Burns (see previously) has created a dark video that imagines what Pixar‘s 2004 animated comedy superhero film The Incredibles might look like if…