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Artist Ben Long Creates Traveling Artwork on the Dirty Rear Doors of Commercial Vans
Since the early 2000s, British artist Ben Long has been inscribing beautiful illustrations on the dirty rear doors of commercial vans. The mobile nature of…
A Fantastic One-Shot Projection-Mapped Music Video for ‘Save Me’ by IRMA
The fantastic music video for "Save Me" by IRMA features singer Irma Pany performing the song amidst a series of projection-mapped scenes.
‘Diaspora Diaries: India’, Jewish Comedian Travelled to India to Meet the Local Jewish Community
Noah Gardenswartz, a Jewish comedian, travelled to India to spend time with the local Jewish communities and documented what he learned for the web series
‘Malfunction’, A Surreal Animation by Cyriak Featuring Disturbing Creatures Created From Faces
“Malfunction” is a surreal animation by Cyriak (see previously) that features disturbing creatures created from faces. Innocent bystanders go about their business while the world…
Fans Create a Beautiful Memorial for Robin Williams at the ‘Mork & Mindy’ House in Boulder, Colorado
Fans have created a beautiful memorial for late great Robin Williams at the famous “Mork & Mindy House” in Boulder, Colorado. Laughing Squid’s Senior System…
How to Make a Keg Out of a Watermelon and a 3D-Printed Tap
Household Hacker demonstrates how to make a keg out of a watermelon and a 3D printed tap. The tap design was made by the creative…
‘Lumberjacked’, A Musical Animated Short About a Hipster Lumberjack Battling an 8-Bit Monster Wasp
“Lumberjacked” is a musical animated short by Canadian artist Joel Mackenzie that features a retired hipster lumberjack tasked with saving his friends from a rampaging…
What People Look Like Using an Ultraviolet Camera
Artist and author Thomas Leveritt captured footage of a series of people with an ultraviolet camera. According to Leveritt, “an ultraviolet camera can show not-yet-visible…
‘How Parmesan Cheese is Made’, A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of the Italian Cheese
“How Parmesan Cheese is Made” is a video by YouTube food channel Potluck Video that travels to Hombre Farm in Modena, Italy for a behind-the-scenes…
A Mesmerizing Video Featuring Industrial Robots Capable of Rapidly Frosting and Decorating Cakes
Canadian restaurant equipment manufacturer Unifiller has created a mesmerizing video highlighting some of the company’s cake finishing equipment, like robots capable of rapidly frosting and…