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Like a Vision, A Cartoony Mural of a Man Hungering After Facebook Likes by Mister Thoms
A man hungers after Facebook likes in “Like a Vision,” the latest cartoony mural by Rome-based artist Mister Thoms. The artist has also posted a…
Hell Awaits, The First Official Trailer for the Final Season of Sons of Anarchy
“Hell Awaits“, a short teaser trailer for the seventh and final season of the excellent F/X television series Sons of Anarchy, shows a shadowy figure…
Danse Macabre, An X-Ray Street Art Installation of a Dancing Figure
A dancing figure leans backward, his upper bodied revealed in X-ray vision, in “Danse macabre,” a recent street art installation in Paris by artist Charles…
A Surreal Art Installation Featuring Jellyfish Tanks Installed in the Facade of an Abandoned Building
London-based art duo Walter Hugo & Zoniel have installed jellyfish tanks in the facade of an abandoned building in an effort to add an element…
It’s Okay To Be Smart Explores Why People Blew on Nintendo Video Game Cartridges and Whether It Actually Worked
Host Joe Hanson explores why people blew on Nintendo video game cartridges and whether it actually worked in a recent episode of PBS Digital Studios…
A Man Does a Hilarious Impression of an Excited Girl’s Voice
Actor, musician, sound designer Matt Bittner does a hilarious impression of an excited girls’s voice in this video by Ryan Clark. The quick vocal pitch…
A Series of ‘The Lord of the Rings’-Themed New York City Subway Service Notices
Mount Doom (18th street station, uptown 1 train) Transit artist Puck Works has been placing a series of The Lord of the Rings-themed service notices…
‘WiFi’, A Short Film Exploring What Happens When the Internet Goes Down
“I feel so alone. No Instagram, no Snapchat.” “WiFi” is a short film by writer and director Julian Smith that explores what happens when the…
Delta Ad Campaign Adds USB Ports To Uber Cars to Promote Availability of UBS Ports on Long-Haul International Flights
Delta is running a clever ad campaign that I spotted during a recent Uber trip in NYC. The Uber car we were riding in was…
Smell May Be the Reason Why Cilantro Tastes Like Soap To Some People
Nacho Cabellero, a 3rd year bioinformatics PhD student at Boston University, explains about the genetic variant that causes the herb cilantro to taste like soap…