Artist Fills Chicago Potholes With Mosaic Art Based on the Design of the Chicago Flag
photo via Jim Bachor After witnessing the ancient mosaics of Pompeii, Chicago-based artist Jim Bachor was inspired to create his own mosaic art with a…
‘Octopuses of the Night’, A Short Film Featuring Close Up Shots of Octopi Playfully Exploring the Seafloor
“Octopuses of the Night” is a short film by Utah-based filmmaker Dustin Adamson that features fascinating footage of octopi playfully exploring with the seafloor. The…
‘How I Started Writing Songs Again’, A TED Talk by Sting About How He Overcame Writer’s Block by Returning Home
In his TED Talk, “How I Started Writing Songs Again,” former Police frontman Sting discusses how returning to his hometown of Wallsend in the Northeast…
22,000 Dominoes Fall in Mind-Bogglingly Elaborate Setup by Hevesh5
Domino artist Hevesh5 created this mind-bogglingly elaborate setup of 22,000 dominoes as a thank you to his 200,000 YouTube channel subscribers. The setup took 25…
Photo Republic, An App That Tasks Users With Taking a Photograph Once a Day at the Same Time
Photo Republic is an app by developer Ketchup Inc. that tasks users with taking a photograph once a day at the same time. For example,…
A Series of Intricate Woodcuts Featuring Contemporary Characters Like Batman and Grumpy Cat
Miami-based artist Brian Reedy has created WoodcutEmporium, an Etsy shop featuring intricate woodcuts based on characters from comics, science fiction, and popular Internet memes. Included…
Castor, A Line of Gourmet Toothpicks That Combine Two Gastronomic Flavor Pairings on a Single Stick
Castor is a new line of “gourmet” toothpicks by Montreal food lab PhoodStation that combine two flavors on single stick for a more complex experience…
eCool Hand-Cranked Cooler Uses the Earth to Chill Beer Cans Underground
Created by four inventors from a Mors, a small island in Northern Denmark, the eCool is a hand-cranked beer cooler that resides largely underground, using…
Finnish Man Has An Incredibly Close Relationship With the Fully Grown Brown Bears He Raised
Sulo Karjalainen, the proprietor of Kuusamo Large Carnivore Centre in Kuusamo, Finland, has become locally famous as the “bearman” due to the incredibly close bond…
Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz Offer New GLA-Class SUV as a Free Downloadable Kart for Japan Release of ‘Mario Kart 8’
Nintendo has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to offer the all-new GLA-class SUV as a free downloadable kart for the Japan release of Mario Kart 8.…