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SEFT-1, An Art Project Exploring the Abandoned Railroads of Mexico and Ecuador in a Custom Road-Rail Vehicle
Between 2010 and 2012, artists Ivan Puig and Andrés Padilla Domene explored abandoned railroads in Mexico and Ecuador aboard SEFT-1., a futuristic road-rail vehicle of…
Home Automation Company Nest Is Acquiring the Dropcam Cloud-Based Video Monitoring Service
On Friday, home automation company Nest announced they are acquiring Dropcam. Dropcam provides a cloud-based video monitoring service through their Dropcam video cameras. Nest plans…
MSHR, An Art Group That Uses Custom Lights and Synthesizers to Make Mind-Bending Feedback Loops
Brenna Murphy and Birch Cooper of Portland, Oregon art group MSHR (pronounced “mesher”) use a combination of light-activated synthesizers and sound-activated lights to create audio-light…
An Analysis of the Incredible Game Design Found in the First Level of the ‘Super Mario Bros’ Video Game
Game designer Dan “OtherDan” Emmons analyzes the incredible game design found in the very first level of the 1985 Super Mario Bros. video game in…
An Illustrated Version of the Classic Party Game ‘Werewolf’
Designer Mathew Sisson has created an illustrated version of the classic party game Werewolf. Werewolf, known also as Mafia, pits a small group of people…
Incredibly Detailed Cross-Sectioned Glass ‘Murrine’ by Loren Stump
Artist Loren Stump creates astonishingly detailed glass art by crafting long canes of glass which he then cross-sections for the final effect. The pieces are…
Soldier Comes Home to an Exuberant Greeting at the Door by His Cat
An Army Reserve soldier, returning home from drills, was exuberantly greeted at the door by Finn, his beautiful and very vocal ragdoll cat in this…
‘The Internet Arguer’, A Video Showcasing the Terrible Things Said by People That Always Argue on the Internet
“Yes, you raise a lot of good examples. What about this single exception?” Slacktory editor Nick Douglas has released a video showcasing the terrible things…
The Imagined Wines of Westoros, An Oenological Tour of the Lands of ‘Game of Thrones’
The folks at VinePair have put together this wonderful infographic plotting and reviewing what they imagine to be the “Wines of Westeros” from the HBO…
Rian Johnson to Write and Direct the Future ‘Star Wars Episode VIII’ and ‘IX’ Films
image via Wikipedia According to Deadline Hollywood, Lucasfilm is in the process of making a deal with Rian Johnson to write and direct Star Wars…