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The Mad Painter, A Silent Comic Graffiti Artist on ‘Sesame Street’ Who Painted Numbers In Unusual Locations
One of the most memorable live characters from the early days of Sesame Street is arguably the “Mad Painter”, a silent artist whose mission in…
Edgar Allan Poe Temporary Tattoos by Archie McPhee
Archie McPhee has released a mysterious and macabre selection of Edgar Allan Poe temporary tattoos that “look especially good on the pallid skin of the…
Fascinating Video That Compares World War I Photos of Antwerp to the Present Day
Photographer Stijn Bollaert compares century-old photos of Antwerp, Belgium from World War I with his own identically framed shots from the present day. The video…
Twitter Account everyword Scheduled to Reach Final Word in the English Language This Weekend
The Twitter account everyword has been tweeting every single word in the English language one at a time since it was created in 2007 by…
Architecture Animée, Surreal Animated Photo GIFs of Transforming Buildings
photo by Luis Garcia, GIF by Axel de Stampa In his animated GIF series “Architecture Animée,” artist Axel de Stampa adds surreal motion and transformations…
Where’s Servo?, A Where’s Waldo-Style Poster Featuring Characters From ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’
(larger) Jersey City, New Jersey artist Steve Seck has created “Where’s Servo?,” an amazing Where’s Waldo-style illustrated poster that features one character from every episode…
Hercules, An Upcoming Movie Adaptation of the ‘Hercules: The Thracian Wars’ Comic Series Starring Dwayne Johnson
Hercules is an upcoming adventure film directed by filmmaker Brett Ratner from both Paramount Pictures and MGM (Trailer #1 and #2). The action-packed movie is…
The Late Phillip Seymour Hoffman Discusses the Concept of Happiness In 2012 Interview Animated By PBS
In the most recent episode of the PBS animated series “Blank on Blank“, the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman discusses the concept of happiness in relation…
The 12th Wearable Technologies Conference in San Francisco
The 12th Wearable Technologies Conference, an event that brings together designers, vendors, distributors, and other professionals in the wearable technology industry, takes place July 8th…
Instagram Version 6.0 Adds New Photo Editing Tools to Adjust Brightness, Contrast, and More
Instagram has introduced a series of new photo editing tools as part of their app’s version 6.0 update. The new tools add the ability to…