Paperclip Armrest, An Award-Winning Design Concept That Allows Two People to Share the Same Airplane Armrest
The Paperclip Armrest is a design concept by Hong Kong-based Paperclip Design Limited that solves the problems inherent in the typical shared armrest concept so…
The Meanings of Car Names Explained
Mental Floss host John Green explains the meanings of car names in “32 Car Name Meanings”. For example, Green notes that Subaru is the Japanese…
A Stylistic Survey of Graphic Design by Pop Chart Lab, An Art Print That Traces the Progression of Graphic Design
Pop Chart Lab has created “A Stylistic Survey of Graphic Design,” a new art print that traces “the progression of graphic design from the Victorian…
Official Trailer for ‘The Internet’s Own Boy’, A Documentary About Internet Activist Aaron Swartz
The latest theatrical trailer for The Internet’s Own Boy, a documentary about deceased Internet activist Aaron Swartz by filmmaker Brian Knappenberger, offers a look at…
Vegan Calisthenics Expert Frank Medrano Demonstrates His Intense Bodyweight Workouts
In this video, Los Angeles-based vegan calisthenics expert Frank Medrano demonstrates more of his intense bodyweight workouts. Bodyweight exercises are “strength training exercises that do…
The Gay 90’s: West, A Solo Art Show Featuring the Work of Pop Surrealist Mark Ryden at Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles
Pink Lincoln The Gay 90’s: West is an upcoming solo art show at Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles that will feature the work of talented…
‘Verbatim’, A Dramatization of a Legal Deposition Featuring a Lawyer Arguing About the Definition of a Photocopier
The New York Times has posted the short film “Verbatim”, a dramatization of a legal deposition wherein a lawyer argues about what does does not…
‘Turn Your Phone 90 Degrees’, An Amusing Music Video About the Virtues of Filming Horizontally Rather Than Vertically
“If you don’t, I’ll break your knees.” “Turn Your Phone 90 Degrees” is an amusing music video by YouTube musicians and comedians IFHT about how…
‘The First Hundred Years!’, A 1939 Newsreel About the History of Photography
Film archive British Pathé has unearthed “The First Hundred Years!”, a newsreel from 1939 outlining the evolution of the photograph from the early days of…
Global Heat Map Showing Running and Biking Activity
Strava, an online activity tracking community, has created a global heat map of running and biking trails, utilizing a dataset of 77 million rides and…