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Swingling, A Portable Playground Swing That You Can Take Anywhere
Invented by San Francisco-based designer Kevin Shay, Swingling (formerly UpSwing) is a portable swing you can hang from just about anywhere — anywhere that can…
Look Birdy, An iPhone App That Flashes and Chirps to Help Get Kids to Pay Attention for a Photo
Look Birdy is a new photo app that plays a variety of bird sounds while flickering the flash in order get kids to make eye…
‘The Search for General Tso’, A Documentary About Americanized Chinese Food
Written and directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Ian Cheney, The Search for General Tso is a new documentary exploring the phenomenon of Chinese food in the…
President Obama and Joel McHale Host the 2014 White House Correspondents Association Dinner
Vice-President Joe Biden and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus opened the the 2014 White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2014 with a…
‘Awakening’, A Stunning 4K Time-Lapse Video Featuring New Zealand’s Natural Landscapes
Filmmaker Martin Heck shot “Awakening” over the course of four months for his production company, Timestorm, capturing absolutely stunning 4K time-lapse video of New Zealand.…
Rejected Characters From the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Nitrozac and Snaggy of The Joy of Tech have created a funny webcomic that shows their list of rejected characters from J.J. Abrams‘ upcoming film,…
Honest Video Game Trailers – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by Screen Junkies and Smosh
Screen Junkies and Smosh joined forces to create an honest video game trailer for Bethesda Game Studios‘ popular action role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls…
A Series of Musicians Audition for a Part in the Mos Eisley Cantina Band From ‘Star Wars’ for May the Fourth
CollegeHumor and Lucasfilm teamed up to create an amusing video where a series of musicians including “Weird Al” Yankovic, Lisa Loeb, mc chris, Ben Folds,…
Clever Fashion Illustrations Featuring Real Flower Petals as Clothing
Real flower petals serve as items of clothing in these clever mixed media fashion illustrations by artist Grace Ciao. photos via Grace Ciao
Noisli, A Background Noise and Color Generator Featuring a Simple Text Editor
Noisli is a background noise and color generator that includes text editor, created by design studio Stefano Merlo. The tool features several sounds with variable…