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Illustris, An Incredibly Detailed and Realistic Simulation of the Universe
The Illustris project is an incredibly detailed and realistic cosmological simulation of the formation of galaxies in our Universe by a talented group of researchers…
Glove and Boots Take a BuzzFeed Quiz so That We Don’t Have To
On a recent episode of Glove and Boots, Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario bite the bullet and take a BuzzFeed quiz so that…
Characters From Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Illustrated in the Dark Style of Tim Burton
Japanese artist Yoko has created a marvelous series of illustrations that imagine characters from Disney‘s animated film Frozen in the dark style of Tim Burton.…
Artist Builds Tiny Homes for Homeless People out of Salvaged Materials With the Homeless Homes Project
In an effort to provide housing to homeless people, Oakland-based artist Gregory Kloehn is building tiny homes out of salvaged materials in an endeavor he…
A Tiny Hamster Eating A Tiny Slice of Pizza
A tiny hamster eats a tiny slice of pizza on a perfectly set cloth in what seems to be April’s Animals‘ tribute to the video…
How to Make the Simpsons Family Out of LEGO Bricks
In honor of The Simpsons LEGO-themed episode that aired recently, Chicago animator David Pickett (a.k.a. “fallentomato“) of Nightly News at Nine has created a video…
No Your City, Short Documentaries About Unusual and Interesting New Yorkers
No Your City is a series of eight mini documentaries about unusual, eccentric, and interesting New Yorkers. Among the New Yorkers featured in the series:…
Ratatouille, An Easy-to-Use App for Sharing Extra Food
Ratatouille is an app for sharing extra food by Giorgia Marenda at Meme Coworking. The design of the app allows users to “share” the contents…
Colorful Cloth Street Art Woven Into Fences
Street artist Urban X Stitch adorns Lyon, France with whimsical characters and illustrations by weaving colorful cloth into fences around the city. The artist has…
An Honest Movie Trailer For Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
“Experience an awkward forced love story, as soulless as the computer it was made in.” Screen Junkies has created an honest movie trailer for George…