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A 4-Foot-Long Giant Stuffed Carrot Body Pillow That Will Help Make Loneliness a Thing of the Past
San Jose, California designer Amy Brown (a.k.a. “Jumbo Jibbles“) has created a 4-foot-long stuffed carrot body pillow that is sure to help make loneliness a…
The ‘Bleak Movies Coloring Book for Kids’ Gives R-Rated Films a Positive Child-Friendly Twist
Los Angeles artist and writer Todd Spence has created the Bleak Movies Coloring Book for Kids, a coloring book that gives dark R-rated films a…
Gallery1988 and Sony Are Hosting Traveling ‘Ghostbusters’ Art Show to Celebrate the Classic Film’s 30th Anniversary
artwork by Mike Mitchell Gallery1988 and Sony Pictures have teamed up to host a traveling Ghostbusters art show to celebrate the classic film’s 30th anniversary.…
‘Time Is a Flat Circus’, Quotes by Rust Cohle of ‘True Detective’ Used as Captions on ‘Family Circus’ Comics
“Time Is a Flat Circus” takes some choice quotes by Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) from the HBO series True Detective and swaps them with the…
Copy-me, An Animated Web Series Dedicated to Debunking the Myths of Copying
Copy-me is a 2D-animated web series by Liviu Barbulescu, Stefan Teodorescu, and Alex Lungu dedicated to debunking a number of myths about copying. The eight-episode…
A Fascinating Short Film Showing the Assembly of a Watch
German watchmaking company NOMOS Glashütte offers a look at what goes into the assembly of one of their watches in this fascinating short film that…
Remarkable ‘Game of Thrones’ Illustration of Daenerys Targaryen by Sam Spratt
New York-based artist Sam Spratt recently took his digital painting skills to Westeros while he created this remarkable Game of Thrones illustration featuring the Mother…
OculusDrone, A Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Controlled by an Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset
Germany-based programmer Diego Araos has created a web interface that allows a Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 quadcopter to be controlled using the Oculus Rift virtual reality…
Olaf the Snowman From ‘Frozen’ Illustrated as Disney Princesses
Australian artist Cherie Potter (a.k.a. “TortallMagic“) has created an ongoing series of illustrations that imagine Olaf the Snowman from Frozen as various Disney Princesses. You…
Lunchbox Dad Creates Amazing Pop Culture-Themed Lunches for His Two Kids Every Week
San Francisco-based father and blogger Beau Coffron (a.k.a. “Lunchbox Dad“) creates amazing, and also healthy, pop culture-themed lunches for his son and daughter every week.…