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Illustrations of Iconic Outfits Worn by Famous Musicians by Med Ness
Singapore artist Med Ness has created a wonderful illustrated series of iconic outfits worn by famous musicians. He captured the looks of legends like Michael…
The Container Guide, A Field Guide to Shipping Containers
The Container Guide is a handy field guide to shipping containers—perfect for the aspiring container spotter. The guide, which will be printed on rugged waterproof…
Australian Surfer Rides the Waves Without the Use of His Legs And Limited Use of His Arms
Barney Miller is an Australian surfer who lost the use of his legs and has limited use of his arms due to a spinal cord…
A Custom Map Project That Pinpoints Every Geographical Reference of Common Names
Artist and scientist Stephen Von Worley has created a project that uses the geographic database from OpenStreetMap and Google Maps to create an interactive database…
A Tiny Diorama of a Turkish Street Protest on a Fez by Slinkachu
Tiny Turkish protestors square off against tiny Turkish police in “Fez,” a sculpture by London artist Slinkachu. The sculpture is inspired by the 2013 protests…
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, A Book Based on xkcd’s Blog ‘What If?’
For the past two years Randall Munroe, creator of the comic xkcd, has been answering outlandish hypothetical questions on his science blog, What If? Today…
Brian Goggin and Dorka Keehn Talk About ‘Caruso’s Dream’, Their San Francisco Glass Piano Installation
Artists Brian Goggin and Dorka Keehn talk about “Caruso’s Dream,” their installation of 13 steel and glass pianos suspended from a building in San Francisco,…
The Scough, A Stylish Germ and Pollution Filtering Scarf
Trap. Neutralize. Kill. A group of Brooklyn hypochondriacs have combined form and function with a cleverly designed germ-fighting, pollution-filtering scarf aka the “Scough” (a combination…
Wink, A Blog That Reviews a Worthwhile Book Every Weekday
Wink is a new blog from Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired, and Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair, founders of Boing Boing, that features a review…
Alex Trebek Gets Revenge on Conan O’Brien for Creating the Hilarious Series, ‘Alex Trebek Has Gone Insane’
On a recent episode of Conan, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek came out on stage and got his revenge on Conan O’Brien for creating the hilarious…