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In Orbit, An Art Installation Featuring Two Artists Living in a Giant Hamster Wheel in Brooklyn
Artists Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder are living in a 25-foot-diameter sculpture reminiscent of a hamster wheel for their ongoing installation “In Orbit” at The…
The Tom Waits Map, An Interactive Map of Every Location Mentioned In the Songs of Tom Waits
Jonas Nordström, a WordPress developer in Landskrona, Sweden, has built “The Tom Waits Map“, an incredible interactive map that plots every location mentioned in Tom…
Fascinating Facts About Newspaper Comics
Mental Floss host John Green offers a series of interesting facts about newspaper comics in “27 AMAZING Facts About Comics”. For example, cartoonist Charles M.…
‘Second a Day’ Video Imagines Child’s View of Civil War in London To Bring Attention to Syrian Refugees
In an effort to raise awareness of the ongoing Syrian Civil War, Save the Children UK created this powerful video that depicts a hypothetical civil…
Stamp Yo Face Creates Custom Rubber Stamps Featuring Hand-Drawn Portraits of People’s Faces
Hannah and Kevin of Stamp Yo Face sell custom portrait stamps that feature a hand-drawn portrait created from a photo of the customer’s choice. Once…
Tenacious Dachshund Drags Inflatable Shark Toy To His Crate, Completely Deflating It In Just Over A Minute
A tenacious dachshund drags an inflatable shark pool toy to his crate and completely deflates it in just over a minute. The poor shark never…
Puddles the Sad Clown & Postmodern Jukebox Perform the Song ‘Team’ by Lorde As A Piano Ballad
Puddles the Clown, a 7 foot sad clown with an exquisite voice performs with musician Scott Bradlee‘s band Postmodern Jukebox in a fantastic 1970s piano…
A TED-Ed Animation Explaining Some of the Physics Behind How Oceans Move
Our Earth, covered by 71% water, moving in one enormous current around the planet. In this TED-Ed animated lecture, educator Sasha Wright explains the physics…
Uncle Turns Cozy Coupe Toy Car Into a ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 Vehicle for His Nephew
To welcome his newborn nephew into the world, Bryan Wilson (a.k.a. “tabres“) acquired a bunch of inexpensive items and turned a rideable Little Tikes Cozy…
Patton Oswalt Presents the Indie-izer, An App That Turns Blockbuster Movies Into Indie Films
In this hilarious sketch by 5-Second Films, indie comedy luminary Patton Oswalt presents the Indie-izer, an app that “takes any big budget Hollywood crowd-pleasing blockbuster…