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Everything But The News Explores Online Dating With Absolutely Disastrous Results
In the third episode of Everything But The News, a documentary comedy series created by Steve Goldbloom and Noah Pink for PBS Digital Studios, Goldbloom…
Fixie Pizza Cutter, An Ãœber Hip Fixed-Gear Bicycle Pizza Cutter
The Fixie Pizza Cutter by DOIY Design is an über hip pizza cutter that looks like a miniature fixed-gear bicycle. Both wheels are blades, which…
‘Zero Point’, A Film About Virtual Reality Made Specifically for the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset
Zero Point, a film by Oscar-nominated director Danfung Dennis and his visual technology startup Condition One, is an upcoming collection of virtual reality pioneer profiles…
Art/Craft, Sculptures of Dinnerware Surgical Experiments
“Art/Craft” is a series of ceramic sculptures in which plates and mugs are presented as “surgical experiments in progress,” complete with peeled away layers and…
A Baby Tamandua (Anteater) Born at The Staten Island Zoo
In January the Staten Island Zoo in New York City announced that an absolutely adorable male baby Tamandua named MJ was born to mother DJ…
An Animated Evolution of Cellphones Over The Last Forty Years
Mobile design agency Fueled has created a short animation that details the evolution of cellphones over the past forty years from the DynaTAC to the…
‘Let It Go’ From Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Mixed With Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’ Performed by The Piano Guys Inside the Ice Castles
In this video by The Piano Guys, pianist Jon Schmidt and cellist Steven Sharp Nelson perform a fantastic rendition of “Let It Go” from Disney…
Superhero Underwear, Minimalist Art Prints Featuring the Stylized Underwear of Comic Book Heroes and Villains
Hero Undies Toronto-based graphic arts studio Design Different has created “Superhero Underwear,” two minimalist art prints featuring the stylized underwear of comic book heroes and…
Riding Aboard a Goodyear Blimp over Los Angeles
Los Angeles-based photographer and motion designer Dan Marker-Moore recently fulfilled a lifelong dream to ride aboard a Goodyear Blimp, an event he documented in photos…
Subway Symphony, James Murphy’s Proposal To Turn New York City Subway Turnstiles Into a Music Installation
Subway Symphony is a proposal by longtime New Yorker James Murphy (formerly of LCD Soundsystem) to change the shrill turnstile beeps in the New York…