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Mobius Beltway, A Mobius Strip Sculpture Covered in Toy Cars
Matchbox cars travel along a never-ending Mobius strip in the sculpture “Mobius Beltway” by artist Chambliss Giobbi. Giobbi’s sculpture work will be the subject of…
Movies R Fun, A Book by Josh Cooley Featuring R-Rated Movie Scenes Drawn in the Style of a Cute Kid’s Book
Josh Cooley, a San Francisco artist and story supervisor at Pixar, has created the upcoming book Movies R Fun. The Chronicle Books published work features…
Programmer Creates Amazing Twitch Channel That Plays ‘Pokémon’ With User-Submitted Commands
Some clever programmer has created TwitchPlaysPokemon, a streaming video of what appears to be an emulation of either the original Pokémon Red or Pokémon Blue…
Casey Neistat Goes Snowboarding in New York City
During a recent snowstorm in New York City, filmmaker Casey Neistat went snowboarding on the city’s streets, stairways, and parks.
Delightfully Colorful Pop Culture Mixed Media Art by Elisa Naranja Metalica Insua
Buenos Aires-based artist Elisa Naranja Metalica Insua creates wonderfully colorful mixed media art inspired by pop culture, mythology, and art history. You can view more…
What’s the Deal With Unboxing Videos? by PBS Idea Channel
In this episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta argues that unboxing videos make objects more sensual rather than real, and offers a distinction…
Artist Creatively Shaves His Beard to Form the Letters of the English Alphabet
New York-based artist Michael Allen has created an amusing typography project, Alphabeard Beardface, by using his beard in various shaven states to spell out the…
Classic Films Reimagined as Traditional Ottoman Paintings
Star Wars Istanbul-based artist Murat Palta has created a wonderful series of illustrations that reimagine classic movies like Star Wars and A Clockwork Orange as…
Artists Install Emperor Norton Sign Near Newly Christened Willie L. Brown Jr. Bridge in San Francisco
On Tuesday the western span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge was officially named after former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, much to the displeasure…
Student Transcribes Music From Butt in ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ by Hieronymus Bosch
Amelia, an Oklahoma Christian University student majoring in both information systems and music, was recently looking at the famous triptych painting The Garden of Earthly…