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Clever Crow Solves Complicated Eight-Part Puzzle
A very clever crow nicknamed “007” successfully navigates his way through a complicated eight-part puzzle much to the amazement of “Inside the Animal Mind” host…
The 2013 Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Gravity’ Retold in 60 Seconds of Animated Silliness
Animator and illustrator Leigh Lahav has created an animated video that retells the 2013 sci-fi thriller Gravity in 60 seconds of animated silliness. This is…
Gorgeous Colorful Watercolor Tattoos by Sasha Unisex
St. Petersburg, Russia-based tattoo artist Sasha Unisex makes amazingly colorful tattoos by first painting a watercolor of the design before inking them on patrons. Her…
Artist Turns Fellow Train Passengers Into Funny Cartoon Characters With His Post-It Note Doodles
Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner Illustrator October Jones spruces up the daily train commute by turning fellow passengers into funny cartoon characters with…
“Tainted Love” by Soft Cell Played on Floppy Disk Drives
In 2012 Gigawipf configured an array of 13 floppy disk drives to play the 1981 Soft Cell cover of “Tainted Love”, using Moppy by Sammy1Am,…
Silicon Valley, A New HBO Comedy Series Created by Mike Judge That Pokes Fun at Startup Culture
The new HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, created by Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-head, King of the Hill, Office Space), follows a group of programmers…
House of Cards Against Humanity, Netflix Partners With ‘Cards Against Humanity’ To Promote ‘House of Cards’
As a promotion for the upcoming season two premiere of House of Cards on February 14th, Netflix partnered with Cards Against Humanity — a party…
Ice Music, A Swedish Orchestra That Plays on Ice Instruments
photo by Graeme Richardson Ice Music is a Swedish orchestra that plays on instruments made of ice. The “ICEstruments,” including violins, banjos, and drums, are…
East Village Street Art Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman by Ink Lungs and the Centre-fuge Public Art Project
A photo posted by Michael DeNicola (@michaeldenicola) on Feb 8, 2014 at 3:06pm PST Street artist Michael DeNicola aka “Ink Lungs” has collaborated with the…
Paper Head Sculptures That Can Be Stretched Into Bizarrely Deformed Shapes
Chinese artist Li Hongbo has created a series of busts that look solid but can be stretched into bizarrely deformed shapes. The secret to their…