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Ingenious Sculpture Creates Illusion of a Turning Head
This ingenious kinetic sculpture features two spinning arrays that form the silhouette of a turning head in the negative space between them. According to the…
Spiral Top, Japanese Device Creates Light Art by Spinning Through the International Space Station
Light artist Takuro Osaka has created “Spiral Top”, a device that spins through zero gravity space making colorful trails with mounted LEDs in long-exposure photos.…
What the Fuck Is My Twitter Bio, A Website That Generates Sassy Twitter Bios
What the Fuck Is My Twitter Bio? is a website created by Jack Marshall, Saya Weissman, and Brian Braiker of Digiday that generates sassy Twitter…
Valentine’s City of New York, A New York City Tourist Guide from 1920
Valentine’s City of New York by Henry Collins Brown is a fascinating tourist guide for New York City that was published in 1920. The book…
43,000 Feet, A Short Film About a Man’s Final Thoughts After Being Sucked Out of an Airplane
You’re probably not thinking of your wife, or your son, or your mother, or the statistics conference you’re no longer on your way to. “43,000…
Dad With Cancer Pre-Writes 826 ‘Napkin Notes’ For His Daughter to Continue Their Tradition Even If He’s Gone
W.Garth Callagher aka The Napkin Notes Dad has been writing notes on his daughter Emma’s lunch napkins since she was in second grade. In 2013,…
Tiny Kitten Battles His Own Reflection in the Mirror
A tiny kitten fiercely battles his own reflection in the mirror in this video from 2010. video via Kaley D via Nothing To Do With…
A Video Demonstration of Fun YouTube Easter Eggs
BuzzFeed demonstrates some of YouTube’s hidden Easter eggs like Missile Command, “Use the Force Luke,” and “Beam me up Scotty.” Previously, we posted a video…
Outread, A Speed Reading App for iPhone
Outread is a speed reading app for iPhone that guides readers through articles by rhythmically highlighting portions of text. The app is compatible with Instapaper…
Homemade Remake of the ‘RoboCop’ (2014) Trailer
Cinefix has created a homemade remake of the teaser trailer for director Jose Padilha’s 2014 film RoboCop, a remake of the classic 1987 film. The…