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Kitten Bowl 2014, Featuring Kittens Playing in Bowls
The Pet Collective presents Kitten Bowl 2014, featuring an assortment of kittens playing in bowls. Don’t want to watch a Bird battle a Horse over…
Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen Prepare for Super Bowl XLVIII
Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen prepare for Sunday’s upcoming Super Bowl game between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos in this photo tweeted…
Is There Any Way to Safely Catch a Bullet by Hand? by xkcd
In the latest edition of what if?, xkcd takes on the hypothetical question “Is there any way to fire a gun so that the bullet…
WindScale, Beautiful Timelapses of the American Southwest Combined with Stop Motion Animation
Photographer Eric Paré combines beautiful time-lapses of the American Southwest with stop motion animation in his video, "WindScale."
The First Photos of Popular Instagram Users
photo by trashhand first post is a Tumblr blog that catalogs the first photos posted by Instagram users who now have 100,000 followers or more.…
Stained Glass Peacock Portrait Made From Gummy Bears, Licorice and Chewing Gum
In 2012, Somerville, Massachusetts artist Judith G. Klausner created “Gummy Glass” – an incredible stained glass portrait of a peacock using gummy bears, licorice, chewing…
Plastic Infinite, A Vinyl Record and Animation Disc
“Plastic Infinite” is a vinyl record that doubles as a phenakistoscope-style animation disc. It was created by director and animator Reuben Sutherland and musician Dan…
Breaking Madden Super Bowl Finale Pits Ridiculously Overpowered Seattle Seahawks Against Denver Broncos
In Breaking Madden, a multimedia series that includes editorials, videos, and GIFs by Jon Bois at SBNation, Bois — as the name suggests — breaks…
Geographically Corrected Transit Maps
New York City MTA Benjamin Schmidt has distorted the transit maps of several East Coast cities to show how they would look if they were…
Matching Monsters, A Tumblr Blog That Adds Illustrated Creatures To Photos That Match the People In Them
Matching Monsters is a really sweet Tumblr blog that adds adorable illustrated creatures that match the people in the photos that are submitted to them…