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Incredibly Photorealistic Paintings of Translucent and Reflective Objects
Artist Jason de Graaf creates astonishingly photorealistic acrylic paintings that showcase his ability to convincingly render glass marbles, metal spheres, and other complex translucent and…
Tracking 9 Years of Improvements to Streets and Public Spaces in New York City
“NYC Streets Metamorphosis” tracks improvements to streets and public spaces in Time Square, the Brooklyn Waterfront, and other New York City locales in footage that…
Disney Princesses Face Typical College Student Problems in Funny Illustrations
Hallie Cantor and Paul Westover of CollegeHumor have created a funny series of illustrations wherein Disney princesses face typical college student problems. Visit CollegeHumor to…
Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot, A Mech Exoskeleton Designed for Racing
Jonathan Tippett and the Vancouver-based eatART — creators of the Mondo Spider — are working to create Prosthesis, an “anti-robot” mech exoskeleton designed to piloted…
New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Achieve by Doghouse Diaries
Doghouse Diaries shows off a list of “New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Achieve” in their funny new typographic comic. It’s time to purchase a…
Neflix Releases the Official Trailer for ‘House of Cards’ Season Two
There is but one rule: Hunt or be hunted. Netflix has released the official trailer for season two of House of Cards, its original political…
Construction Worker Lights His Cigarette with the Help of a Giant Excavator
In this video, a construction worker gets a light for his cigarette with the help of a giant excavator. The excavator operator aids his fellow…
Street Artist Turns Outdoor Objects in Toronto into Fun Googly-Eyed Creatures
Street artist and character designer Aiden Glynn of Pizza and Pixels wandered the roads of Liberty Village, Toronto and turned objects into funny googly-eyed creatures.…
Forearm Tattoo of Popeye the Sailor Man’s Fist Blending Into the Tattooed Person’s Hand
Ufa, Russia tattoo artist Alina Fokina inked a creative Popeye the Sailor Man tattoo on the forearm of her customer. Her tattoo shows Popeye’s fist…
Cooking Eggs Rap Eminem’s ‘Rap God’
Tony Jar has edited the funny video of eggs saying “lblblblblb” while cooking in a pan to make it look like the eggs are rapping…