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Urban Putt, An Indoor Minigolf Course with Kinetic Sculptures in San Francisco
Urban Putt is an upcoming indoor minigolf course in San Francisco that will feature an array of kinetic sculptures and contraptions for players to interact…
LOL My Thesis, A Tumblr Blog for Funny, Oversimplified Thesis Paper Titles
LOL My Thesis is a Tumblr blog created by Harvard University senior Angie Frankel dedicated to oversimplified, less-than-academic titles for students’ thesis papers. “I initially…
Designer Is Making a Balloon Sculpture Every Day for a Year
Back in September 2013, designer Meghan Coleman embarked on a project to create a balloon sculpture every day for a year. Her whimsical sculptures include…
Console Wars, A Remix Made from Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Controller Sounds
Melbourne-based musician Tom Jackson — also known as liltommyj — has created “Console Wars,” a remix made from the sounds of the Xbox 360, PlayStation…
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…