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How to Make ‘Star Wars’ Death Star LED Ornaments That Light Up
“That’s no Moon!” Nashville-based craftycounterpart demonstrates how to make Star Wars Death Star LED ornaments that light up in their step-by-step Instructables article. They bring…
A Simplified Bicycle Map of San Francisco Inspired by Subway Map Design
San Francisco resident Mat Kladney has created an easy to read San Francisco bike map with a simple design that is based on subway system…
In Dreams, Filmmaker Uses Visual Effects to Make People Embody Their Dreams as They Describe Them on Camera
In the experimental documentary “In Dreams,” filmmaker Samuel Blain uses visual effects to make people embody their dreams as they recount them for the camera.…
Driving Across America By Myself, Videographer Makes a Whimsical Video of His Summer Road Trip
This summer videographer Ari Fararooy shot extensive footage of his solo road trip from Boston to Los Angeles and distilled the adventure (with the addition…
Four Cable Drawing Machine Uses Cable-Controlled Drawing Head to Make Designs in Sand
The Four Cable Drawing Machine uses a computer-controlled system of four cables to move a drawing head in a trough of sand, creating geometric sand…
12 Shoes for 12 Lovers, Artist Makes Sculptural Shoes Inspired by His Past Relationships
Artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz has created a series of 12 sculptural shoes inspired by 12 romantic partners from his past in the project “12…
2014 Calendar of Famous Movie Monsters in Surprisingly Sexy Poses
BLACK LAJUNE = Gill-man from The Creature from the Black Lagoon + June Los Angeles artist Erika Deoudes has created a fantastic 2014 calendar filled…
Honest Movie Trailers – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Screen Junkies
“Instead of Return of the King’s eight different endings, watch a movie that doesn’t even have one.” Screen Junkies has released a new honest movie…
GingerBread Lane in New York City Is The World’s Largest Gingerbread Village
GingerBread Lane is a 300-square-foot miniature gingerbread village that has more than 150 buildings and was recently crowned the world’s largest gingerbread village by Guinness…
How to Tell Your Kids There’s No Santa
“Remember how you saw mommy kissing Santa Claus? Mommy gave Santa mono…” In his new video, Mr. Forthright gives some fantastic tips on “How to…