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Incredibly Lifelike Octopus Sculpture Made of Painted Resin
This remarkably lifelike octopus sculpture was created by Singapore-based artist Keng Lye. Lye made the sculpture from countless layers of resin, adding acrylic paint to…
Puddles Pity Party and Postmodern Jukebox Perform a 1970s Piano Ballad Cover of ‘Royals’ by Lorde
Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox enlisted Puddles Pity Party, a seven-foot-tall sad clown with a sonorous singing voice, for their fantastic 1970s piano ballad…
Formula One Race Car Does Donuts on Helipad Atop the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai
To celebrate recent Formula One victories, Infiniti Red Bull Racing brought one of their race cars to the helipad on the Burj Al Arab luxury…
Anytime Is Ice Cream Time, A Morbid Animation About the Life and Death of Ice Cream Cones
London animator and illustrator Steve Cutts has created “Anytime Is Ice Cream Time,” a bizarre and morbid animation about the life and death of ice…
How ‘World War Z’ Should Have Ended
This animated episode of How It Should Have Ended (HISHE) provides an alternate ending for the 2013 apocalyptic film, World War Z. The artwork was…
Cyclique, A Floating Light Show Made From 256 White Balloons
Cyclique is an installation of 256 white balloons filled with LEDs that flash in time with an audio track, creating patterns ranging from eerie to…
The Internet Archive Releases a Tool to Link 404 Pages to Archvied Pages on the Wayback Machine
The Internet Archive has released a tool that allows anyone to enhance their website’s 404: Not Found page with a link to an archived version…
Supercut of People Talking About Making Love in Woody Allen Films
Official Comedy has created a supercut video of people talking about making love in Woody Allen films. The full list of films in order of…
pixelstick, An LED Wand That Adds Complex Images to Light Painting Photography
pixelstick is an LED wand that lets photographers add abstract designs, colorful images, and even animation to light painting photography.
Super Smash Wars: A Link To The Hope, An Animated Mashup of ‘Star Wars’ & Nintendo Characters
May the TRIFORCE be with you. Writer, animator, and director James Farr has created “Super Smash Wars: A Link To The Hope,” a brilliant animated…