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Tested Gets a Video Tour of Jason Freeny’s Custom Toy Workshop
Norman Chan of Tested visited artist Jason Freeny in his New York-based custom toy-making workshop. In this video, Freeny talks about his anatomical vinyl toy…
Dad Makes a Low Cost 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand For His Son
Leon McCarthy was born without fingers on one of his hands due to restricted blood flow in the womb, CBS reports. Two years ago, his…
Real Life Instagram, Artist Installs Instagram-Like Paper Frames in Public Places
In the project “Real Life Instagram,” artist Bruno Ribeiro created paper frames—designed to mimic Instagram’s photo display interface—and posted them in public places. In addition…
Googly Eye Books, Book Covers Enhanced With Googly Eyes For Comedic Effect
Googly Eye Books is a Tumblr Blog that enhances book covers by adding googly eyes for comedic effect. To see more of the delightfully silly…
Jack Conte Projection Maps Clones of Himself in Music Video for his Remix of “Wake Me Up” by Avicii
Musician Jack Conte has created a fantastic music video for his remix of “Wake Me Up” by Avicii that features a virtual band of projection…
The Origins of Common Superstitions
In the latest episode of Mental Floss, host John Green shares “32 Superstition Origins.” For instance, the original purpose of tossing salt over your left…
Illustrations of Pixar Characters as Famous Video Game Heroes
“Commander Lightyear” (Toy Story + Mass Effect) Cape Town, South Africa-based artist Dwayne de Kock (aka “renegade21”) has created a series of illustrations that depict…
A Supercut Video of Badass Female Characters in Horror Films
Vulture has put together a supercut video of “Final Girls,” a term coined by film theorist Carol J. Clover to refer to “badass” female horror…
Vintage Candy Wrappers With Unfortunate Names and Labels
Collector’s Weekly has dug through the archives of The Candy Wrapper Museum, Collecting Candy, Candy Wrapper Archive, and Pez to put together a collection of…
Bright Nights: Photographs of Another New York, A Book by Tod Seelie About NYC’s Underground Art Scene
Bright Nights: Photographs of Another New York by Tod Seelie, a Brooklyn photographer who documents NYC's underground art and music scene