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A Creative Mother’s Photos Take Her Sleeping Baby Boy on Magical Dream Adventures
California artist and mother of three Queenie Liao took a creative series of photos, Wengenn in Wonderland, that take her sleeping baby boy on magical…
Tap Dancing Toddler Adorably Steals the Show With Her Improvised Dance Routine
A little tap dancing toddler adorably stole the show with her improvised dance routine during a recital. The group of children were all dancing along…
Workwankers, Illustrations of Unlikable Characters in the Design & Ad Industries
Workwankers is an illustration series of the many unlikable characters who lurk in the design and advertising worlds. The series is by Joe Sayaman, Peter…
Intricate Geometric Sculptures Made of Coins
Artist Robert Wechsler has made a series of wonderfully intricate geometric sculptures out of coins. “The Mendicant” series consists of three cubes made of lattices…
Artist Anthony Howe Talks About His Stunning Wind Sculptures
Artist Anthony Howe talks about his stunning wind-powered kinetic sculptures in this video feature by The Creators Project. For more on Howe’s hypnotic sculpture work,…
DÃa de los Muertos Face Makeup Tutorial
Burlesque star Bunny Pistol made this cool video tutorial for Fest300 that shows how to apply decorative face makeup for DÃa de los Muertos (aka…
DED Talk, A Zombie Shares Useful ‘Death Hacks’ in a Parody TED Talk For the Undead
Survival, instinct, brains. How do we eat them? How do we use them? In the latest video by Official Comedy, a zombie hosts a DED…
Worldwide Woofs and Other Animal Sounds Illustrated in Different Languages
Manchester-based artist James Chapman has created “Worldwide Woofs,” “Bird Words,” and other illustrations that depict different animal sounds in foreign languages. Prints of the informative…
Director Mel Brooks Chats About His Legendary Career With Conan O’Brien on ‘Serious Jibber-Jabber’
On an episode of Serious Jibber-Jabber, talk show host Conan O’Brien has a fun, laid back conversation with director Mel Brooks about “comedy, the nature…
Qylatron Self-Service Security-Screening Kiosk
Qylur Security Systems recently launched Qylatron, an automated self-service security-screening kiosk that can scan up to five bags simultaneously while requiring half the staff of…