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Little Marks, A Series of Tiny Designer Temporary Tattoos
Little Marks is a series of tiny designer temporary tattoos by the Petite Alma creative studio. Little Marks were created for the Tattly collection of…
Olek Crochets Rainbow Yarn Installation On Building Facade in St. Petersburg
Yarn bomber Olek recently created this rainbow-themed yarn installation on a shopping center facade in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to the artist, the installation’s rainbow…
Sir Stuffington, A One-Eyed Pirate Kitten With a Permanent Snarl
Sir Stuffington is a sweet little kitten who was recently rescued off the streets in Troutdale, Oregon with his two brothers. According to his story…
Valve Announces Steam Machines, Video Game Consoles Designed to Run SteamOS
Valve has announced Steam Machines, living room video game consoles that will work with the company’s recently announced Linux-based operating system, SteamOS. Rather than focus…
How To Pretend To Work at Work
If you want to “make a good impression at work without doing anything good,” listen up, Mr. Forthright has some pearls of wisdom for you…
Twitter – The Musical, A Song About Tweeting a Little Tweet on Twitter
“Tweet a little tweet on Twitter. Everyone’ll know what’s new!” Brothers Antonius and Vijay Nazareth of the YouTube musical group AVbyte have created “Twitter –…
Map Showing the Exact Geographic Center of Every State in the United States
Motherboard reporter Dan Stuckey created a map that shows the geographic centers of every single state in the United States. You can explore the interactive…
New York Introduces Text Stops to Encourage Drivers to Pull Over Before Using Mobile Phones
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the introduction of 91 “Text Stops” along the New York State Thruway and highways to encourage drivers to pull…
Kraken Con, A New Comic, Cartoon, & Anime Convention at the South San Francisco Conference Center
Kraken Con is a new one-day convention that will take place on Saturday October 5, 2013 at the South San Francisco Conference Center in South…
#Hashtag, Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake Mimic a Twitter Conversation in Real Life
In “#Hashtag,” Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake mimic what a Twitter conversation sounds like in real life. #DontSayHashtag