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Tab, An App For Splitting Restaurant Bills With Friends
Tab is an iOS and Android app that makes splitting bills easier. To use the app, you take a photo of your table’s receipt with…
Colorfully Textured Figure Paintings by Brendan Monroe
Artist Brendan Monroe creates intriguing figure paintings in which the figures are composed of whirling ribbons, flowing liquids, and other colorful textures. He has more…
I Have Glitter Lung, A Cautionary Tale Of the Burlesque Lifestyle
From Hubba Hubba Revue –the creative team behind “How to Dance Goth“– comes “I Have Glitter Lung,” a video homage to the burlesque world that…
Johnnie ‘Spider’ Footman, New York City’s Oldest Cab Driver, Dies at 94
Johnnie “Spider” Footman, New York City’s oldest cab driver, died on September 11, 2013 at age 94. He was still driving until shortly before his…
Legacy, Short Film About Two Dutch Men Who Drive Super Customized Microcars
“Legacy” is a mini documentary about Rob and John, two middle-aged men in the Netherlands who drive outlandishly customized, yet humorously tiny microcars. The film…
OmNomNomify, Turn Any Webpage Into a Cookie Monster Party
Using the fun bookmarklet OmNomNomify, you can turn any webpage into a “party” featuring Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
The Wind Portal, A Giant Gate Made Out of Paper Windmills
“The Wind Portal” is a 26-foot-tall gate made out of thousands of paper windmills that whirl in the breeze. Created by Najla El Zein, the…
Fuma-Kai, Performance Piece Blends Live Performers and Projected Animation
Performers fire virtual arrows and spar with floating spheres in “Fuma-Kai,” a tightly choreographed performance piece that blends live performance and computer animated projection. The…
New Jersey Man Builds 350-Pound Gun Replica Mailbox
New Jersey resident Roger Buchko created a massive, 350-pound replica of a Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum handgun as his mailbox. The project took a…
Mark Growden Records ‘Sunday Afternoon’ Live in New Orleans & Straight To a Two-Track Tape
“Sunday Afternoon” by Mark Growden is a wonderful soulful single from his new independently released album titled “In Velvet.” He says the song was “recorded…