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Kaleidoscope-Like Floor Installations Made of Colored Glass and Mirrors
Dutch artist Suzan Drummen creates beautiful, kaleidoscope-like installations using colored glass and mirrors placed loosely on the floor. These photos show Drummen’s 2013 installation at…
Food Bands: From A to Z, Tasty Band Name Puns Based on Foods
Brooklyn-based comedian Riley Soloner and filmmaker David Bluvband created “Food Bands: From A to Z,” a video where Riley alphabetically lists off some of his…
Ttongsul, Medicinal Korean Rice Wine Made With Children’s Feces
Yuka Uchida of Vice Japan investigates Ttongsul, medicinal Korean rice wine made from the feces of children. Dr. Lee Chang Soo walks Uchida through the…
Computer Virus Dolls, Plushies Based on Malicious Software
The Drew Oliver Company — the creator of the GIANTmicrobes plushies — has created a new line of stuffed dolls based on malicious computer software.…
Epic Chick Fight, A Live Action Remake of the Epic Chicken Fight From ‘Family Guy’
Stunt women Jessie Graff and Tree O’Toole star in “Epic Chick Fight,” a live action remake of the Epic Chicken Fight between Peter Griffin and…
Impressions of 31 ‘South Park’ Characters in Two Minutes
Los Angeles-based writer, comedian and “man of a kajllion voices” Brock Baker has released a video where he does impressions of 31 different South Park…
Exoplanet Names, An xkcd Comic About the Public’s Name Suggestions For Planets and Moons
Following the news that the International Astronomical Union would begin allowing the public to suggest names for newly discovered exoplanets and moons, xkcd created “Exoplanet…
Grumpy Old Geeks, A Podcast by Two Old Farts
I was recently a guest on episode 21 of Grumpy Old Geeks, a podcast by “two old farts” Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister. Jason is…
An Art Show Tribute to Director Edgar Wright & His Films at Gallery1988 West in Los Angeles
“Triplecorn” by Aaron Jasinski Gallery1988 (West) in Los Angeles is set to present The Official Edgar Wright Art Show, an upcoming art exhibit paying tribute…
Using Construction Equipment as a Makeshift Water Park Ride
A group of guys use an excavator as a makeshift water park ride and get repeatedly swung around and dunked in a creek. via 24Warez.Ru