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Daft Signz, Street Dancers Perform With Spinning Signs to Daft Punk’s ‘Lose Yourself to Dance’
In “Daft Signz,” street dancers Erik Argote, Kadeem Johnson, Justin Brown, and Ray Rivera perform to “Lose Yourself to Dance” by Daft Punk while spinning…
Map of Manhattan Made of Scribbled Directions by New Yorkers
Back in 2012 New York City-based Japanese artist Nobutaka Aozaki began compiling a hand-drawn map of Manhattan by posing as a tourist and asking pedestrians…
How To Make a Cronut
Tipsy & Ponggo of Googly Gooeys visited Chef Marc Chalopin of the Enderun Colleges and learned his cronut (the popular croissant/donut hybrid pastry) recipe and…
London Ad Startup Deploys Recycling Bins That Track Nearby Pedestrians Via Their Smartphones
London-based outdoor advertising startup Renew sparked controversy recently when it outfitted a dozen of its recycling bin/ad kiosks in London with sensors that tracked pedestrians…
Masters of Sex, A Showtime Series About the Pioneers of the Science of Human Sexuality in 1957
Masters of Sex is a new Showtime series about William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, a research team who began investigating human sexual…
Bob Odenkirk Judges ‘Crappy’ Local Lawyer Ads
Vulture’s Julie Klausner sat down with Breaking Bad star Bob Odenkirk (who plays TV lawyer “Saul Goodman“) to get his take on “crappy local lawyer…
Stenciled Break Dancer Street Art Perches On a Shadow Only Visible at Night
A break dancer balances one-handed on the shadow of a street sign—an effect that is only visible at night—in “Timing Is Everything,” a clever street…
Favorites, A Weekly Photo Email Curated by Heather Champ
Favorites is a weekly photography email that contains photos contributed by email subscribers. Each subscriber can submit one photo per week—the list’s creator, JPG Magazine…
LEGO ‘Breaking Bad’ Superlab Playset
Citizen Brick has released a LEGO Superlab Playset based on the television series Breaking Bad. It features over 500 premium printed minifigs, tiles and bricks.…
The Chart of Famous Eyewear by Pop Chart Lab
(larger) “The Chart of Famous Eyewear” by Pop Chart Lab is an organized collection of illustrations featuring famous eyewear. It has everything from “Benjamin Franklin’s…