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Please Tell Me That’s Cosplay T-Shirt
Diesel Sweeties creator Richard Stevens has made a t-shirt that says “Please tell me that’s cosplay.” The shirts are available to purchase from the Diesel…
Morning Glory, An Art & Technology Exhibit by Seemen’s Kal Spelletich in Benicia, California
Kal Spelletich, the founder of interactive machine art performance collective Seemen, is the current Artist in Residence at the Arts Benicia and his new art…
Oakley the Dog Tells His Owner What It’s Like to Be a Wet Dog
Oakley the dog has just had a bath and emphatically tells his owner what it’s like to be a wet dog in this video by…
Kaze Tachinu, Hayao Miyazaki’s First Animated Film For Adults
The Economist is reporting that popular Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, known widely for his children’s films like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, has made…
How Humans Manufacture False Memories
Following the news that MIT researchers successfully implanted memories in the minds of mice, Anthony Carboni of DNews and “Fact or Fictional” host Veronica Belmont…
Olek Covers Entire Locomotive in Crocheted Yarn
Back in July prolific Polish yarn bomber Olek returned to her homeland to cover an entire locomotive in crocheted yarn. The massive undertaking took Olek…
Tropes vs Women in Video Games — A Damsel in Distress: Part 3
The third video in the Tropes vs Women in Video Games series by Anita Sarkeesian wraps up the discussion of the Damsel in Distress trope…
Chinese Man Tries To Smuggle His Pet Turtle On a Plane Disguised as a Hamburger
This is not the actual smuggled pet, in fact this is a tortoise, not a turtle. A curious story comes out of China this week,…
A Piano Arrangement of 42 Pop Songs Like ‘Blurred Lines,’ ‘Get Lucky,’ and More
New York-based AlfieProducer plays a piano arrangement of 42 popular songs like Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” and “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons…
Marvel Superheroes Illustrated Wearing Dolce&Gabbana Fashion
New York City-based artist Peter McNierney created a series of illustrations for Swide, an online magazine by Dolce&Gabbana, of Marvel superheroes wearing apparel from the…