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Mirror City, Mesmerizing Kaleidoscopic Timelapses of Cities
Filmmaker Michael Shainblum digitally mirrored time-lapse footage of cities to create the mesmerizing kaleidoscopic video, “Mirror City.” submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
Flipboard User-Curated Magazines Now Available For the Web
Previously a tablet-only app, Flipboard announced today that its magazines, curated by its users, are now available on desktop computers. Since the launch of Flipboard…
Ardent Mobile Cloud Platform, An Art Car With Its Own Rain Cloud
The Ardent Mobile Cloud Platform is an art car complete with its own rain cloud. The cloud is mounted to a telescoping boom that can…
Field Trip, An App To Discover Cool Things Around You
Vashon Island Bicycle Tree featured at Atlas Obscura Field Trip is a delightful app by NianticLabs@Google (Google’s internal startup lab) to discover cool things around…
Humble Cat Toys Made From Empty Toilet Paper Rolls
Cat-lovin’ craftster Angie Bailey of Catster shows how to make five different humble but creative cat toys out of empty toilet paper rolls.
Bill Nye Explains How We Could Stop an Asteroid On AsapScience
Bill Nye describes several theoretical ways that we could stop an asteroid from hitting earth in the latest video by AsapScience. AsapScience is created by…
The Twilly, A Hot Dog In a Twinkie Bun With Peanut Butter & Bacon
Pittsburgh Willy’s in Chandler, Arizona is celebrating National Hot Dog Day with “The Twilly,” a gourmet hot dog in a Twinkie “bun” topped with peanut…
Superhero Depression, One Man’s Complications With Having Superpowers In Real Life
Filmmaker Andrew McMurry of AndrewMFilms has created “Superhero Depression,” a short video about one man’s real life complications with having superpowers. Being a superhero isn’t…
The Hearst Collection, A Live Action Art Heist Laser Maze Game
Gabe Smedresman has created The Hearst Collection, a live action art heist laser maze game. In this video from Come Out and Play 2013, players…
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal By Nick Bilton
San Francisco-based New York Times‘ columnist and reporter Nick Bilton has authored Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal, a book…