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Rugrats Characters Drawn as Grown Ups
“Rugrats Grown Up” Omaha, Nebraska-based artist Celeste Pille created Rugrats Grown Up, a fantastic series of drawings that reimagine characters from Nikelodeon’s animated television series…

Compilation of Cool Art Made Out Of Ordinary Objects
HooplaHa has put together a fun compilation video that features cool art made from ordinary materials like toast, sand, cereal, watermelon, and pumpkins. submitted…

Footage of Patton Oswalt’s First Paid Acting Gig (1990)
Comedian Patton Oswalt posted a link to a video of his first paid gig as an actor in 1990. In it, young Patton tells joke…

Inside Street Artist JR’s New York City Art Studio
Artsy has posted a photo tour that offers a rare glimpse of the New York City studio of street artist JR. The studio is a…

Star Wars Lightsaber Giant Pocky
Japanese brand Glico has teamed up with Lucasfilm to make a whole line of Star Wars branded snacks, including multi-colored lightsaber versions of their popular…

The Coffinmaker, Short Film About a Carpenter Who Handcrafts Earth Friendly Wooden Caskets
“The Coffinmaker” by Dan McComb is a thought-provoking short film about Marcus Daly, a Vashon Island, Washington-based carpenter who handcrafts environmentally friendly wooden caskets. According…

Barbie Dream Dumpster
While picking up some Ninja Bunny hats from my friends at Bunnywarez in Oakland, California, I spotted the “Barbie Dream Dumpster,” a spectacularly altered pastel-painted…

Windcatcher, Clever Air Valve Lets You Blow Up an Inflatable Device in Seconds
Windcatcher is an ingenious technology that allows a person to inflate a large object like an air mattress in just a few seconds, using just…

dOvetastic Microwave Theater, Long-Running Series Where Unusual Things Get Microwaved
The “after” shot of an iPhone 5 after being microwaved by Irwin. For over six years, artist and “professional microwave operator” Kenny Irwin has been…

The Makers of Things, Documentary Series on an English Model Engineering Society
“The Makers of Things” is a fascinating series of short documentaries about the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers, a London-based organization of hobbyists and…
