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NYPL Time Traveller, An App That Integrates With Foursquare to Show Users Historical Sites in New York City
NYPL Time Traveller is an app that alerts Foursquare users whenever they check in near historical sites in New York City and lets users view…
Blue Sky Candy, Peppermint Rock Candy Inspired by ‘Breaking Bad’
Firebox has cooked up some Blue Sky Candy, a peppermint flavored rock candy inspired by AMC’s hit television show Breaking Bad. 4.5oz bags of the…
SideTour, A Service For Finding Unique Things To Do in Your City
SideTour is a NYC-based service that helps users find something fun and unique to do in their city. Users can browse the SideTour website for…
Magician Helps the Homeless by Turning $1 Into $100 With a Fist Bump
Generous magician Stuart Edge took $1,000 of his own money to the streets of Provo and Orem, Utah in an attempt to help the homeless…
Black Simon & Garfunkel Cover Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
Black Simon & Garfunkel — Questlove and Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots — perform a cover of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” on a…
What To Do If You Find a Baby Songbird Out of Its Nest
Rosemary Mosco of bird and moon has created an educational and entertaining flowchart with directions for what to do if you find a baby bird…
Pleated-Jeans Provides Better Names for Groups of Animals
“Stupid Real Name: a gaggle of goslings. Better Name: a ‘Ryan’ of goslings.” Los Angeles-based comedy blogger Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans has created a clever…
James Gandolfini (1961-2013), Actor Who Played Tony Soprano on The Sopranos
According to the Los Angeles Times, actor James Gandolfini has died at the age of 51 of a suspected heart attack. Gandolfini was born in…
Kids Interview Bands, Web Series Where Sixth Graders Chat With Musical Acts
“Connie: At first I thought Buzz was wearing a wig.” Kids Interview Bands is an ongoing web series where two Columbus, Ohio-based sixth grade girls,…
The Last Ice Merchant, Documentary About an Ecuadorian Man Who Harvests Glacier Ice
“The Last Ice Merchant” is a short documentary that tells the remarkable tale of Baltazar Ushca, a 67-year-old man who has been harvesting glacial ice…