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New York City Sidewalk Café Creatively Complies To Rules With a Knit Railing
To creatively comply with the Sidewalk Café Design and Regulations Guide put forth by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (pdf), Deb’s Catering…

Live-Action Movie Based on Archie Comics Planned
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Warner Bros. Pictures is planning a live-action comedy movie based on Archie Comics. The gang from Riverdale High School, including…

Repair the Rockaways, An Interactive Fundraiser For Hurricane Sandy Relief in Rockaway, New York
Mother New York has launched Repair the Rockaways, an interactive fundraiser for ongoing repairs in Rockaway, New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. People…

Everything Wrong With Cinema Sins In 3 Minutes Or Less
“We have never made a movie, but we still make fun of movies… because f*ck movies.” CinemaSins scrutinize themselves in their new video, “Everything Wrong…

The Prop Space Gun Project, DIY Space Gun Kits by Punished Props
Prop and costume maker Bill Doran of Punished Props has launched the Prop Space Gun Project with the goal of creating do-it-yourself kits of Doran’s…

Face Folding Films, Famous Movie Scenes Featuring Characters With Compressed Faces
Melbourne, Australia-based artist Isaac Moores (aka “Izac Less“) has created “Face Folding Films,” an ongoing video series where he takes famous movie scenes and compresses…

TR-150 Construction Drill vs. Oldsmobile
A TR-150 excavator-mounted construction drill eviscerates a 1980s Oldsmobile Cutlass in this impressive demonstration of the drill’s power. The video was shot back in 2012…

Human-Powered Ferris Wheels in Myanmar
“You have to see it to believe it.” [start at the 18:07 mark] In a recent episode of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Bourdain and…

Massive Movie-Themed Sand Sculptures Featuring Gollum, E.T., & More
Gollum These movie-themed sand sculptures are part of the 2013 Weston Sand Sculpture Festival in the English seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare. Twenty sand sculptors from…

Illustrated Hipster Kits Based on Famous Movies and Television Shows
“The Big Lebowski Kit” Paris, France-based filmmaker and artist Alizée Lafon has made a creative series of illustrated hipster kits based on famous movies and…
