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Star Wars-Themed Crocheted Hats, Mittens, and Lightsabers
Mary Gauvin has created a collection of Star Wars-themed crocheted hats for adults and kids. Her MaryOriginals Etsy shop currently sells handmade Ewok hats, Yoda…
Tapestry, An iOS App For Creating & Viewing Tappable Stories
Tapestry is a storytelling app for iOS created by Betaworks that allows users to create and experience stories by tapping through them on their smartphone…
Grammar Lessons With Food by Pleated-Jeans
“Lesson 6: Me and Mike are getting cookies. WRONG! Mike goes first. Mike always goes first.” Los Angeles-based comedy blogger Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans uses…
A Futuristic Robot Floor Cleaner, A Precursor to Today’s Roomba (1959)
This futuristic self-propelled floor cleaner was part of Whirlpool’s Miracle Kitchen of the Future, a display at the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow and…
New Super Realistic Human Figure Sculptures by Ron Mueck
Back in April, London-based artist Ron Mueck unveiled three new photo-realistic figure sculptures at his solo exhibition at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris.…
I Don’t Even Know, A Hilarious Stop-Motion Video of a Guy Flying on a Broomstick Making Funny Noises
Ethan Nudd has created a hilarious stop-motion video titled “I don’t even know” in which he appears to be flying around his back yard on…
How Blind People Choose Their Clothes
Tommy Edison, aka The Blind Film Critic, explains how blind people go clothes shopping, do laundry, and select outfits in this video by Ben Churchill.…
Sticky Man, A Stop-Motion Animation of A Stick Figure’s Adventures Drawn on Sticky Notes
Eduard Taberner created “Sticky Man,” an impressive stop motion animation of a stick figure’s adventures drawn entirely on sticky notes.
The Great American Mech Battle of 2042, Illustrations of Robotic U.S. Presidents Battling Monsters by Super Ugly
“The Great American Mech Battle of 2042” is a series of illustrations by Oakland, California artist Super Ugly depicting United States presidents as robots who…
A Charm Bracelet For Survivors of the Zombie Apocalypse
Littlehampton, England-based PlayBox Designs makes charm bracelets to help survivors of the zombie apocalypse. It includes charms of weapons, canned foods, tools, and more. The…