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Truth is Beauty, A 55-Foot-Tall Steel Mesh Statue of a Woman
“Truth is Beauty” is a 55-foot-tall steel mesh statue of a woman by artist Marco Cochrane. It is the second statue from the Bliss Project,…
Crowdfunded Project to Erect a Statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley
Entrepreneur Dorrian Porter has launched a project to erect a statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley. The proposed statue would be located in Palo…
Mass:werk’s Error Pages Feature Playable Versions of ‘Space Invaders’
Vienna, Austria-based designer and developer Norbert Landsteiner, owner of mass:werk media environments, has created a series of custom error pages for his website that feature…
Pages From the Grumpy Cat Movie Script Leaked
Pages of the script for the forthcoming Grumpy Cat flick hace been leaked by Dan Abramson of Funny or Die, but we know its authenticity…
Bondsy, New App for Trading and Bartering with Friends
Bondsy is a new iOS app that allows freeform trading and bartering among friends. A user can post a wide variety of things on Bondsy—goods,…
[ENCLOSED], A Monthly Subscription Service For ‘Luxe Knickers’
[ENCLOSED] is a new subscription service to have “luxe knickers” (g-strings, thongs, girlshorts, boyshorts and briefs) delivered monthly in a box of real flower petals.…
Poynton Regenerated, English Village Revives Town Center by Removing Traffic Signals
The fascinating short documentary “Poynton Regenerated” by Martin Cassini tells the tale of Poynton, a small English village that removed the traffic lights, signs, and…
Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke Star in Profanity-Filled ‘Don’t Talk’ PSA for Alamo Drafthouse
“This isn’t your f!%cking living room.” To thwart talking or texting during their movies, Austin-based cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse enlisted the help of Julie Delpy…
More Female ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Reimagined As 1980s and 1990s Stereotypes
Tokyo graphic designer Mike Wrobel has continued his series of illustrations of Game of Thrones characters as stereotypes from the 1980s and 1990s. This time…
Sleepy Cat Doesn’t Want to Leave Its Warm Bath
A sleepy cat really doesn’t want to leave the comfort of its warm bath in this cute video uploaded by timecook.