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Snap, Snap, Go!, A Picture Association Game For iOS Similar to ‘Cards Against Humanity’
Snap, Snap, Go! for iOS is a self-described “picture game for awful people.” The game challenges players to take photos or find images online to…
30 Skiers Doing a Backflip While Holding Hands
On April 14th, a group of 30 skiers attempted to break a world record set in 1970 by 19 skiers who all did a backflip…
Alison Brie Imitates Internet Memes & Creates Unsexy Animated GIFs
On an episode of Speakeasy by Made Man, host and comedian Paul F. Tompkins assists actress Alison Brie as she attempts to imitate popular internet…
Light Projections in Brooklyn In Support of Boston After Bombings
photo via The Illuminator Following explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, the NYC Light Brigade and The Illuminator…
StarRSS, A Creative RSS Feed Styled After the Iconic ‘Star Wars’ Opening Sequence
In the wake of the news that Google is shutting down its RSS reader, Github user fotcorn has created StarRSS, a page that will turn…
Mr. Willie, A Walmart Greeter That Welcomes Customers With a ‘Bam’
Mr. Willie is a friendly Walmart greeter in Maumelle, Arkansas who seems to enjoy his job and brightening up the day of customers. One of…
CRAPCHA, Impossible CAPTCHA Tests That Pranks Web Users
The Completely Ridiculous And Phony Captcha that Hassles for Amusement (CRAPCHA) is an embeddable fake CAPTCHA test that is intentionally indecipherable and impossible to complete.…
Upstream Color, A New Science Fiction Film by Director Shane Carruth
Upstream Color is a new romantic thriller science fiction film from director Shane Carruth, the director of Primer. The film is currently being screened around…
Curiously Lifelike Soft Robots Created With Evolutionary Algorithms
The curiously lifelike blocky creatures leaping and bounding in this video are soft robots that were designed not by people, but by evolutionary algorithms. The…
An Art Show Tribute to Martin Scorsese Presented by Spoke Art at Bold Hype Gallery in New York City
“Scorsese Tribute” by Joshua Budich Scorsese is an upcoming art show presented by Spoke Art at Bold Hype Gallery in New York City featuring a…