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The Battle, ‘Game of Thrones’ Poster Design by Phantom City Creative
The Battle is a Game of Thrones poster design by the Toronto-based design studio Phantom City Creative. Prints of the blood and gold version will…
Continuum, A Documentary Exploring Humanity’s Past, Present, and Future by the Planetary Collective
The Planetary Collective, producers of the short film Overview, are working on a feature-length documentary titled Continuum. The film, directed by Guy Reid, aims to tell the…
Short Documentary About Immediate Music, A Studio That Produces Scores for Movie Trailers
Immediate Music is a Santa Monica music studio that creates scores for movie trailers. The studio is extremely prolific—since 1993 their music has been featured…
Prints of Adrian Tomine Illustrations Published in ‘The New Yorker’
Missed Connection Brooklyn-based cartoonist and illustrator Adrian Tomine is offering art prints of his illustration work (cover art and comics) that have been published in…
Shepard Fairey Designs an International Space Station Mission Patch
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization promoting and managing research on board the International Space Station (ISS) U.S.…
‘Tonight Show’ Plans to Move Back to NYC, Jimmy Fallon Slated to Succeed Jay Leno as Host
The New York Times is reporting that Jimmy Fallon is slated to succeed Jay Leno as the next TV host of The Tonight Show and…
A Life-Size Crocheted Human Skeleton and Organs
“Lab” is a life-size model of a human skeleton and organs that was painstakingly crocheted by artist Shanell Papp. The Canadian artist spent 8 months…
Soviet-Era Jetliner Converted into Slide
This retired Tupolev-124 jetliner at the Aviation Technical Museum in Lugansk, Ukraine has been converted into a rather precarious slide. photo by Igor Bubin via…
San Francisco Hackerspace Noisebridge Celebrates 5 Years with Party & Benefit
San Francisco hackerspace Noisebridge is celebrating 5 years of DIY mayhem with a 5-Year Party & Benefit, March 30, 2013. The all ages event will…
Google Launches Note-Taking Web & Android App ‘Google Keep’
Google has announced the release of Google Keep, a note-taking web and Android app that quickly captures what’s on your mind, stores it in the…