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Smartphone-Like, Double-Sided ‘NYFi’ Touchscreen Wins NYC Payphone Design Challenge
Beginning in January, the City of New York hosted the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge to redesign its network of over 11,000 payphones when vendor contracts…
History of Rap 4 by Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake
On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timblerlake perform “History of Rap 4”, a “medley of hip hop’s greatest hits.” Here’s their…
New ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 3 Trailers “The Beast” & “War Preview”
“There is a beast in every man and it stirs when you put a sword in his hand.” Season 3 of HBO’s original series Game…
Stripped, A Documentary on Comics & the World’s Top Cartoonists
STRIPPED is an upcoming feature-length documentary by Fred Schroeder and Dave Kellett of Sequential Films that explores the world of newspaper comics, webcomics and how…
100% Organic Dehydrated Water in a Can
Future Essentials Dehydrated Water is simply 100% organic and gluten free dehydrated water in a can. It is available to purchase at MREdepot. They say,…
Octopus Stars in Burger King’s Animated Ad for the Whopper (1970)
“I can eat 4 Whoppers at once!” A Whopper-eating octopus with a mustache stars in this animated Burger King commercial from 1970. via Cartoon…
How to be a Cool Person, A Guide by a Second Grader
“don’t do your homework on the weekends or on friday…” I’d like to share with you a funny little guide my second grade daughter made…
True Facts About The Dung Beetle by Ze Frank
True Facts About The Dung Beetle by Ze Frank
Solar-Powered Phone Charger For Developing World Lets Customers Pay with a Text Message
Mobile phones are becoming an increasingly important and prevalent tool in the developing world, but phone users are often unable to keep their devices charged…
Take My Picture, Short Film About the Rise of Fashion Bloggers and Street Style Stars
“Take My Picture” by Garage Magazine is a short documentary about the rise of fashion bloggers and street style stars. The proliferation of fashion blogs…