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Buzludzha Monument, Abandoned Saucer-Shaped Communist Party Headquarters on a Bulgarian Mountaintop
photo via Vacaciones Bulgaria The Buzludzha Monument is a massive saucer-shaped communist-era building high atop a mountain in Bulgaria. Completed in 1981, the building features…
The Atlantic Ocean Comedy & Music Festival
“Comedy. Music. Shuffleboard.” The Atlantic Ocean Comedy & Music Festival is a three-day cruise presented MaximumFun.org, Splitsider and KCRW. It will feature comedic and musical…
Commercial for Australian Bakery Imagines a Free Range Bread Farm
In this clever commercial for Abbott’s Village Bakery of Australia, loaves of bread roam across open pasture at a “free range bread farm.” The commercial…
Confess Your Tech Sins to Get a Free Ride in the SXSW TechCab
If you are headed to SXSW and are willing to confess your technological sins, you can get a free ride in the orange Kendo UI…
Petting Zoo, An Interactive Animated App by Christoph Niemann
Petting Zoo is an all ages, interactive and animated iOS app by author and illustrator Christoph Niemann. It’s available to purchase at the iTunes Store.…
Computerized Eyewear Pioneer Steve Mann Has Been Wearing His Own Devices for 35 Years
For the past 35 years researcher and inventor Steve Mann has been wearing computerized eyewear devices of his own design. His earlier designs from the…
Aperture R&D, A Live-Action Portal Miniseries
A live-action miniseries set in Valve's Portal universe called Aperture R&D, will center on employees battling for Lab Team of the Month.
The Muppets Illustrated as Popular Film & TV Show Characters
The Wocka Wocka-ing Dead Clermont, Florida-based illustrator Kenny Durkin has created a fantastic series of illustrations that reimagine The Muppets as popular film and television…
Really Ripped Abs on Steroids Mega Spray Cologne
Really Ripped Abs on Steroids Mega Spray Cologne by BOD Man is a fragrance for men that is described as an “amped up version” of…
Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock Dice Set
ThinkGeek has released a Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock dice set, which comes with seven colored dice and a bag with the game’s legend printed…