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Real-Life Super Mario Brothers Themed Mushrooms in a Grocery Store
Toronto-based street artist, character designer and animator Aiden Glynn of Pizza and Pixels has created a custom package that contains a collection of Super Mario…
SpaceX Launches the Falcon 9 Rocket to International Space Station
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket this morning. The Falcon 9 is on its way to the International Space Station, carrying a Dragon cargo…
Cymothoa Exigua, Sex-Changing Tongue-Eating Parasites
The latest installment of PBS NOVA’s Gross Science describes the life of the cymothoa exigua, a tongue-eating parasite that lives in the mouths of fish.…
Tanner Galvin’s Noys Toise, Short Film About a Custom Electronic Instrument Maker
“Tanner Galvin’s Noys Toise” is a short documentary about Tanner Galvin, a Portland artist who creates custom musical instruments out of old electronic toys and…
Teenage Machine Age, Surreal Solo Art Show by Ryan Heshka in Italy
Four-Dimensional Abduction Teenage Machine Age is an upcoming solo art show by Canadian pop surrealist artist Ryan Heshka at the Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea. It…
Security Footage of a Naked Guy Who Accidentally Got Locked Out of His Hotel Room
Here’s an awkward situation: you run out to drop off your room service tray in the hall and the door shuts behind you, accidentally…
A Gallery of Envelopes That Claim to be Important
The folks at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have been amassing a collection of what they call “Envelopes That Claim to be Important”: junk mail that…
Skydiving With an Umbrella
Professional skydiver Erik Roner recently channeled his inner Mary Poppins by skydiving while clinging to an umbrella. The stunt was recorded for posterity with GoPro…
Tim Harris, A Restaurateur with Down Syndrome Who Doles Out Hugs
Tim Harris owns Tim’s Place, an Albuquerque restaurant that serves “breakfast, lunch and hugs.” What makes his story unique is that he is the only…
D & D, A Dungeons & Dragons Group Art Show in San Francisco
Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Collison D & D is an upcoming group art show at Mission: Comics & Art, curated by artist Ben Collison,…