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Crash Landing of Small Plane Captured on Cell Phone by Passenger
During a flight in a friend’s four seat Cessna earlier this month, Jonathan Fielding recorded this hair-raising cell phone video of the plane experiencing engine…
Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson Star in “The Internship,” A Comedy About Interning at Google
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson star in the upcoming film, The Internship, which has them playing laid off salesman who talk their way into an…
A Pug’s Guide to Etiquette, An Illustrated Book by Gemma Correll
A Pug’s Guide to Etiquette, a newly released book by cartoonist, writer and illustrator Gemma Correll, is filled with cute illustrations and clever writings that…
Marvelphabet, A Typographic Marvel Comics Alphabet by Mike Boon
Artist Mike Boon has created Marvelphabet, a typographic alphabet poster inspired by numerous heroic and villainous Marvel comic book characters. Prints, t-shirts, iPhone cases and…
A New Hope, A ‘Star Wars’ Themed Illustration by Dave Perillo
“A New Hope” is a fantastic Star Wars-themed illustration by Philadelphia-based cartoonist Dave Perillo (aka “Montygog“). 250 limited edition prints will be available to purchase…
Barenaked Ladies Record a Song with Astronaut Chris Hadfield, First Ever Space-to-Earth Musical Collaboration
Col. Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut who is currently living aboard the International Space Station (I.S.S.), and Barenaked Ladies recently recorded a fantastic single titled…
Hyperlapse 2012, A Round the World Tour in Time-Lapses
"Hyperlapse 2012" is an around-the-world tour in timelapses, all of which were shot in 2012 by British photographer Geoff Tompkinson.
Thank You by Jason Chen, Music Video Features 500 Rubik’s Cubes That Create Images
The music video for “Thank You” by Jason Chen features moving images made with 500 Rubik’s Cubes. It was directed, written, and edited by Ross…
Astronaut Duvet Cover
The Astronaut is a duvet cover that features an image of a real astronaut gathered from the Space Expo museum in Holland. It is available…
Anatomy of a Sign, Behind the Scenes at the NYC DOT Sign Shop
“Anatomy of a Sign” is a behind the scenes look at the NYC DOT Sign Shop in Queens. New York City has more than 2…