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Strategies for Picking Up Speed on Rackspace’s Giant Metal Slide
At the Rackspace headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, the “preferred route from the second to the first floor” for many employees is via a…
A Scarf That Looks Like a Giant Slice of Pepperoni Pizza
Airi of Etsy shop Raspberries and Rum is selling a long scarf that is printed to look like a giant slice of pepperoni pizza.
John, Ringo, George, and Paul, A Beatles 4-Poster Set by Tom Whalen
John, Ringo, George, and Paul is an excellent set of four illustrations by artist Tom Whalen that portray each of the famed Beatles in a…
Illustrated Wes Anderson Valentine’s Day Cards
Jennifer Lewis of Flavorwire has created a series of illustrated Wes Anderson-style Valentine’s Day cards “with various quotes expressing varying sentiments from a handful of…
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…