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a daily dose of unique and curious things
In Brazil, Footage of Spiders Showering the Skies
In the Brazilian town of Santo Antônio da Platina, spiders known as Anelosimus eximius were shot by Erick Reis as they showered the sky. Marta…
Fan Made Star Wars: Episode VII Poster Artwork by Lyndon Berresford
Artist Lyndon Berresford created an incredible conceptual movie poster illustration for the upcoming J.J. Abrams directed film, Star Wars Episode VII. The film is set…
Twitter Adds LOLcat, A New Language Option
Twitter has added a new meme-friendly language option: LOLcat. It appears to mostly capitalize words and drop letters here and there. It doesn’t touch your…
Horst Pehl, A Foley Artist for the Adult Film Industry
A 3-episode web pseudo-documentary series on ThingX by Mitch Magee and Dyna Moe that follows the fictional Horst Pehl, a master Foley artist for the…
Lay’s Potato Chips Flavor Finalists: Sriracha, Chicken & Waffles, & Cheesy Garlic Bread
Frito-Lay ran a Facebook contest called “Lay’s Do Us A Flavor” to come up with the next flavor of Lay’s Potato Chips and while the…
Pet Shop by Barklemore, Ruffing Awesome Parody of ‘Thrift Shop’
“What’s up? I got a huge bone.” The Pet Collective has made “Pet Shop” by “Barklemore,” a “ruffing awesome” parody song and music video based…
Reel SF, San Francisco Movie Locations Then & Now
Bullitt (1968) Reel SF is a fascinating site that makes then and now comparisons of San Francisco film locations from classic films. It is the…
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Stylized Star Wars Illustrations by El LoCo
In A Galaxy Far, Far Away is a set of two Star Wars themed illustrations by London-based artist Tiago Lopes da Conceição (aka “El LoCo“),…
Tentacle Cluster by Josh Ellingson, Combines Cephalopods & Booze
San Francisco-based artist Josh Ellingson created “Tentacle Cluster,” a piece that combines two of his (and my) favorite things, cephalopods and booze. Prints are available…
A LEGO Catbus That Works, Inspired by the Film ‘My Neighbor Totoro’
Japanese LEGO builder Tomoyuki Wakata (aka “LEGOROBO“) has created a functioning custom LEGO sculpture of the animated character Catbus from Hayao Miyazaki’s classic film, My…