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Presence: The Invisible Portrait, Photos of Famous People Hiding
Photographer Chris Buck shares how he had an idea to shoot in the environment where his subjects, mostly celebrities, had just been. He takes that…
Star Trek Into Darkness, New Teaser Trailer and Poster
Paramount Pictures released teaser footage and a new poster that gives a gritty glimpse at the upcoming J.J. Abrams film sequel Star Trek Into Darkness…
Who Shot First?, A Star Wars Art Show
Astromech Droid by Steve Thomas “Who Shot First?” at Ltd. Art Gallery is their second annual Star Wars themed art show that will feature a…
Honest Movie Trailers: The Dark Knight Rises by Screen Junkies
Screen Junkies has released a new fake honest movie trailer that comically questions numerous plot choices, characters and spoken lines found in The Dark Knight…
The Lincoln Memorial in Gingerbread
Patti Paige of custom bake shop Baked Ideas has created a gingerbread cookie sculpture of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (with the humorous addition…
A-Mia-Gurumi Wallace, Pulp Fiction’s Overdosed Mia as a Crocheted Doll
Shove Mink of Croshame was recently commissioned to create Uma Thurman’s Pulp Fiction character, Mia Wallace, as a crocheted art doll (needle and all). The…
Puppies Are Not Toys, Campaign Urges People to Avoid Pet Store Dogs
Animal cruelty prevention organization ASPCA has created Puppies Are Not Toys, a holiday campaign that educates consumers about why they shouldn’t buy a puppy from…
A 2013 Limited Edition Letterpress Calendar by 12 Musketeers
12 Musketeers, a collaboration between Paperreka Stationery Design and 11 of her designer friends who all trained at the school of advertising art in Dayton,…
Pizza Hut Perfume, Smells Like Freshly Baked, Hand-Tossed Dough
According to a Marketwire press release, restaurant chain Pizza Hut Canada has created a very limited-edition Pizza Hut Perfume, a fragrance that smells like “freshly…
The Worst Things For Sale Catalogs the Best of Ill-Conceived Products
Bill Clinton corkscrew Drew of the Toothpaste For Dinner comics has created The Worst Things For Sale, a humorous Tumblr blog that catalogs the best…