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Alphagames, Animation That Quizzes Your Knowledge of Video Games
Atlanta freelance animator and editor Evan Seitz takes us all on an alphabetical trip from A to Z through 26 popular video game titles that…
Free To Be… You and Me, Groundbreaking Project For Kids Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Marlo Thomas and kids / image via Slate Free To Be… You and Me, the early 1970s groundbreaking project for kids that challenges gender stereotypes,…
Better Daze, Live-Action & Paper-Cut Animated Monster Music Video
Better Daze is a great live-action and paper-cut animated music video created by animator / filmmaker Eric Power for the band The Boxing Lesson that…
Helicopter Pilot Fishes a RC Model Airplane Out of a Tree
Two men in a Robinson R22 helicopter pull off an amazingly dangerous rescue of a P-51 Mustang remote control model plane that is stuck in…
Cake Icing Graffiti & Sugar Murals by Street Artist Shelley Miller
Stained, 2008 For several years, Montreal-based street artist Shelley Miller creates beautiful, non-traditional graffiti & murals using sugary cake icing. Her latest installation, which is…
Aliens Power Loader Baby Halloween Costume
Creative father and YouTuber Jason Smith made an amazing power loader baby Halloween costume (an alien-fighting creation from the Aliens films) that he created and…
Disney Acquires Lucasfilm, Plans to Release a Star Wars Episode 7 Film in 2015
In an investor conference call on October 30, 2012, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. and its creative portfolio of content,…
Hear Heres, Giant Ear Trumpet Sculptures Highlight Sounds of Nature
“The Hear Heres” are four giant trumpet-shaped listening devices that are installed at Kedleston Hall in the UK. Crafted from fiberglass, each device highlights a…
Photos: The 2012 FEI Electron Microscope Photo Contest
Embryonic zebrafish, photo by David McCarthy Electron microscope manufacturer FEI recently partnered with National Geographic to host a photo contest for images captured with electron…
Helicopter Hair by Olaf Breuning
New York City-based artist Olaf Breuning made this elaborate helicopter-shaped hair sculpture back in 2008. To see more of Breuning’s body art, check out his…