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A Molotov Cocktail Exploding Off of a Brick House at 100x Slow Motion
“Don’t do this yourself… you would be an idiot.” Molotov Cocktail in Slow Motion is a video created by Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy of…
A Sofa Styled With Eastpak Backpack Details
Belgian design firm Quinze & milan collaborated with outdoor brand Eastpak to create the Club Sofa 01, a sofa styled with backpack details (zippered pockets,…
R. Crumb: Sketchbooks 1982-2011, A Six-Book Set of Drawings Hand-Picked by Robert Crumb
Cartoonist, artist, writer and musician Robert Crumb, who is the author of numerous comic works, has released a six-book boxed set, published by TASCHEN Books…
Leaders in Software and Art Conference 2012
The Leaders in Software and Art Conference, a conference on new media art, takes place October 16 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York…
Dexter Cupcakes Have Sugar Glass Shards & Simple Syrup Blood
New York City’s Magnolia Bakery was hired by Showtime to create Dexter cupcakes, mini red velvet cupcakes topped with whipped vanilla icing, shards of sugar…
Tonx Coffee, A Coffee Sourcing, Roasting & Shipping Service
I recently signed up for Tonx Coffee, a coffee delivery service that sources, roasts and ships coffee beans directly to your home or office. They…
Megan Orsi, The Girl With the Photoshop Toolbar Tattoo
Pennsylvania-based developer and designer Megan Orsi recently had her forearm inked with the image of Photoshop’s toolbar, which has earned her name of the ‘girl…
Postal Service Releases Earthscapes Aerial & Satellite Imagery Stamps
Earthscapes is a new series of Forever stamps from the US Postal Service that features aerial and satellite imagery of natural and manmade landscapes in…
Rare Footage of Fire Devils in Australian Outback
While scouting film locations in the Australian outback in September, filmmaker Chris Tangey stumbled upon breathaking fire devils, tornado-like vortices of flame, in the midst…
Tard the Grumpy Cat, A Sour Faced Kitten That Isn’t Really Grumpy
image via Grumpy Cat Tardar Sauce, aka “Tard” or “the Grumpy Cat” is the 9-month old feline companion of Arizona-based Tabatha Bundesen, whose brother posted…