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New York City Soda Ban Explained by Casey Neistat
In his latest New York Times opinion documentary, filmmaker Casey Neistat explains the controversial New York City ban on large sugary drinks, which was approved…
True Muppet, A Painting of Sesame Street’s Count as Bill Compton From True Blood
“True Muppet” is a wonderful acrylic on canvas mashup painting by artist Hillary White that puts Count von Count, a vampire Muppet character that stars…
Everpurse, A Purse That Charges Smartphones All Day
Chicago-based social worker Elizabeth D. Ormesher Salcedo invented the Everpurse, a small zippable purse that charges your smartphone all day (it fits within a bigger…
Hula Cam Captures Women Hula Hooping at Burning Man From the Hoop’s POV
At the Burning Man 2012 camp, Distrikt, a hula cam was fashioned by attaching a GoPro camera to a hula hoop with duct tape by…
Cereal Light, A Lamp That Looks Like A Big Bowl of Fruit Loops & Milk
Massachusetts designer Chris Haines of Ideaka has invented the Cereal Light, a lamp that looks like a big bowl of Fruit Loops and milk, complete…
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? by Vsauce
In the latest video by Vsauce, Michael Stevens delves deeply into the history and theory of the old joke that begins with that famous line:…
Animated Tower, A Building’s Windows Form Pixels in a Giant Analog Display
In the very clever stop frame animation “Animated Tower,” the facade of a building at the University of Health Sciences (HESAV) in Switzerland was converted…
Comedian Pranks Fox News Reporter in a Live TV Interview
Comedian Max Rice recently posed as a former Obama supporter (turned Romney supporter over a ‘lost basketball game’) in a live television interview on…
The 17th Annual Webby Awards, A Call for Entries & Announcement of New Judges & Categories
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) has announced the opening of the Call for Entries for the 17th Annual Webby Awards. Also…
Literature Versus Traffic, 10,000 Glowing Books in the Streets of Melbourne, Australia
This past June, Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus brought “Literature versus Traffic,” an installation of 10,000 LED-lit books, to Federation Square in Melbourne for The Light…