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The Junk King, A Student Documentary About the Man Behind Austin’s Cathedral of Junk
Film student Evan Burns directed The Junk King, a short documentary film about Vince Hannemann, aka the ‘Junk King’, of the Cathedral of Junk in…
Tournament-Style Brackets Used to Choose The Best English Word Ever
After one month and 288 words being filtered through, the best word ever in the english language has been chosen in humorous tournament-style brackets thanks…
Stunning Taxidermy Installations by Claire Morgan
photo via Claire Morgan British artist Claire Morgan creates stunning installations out of organic materials including animal taxidermy, seeds, and insects. Morgan often uses taxidermied…
Recycled 25 Cent Arcade Coin Slot Belt Buckle That Lights Up
Insignificant Fish Industries (aka “if industries“) has created a great 25 cent arcade coin slot belt buckle that lights up from recycled arcade parts and…
Photos: Space Shuttle Endeavour Flying Over the San Francisco Bay Area in its Final Flight
This morning, the NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour flew over the San Francisco Bay Area (piggybacked on a 747 jet) on its way from Edwards Air…
Release, Stunning Monumental Sculpture to Nelson Mandela
“Release” is a monumental sculpture to Nelson Mandela situated at the site in South Africa where he was arrested in 1962 (he remained in custody…
The Curious Government of the City of London–Not to be Confused with London
In Part 2 of his series on the City of London, C. G. P. Grey explains the city’s convoluted government and election system. The City…
The Lion City, A Stunning Tilt Shift Film of Singapore by Keith Loutit
The Lion City is the latest tilt shift film focused on Singapore created by Keith Loutit. We have featured Loutit’s tilt shift films several times…
Stan Lee Explains Why He Isn’t Insulted by the Phrase F**k You
On a September 11, 2012 published episode of Stan’s Rants titled Stan Lee Hates F**k You on World of Heroes, the epic comic creator Stan…
World Record: Most Star Wars Costume Changes In An Unedited One-Take Music Video
Brooklyn band Eytan and The Embassy has previously broken a RecordSetter world record for making 18 costume changes in their unedited one-take Everything Changes music…