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Higo, Super Sleek Japanese Style Folding Tools
Higo is a sleek multi tool and folding knife set inspired by the traditional higonokami Japanese folding knife. The tools are made of aluminum and…
Venus Patrol, A New Website Focusing on Video Game Culture
Venus Patrol is a newly launched independent video game themed website founded by Brandon Boyer, a former editor of the similar website Offworld on Boing…
Disorienting Geometric Installations by Esther Stocker
photo by Ondrej Polak Artist Esther Stocker creates eye-catching installations full of geometric and linear forms that are designed to disorient viewers. She talks about…
Facundo the Great, Story of a School Boy in 1950s America Whose Name Couldn’t be Anglicized
In 1950s Southern California, Hispanic school children often suffered the indignity of having their names anglicized (Ramon became Raymond, Maria became Mary). The humorous short…
Bleep Blap Bloop, Men And Women Face Off to See Who Can Make Better Sound Effects
Bleep Blap Bloop, a funny short film by Toronto filmmakers Marcella Coad and Paul Constantakis, puts participants from the female and male sexes up against…
Photos and Video of Improv Everywhere’s Black Tie Beach 2012
photo by yi-ching lin Improv Everywhere has posted photos and video of the 3rd annual Black Tie Beach Party which took place August 18 on…
Was Ist Twitter? Das Ist Twitter!
Twitter has released a new animated video that explains Twitter in German.
Animated Banksy, A Series of Banksy Street Art as Animated GIFs
Animated Banksy is a marvelous series of animated GIF images, made up from famous satirical Banksy street art, created by Serbian artist ABVH of the…
An Animated Version of Breaking Bad’s Opening Credits
In three month’s time, French animator and graphic designer Martin Woutisseth created a series of character and scenery illustrations from the AMC television show Breaking…
A Kitten Chorus Line
The Ninja Kittens get together and mostly sync up for a ridiculously cute kitty chorus line. via BuzzFeed