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Anatomical Food Sculptures by Dimitri Tsykalov
Russian artist Dimitri Tsykalov specializes in making sculptures out of food. He made these human body-themed sculptures back in 2005. We previously wrote about Tsykalov’s…
Octopussy Floor Lamp
The tentacular Octopussy floor lamp has a giant eye-shaped light and tentacle-like legs. It was created by Russian designer Vladimir Tomilov back in 2011. It…
Medium, A New Publishing Platform by The Obvious Corporation
Medium is a new publishing platform that has just been launched by The Obvious Corporation, the incubator run Evan Williams (founder of Blogger & co-founder…
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A Creative Video That Morphs Through 5,000 Years of Dogs in Art
Dogs in Art by artist and blogger Moira McLaughlin of Dog Art Today is a creative video that morphs through 5,000 years of dogs…
An Adorable Series of Photos of Small Dogs With A Napoleon Complex
Minneapolis-based Carmichael Collective, a side project of the creative company Carmichael Lynch, honored the Birthday (August 15, 1769) of the late Napoleon Bonaparte by dressing…
Hand-Drawn Animations by Jake Fried
Sick Leave, 2012 Boston-based artist Jake Fried has created an incredible series of hand-drawn animations with only the use of ink, white-out and an insane…
Punk Rocker Dish Brush Makes Cleaning Dishes a Soapy Mosh Pit
The Punk Rocker Dish Brush from Perpetual Kid makes the chore of cleaning your dishes an all out exhilarating mosh pit in the soap. The…
A Beautiful Timelapse Video of Dubai – City on the Move
Photographer Geoff Tompkinson captured his trip to Dubai within the beautiful 3-minute timelapse video Dubai - City on the Move.
Fifth Grade Students Predict the Internet’s Future in a 1995 PSA
In this PSA from 1995, fifth graders from Montana’s Ray Bjork Elementary School answer the question, ‘Why should I be on the Internet?’ with some…