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Street Stone, Modern-Day Street Clothes Added to Louvre Statues
In the project titled Street Stone, graphic designer Alexis Persani photoshopped modern-day street clothes and accessories to photos of male statues found at the Louvre,…
Bare Bones in Bricks, A LEGO Sculpture for Charity by Nathan Sawaya
New York-based freelance artist Nathan Sawaya recently put his LEGO sculpture skills to work when he created his piece titled Bare Bones in Bricks, which…
Sunburn Warning Wristband Changes Color When Exposed to UV Rays
Scientists at Strathclyde University in the UK have invented a disposable sunburn warning wristband that changes color when exposed to UV radiation. The sensitivity of…
Supercut of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back Sung By the Movies
Don Draper Says What sourced clips from 295 movies to create this supercut video of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back as sung by the movies.…
It’s a-Me!, A Real Life Version of Nintendo’s Mario by Mike Meth
New Jersey-based digital illustrator Mike Meth created his interpretation of how a real life version of the famous Nintendo video game plumber / hero Mario…
Seat, A Giant Public Sculpture Made of 400 Chairs
“SEAT” is a giant installation of 400 wooden chairs arranged into a sine wave-shaped structure. It is installed at Freedom Park, an art park in…
Medea Vodka’s Bottles Have a Programmable LED Ticker
The bottle for Medea Vodka has a programmable LED ticker that can store a scrolling message of up to 255 characters. The vodka itself is…
Armless Guitarist George Dennehy Playing Live With the Goo Goo Dolls
image via George Dennehy Music Despite being born armless, Virginia-based George Dennehy learned to play the guitar with his feet. He recently covered Iris by…
Welcome Justin Page, New Contributing Writer at Laughing Squid
Please give a big ten tentacle welcome to Justin Page, our new Contributing Writer here on the Laughing Squid blog. I first met Justin on…
Embrace the Remix, A TED Talk by Kirby Ferguson
“Embrace the Remix” is an enlightening TED Talk on the important role of remixing in music, technology, and other creative fields by Kirby Ferguson of…