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National Cryptological Museum at the National Security Agency (NSA)
Last fall I visited the National Cryptological Museum located at the National Security Agency (NSA) in Ft. Meade, Maryland. The museum features an amazing collection…
Ultraviolet Skeletal Tattoo
Kconn04 was quite surprised to see this photo of his skeletal arm tattoo on reddit. The tattoo was made with UV ink that glows in…
1979 Interview Shows Tom Waits As Possible Inspiration For Heath Ledger as The Joker
An Australian Don Lane interview from 1979 with Tom Waits shows the musician and actor as a possible inspiration for Heath Ledger as the Joker…
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, A Storefront in London Featuring a Wonderful Variety of Creepy Curiosities
During our recent trip to London, we went to Hoxton Street Market and while there stopped by Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, a wonderful storefront that…
Stop Motion Timelapse of ‘Paris In Motion’ — Part 1
Mayeul Akpovi took a trip around Paris and gathered enough photos and footage to put together his video "Paris In Motion".
Photos: Iggy Pop and the Stooges Playing at a High School in 1970
On December 5, 1970, Iggy (Pop) and the Stooges performed at Farmington High School in Farmington, Michigan. Luckily for us, in 2011, Jim Edwards (past…
Star Wars Chewbacca Messenger Bag
The Star Wars Chewbacca Messenger Bag from ThinkGeek is a re-creation of the actual bag that Chewie carried around with him in the Star Wars…
The Systems Mural Project by Brian Barneclo, The Largest Mural in San Francisco Measures 600 Feet Long
Here are some photos I shot last October of “The Systems Mural Project” a beautiful mural created by Brian Barneclo located at 7th and Townsend…
IKEA Slumber Party, Pajama’d Crowd Hops Into IKEA Beds, Reads Bedtime Stories
In early July 2012, a group of people gathered at IKEA in Emeryville, California for a IKEA Slumber Party event that was announced on Facebook…
Animal Sculptures Made of Salvaged Plastic by Sayaka Ganz
Artist Sayaka Ganz creates beautiful animal sculptures from discarded plastic objects she finds in thrift stores. To fuel her art, Ganz collects plastic objects constantly,…