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Do It Yourself Doodler, Suggestive Pin-Up Girl Gets Fleshed Out in Many Ways by David Jablow
do it yourself Doodler is an ongoing project and book by artist David Jablow of fleshed out drawings of a suggestive and unfinished pin-up girl…
The Cowboy and the Frenchman, 1988 Comedy Short by David Lynch
“The Cowboy and the Frenchman” is a 1988 comedic short film by David Lynch in which three cowboys come across a stereotypical Frenchman in…
Soft Nylon Sculptures of the Human Form by Rosa Verloop
photo via Rosa Verloop Dutch artist Rosa Verloop creates fascinatingly deformed soft sculptures of the human form. The sculptures are made out of a stretchy…
A Script for a Brady Bunch Remake TV Series is Ordered by CBS
According to Deadline Hollywood, CBS has ordered a script for a Brady Bunch remake, a multi-camera television comedy series that is co-developed and executive produced…
Building a Millennium Falcon Mardi Gras Golfcart for Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew
Sculpture artist Ryan S Ballard (aka Space Commander Chewbaccacabra) of New Orleans-based Mardi Gras parade organization, The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, has launched a fundraising…
Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR, Where The Magic Is In The Hole
During my January 2010 visit to Portland, OR I stopped by the legendary Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR, both the original downtown location and Voodoo…
Broadband Wi-Fi Coming to JetBlue
JetBlue has announced it will be bringing high speed wireless Internet connectivity to its fleet starting in late 2012. The broadband connection will be made…
Blandito, A Transformable Burrito-Like Pad for Lazy Living
Blandito is described as a “transformable pad for lazy living” by its creators at Italian design company, Oradaria Design. While not yet available, this round…
ASCII Google Street View
This wonderful real-time ASCII art conversion of Google Street View was created by programmer Peter Nitsch of Toronto design firm Teehan+Lax. Type in an address…
Google Handwrite, Handwriting Recognition for Mobile Device Search
Google Handwrite is a new mobile search feature that lets smartphone and tablet users hand write search queries into Google search (video). As the user…