Laughing Squid
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San Francisco Summer Tweed Ride 2012
The 2012 San Francisco Summer Tweed Ride takes place on July 28. Dapper & elegant bicyclists are encouraged to rendezvous at Justin Herman Plaza at…
Lady Aiko Mural on the Bowery and Houston Street Art Wall
Japanese street artist Lady Aiko, who is based out of Brooklyn, is the latest artist to create a mural on the famed street art wall…
Have U Seen Me?, Illustrations of Mythical Creatures by Dave Perillo
Have U Seen Me?, an excellent new art print featuring illustrations of mythical creatures created by illustrator / cartoonist Dave Perillo for the Myths and…
Adidas Wings 2.0 Stars & Stripes Shoes Designed by Jeremy Scott
Last week at the Fabby Awards at Fab, I met Jade Wiederholt who works there and was wearing these fabulous Adidas Wings 2.0 Stars &…
The Survival of the Sea Turtle, An Educational Animation by TED-Ed
TED-Ed pairs educator Scott Gass with talented animators Veronica Wallenberg and Johan Sonestedt of Cinematic to explain the life cycle trials and tribulations that sea…
E.T. The Walrus Demonstrates His Wide Range of Vocalizations
E.T. the Walrus demonstrates the wide range of vocalizations he’s learned at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, WA. Fun fact about E.T.:…
Industrial Evolution, A Life-Size Plunger Monster by Jason Freeny
Industrial Evolution New York City based artist and designer Jason Freeny shows the metamorphosis of a normal run-of-the-mill bathroom plunger changing into a fierce ankle…
More Celebrities Read Mean-Spirited Tweets About Themselves
Back in March, on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, a group of celebrities read mean-spirited tweets about themselves. Now the show has asked more celebrities…
Message in a Bottle Found 35 Years Later by a Vermont Boy
The found bottle with the message Vermont resident Justin Shepard and his dad were exploring the Bellows Falls dam area when he found a bottle…
Olympic Vermin, An Animation Where Animals Run the Torch Relay
London based animators Amaël Isnard and Leo Bridle teamed up at Beakus Animation Studio to put a humorous twist on the London 2012 Olympic Torch…