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J-Dimps, An 80-Year Old Grandmother Gains Internet Fame With the Help of Her Grandson
Staten Island-based Josephine Lamberti (aka Josie Dimples or “J-Dimps”) is having a lot of fun making videos with the help of her grandson Donny Brandefine.…
Modified Social Benches, Wonderfully Impractical Public Benches by Jeppe Hein
“Modified Social Benches” are whimsical, wonderfully impractical benches by Danish artist Jeppe Hein. The benches are on display at the Beaufort04 art exhibition in De…
Slicey the Pig Dashboard Wiggler
Slicey the Pig Dashboard Wiggler is a moving dashboard decoration of a rather sinister-looking pig carving himself created by the folks at Archie McPhee. It’s…
Chris Hardwick and Hannah Hart at ROFLCon III
Here’s Chris Hardwick of Nerdist and Hannah Hart of My Drunk Kitchen being awesome at ROFLCon III. photo by Scott Beale
Running (Unstoppable), Amazing Ad for Canadian Paralympic Committee
In this astonishing commercial for the Canadian Paralympic Committee, an amputee runner sprints on a track, passing vignettes depicting the runner’s traumatic injury in a…
Unaired Clip of the Beastie Boys Performing on Chappelle’s Show (2004)
This clip is previously unreleased footage from Chappelle’s Show of the Beastie Boys performing “The New Style”, a song off their debut album Licensed…
Beautiful Kite Flying Display on a Toronto Beach
Canadian kite maker Steve Polansky of Light Hearted Kites performs a beautiful kite flying display on the beaches of Toronto..
Touché, New Touch Sensor Technology for Everyday Objects
Touché is a new sensing technology that can provide touch sensitivity to everyday objects, liquids, and even the human body (video). The technology can detect…
Angry Birds Land Opens in Finnish Theme Park
Särkänniemi Adventure Park in Tampere, Finland is now home to Angry Birds Land, a themed section of the park that is based on the popular…
Made in America Skillets
Wisconsin-based Alisa Toninato FeLion Studios has created Made in America, an amazing cast iron set of art skillets shaped like the 48 contiguous states. In…