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Rotobooth, A Rotary Phone Photobooth
Rotobooth is a photobooth that uses a vintage rotary phone as its interface. The user dials their mobile number using the rotary phone, then the…
Superhero Film Alphabet Quizzes Your Superheroes in Film Knowledge
Graphic designer Stephen Wildish has released Superhero Film Alphabet, the latest poster in his ongoing movie quiz series. All of his challenging film alphabets to…
5th Ave Frogger, Hacked Arcade Game Based on Real-Time NYC Traffic
5th Ave Frogger is a hacked version of the classic video game Frogger that captures the positions of cars on 5th Avenue in New York…
Color Forecast Predicts Color Trends in European Fashion Capitals
Color Forecast shows what colors are trending in real time in the fashion capitals of Paris, Milan and Antwerp. High speed cameras are strategically placed…
Children’s Literacy Campaign Launches With a Fun PSA Music Video
Mother New York created this fun PSA music video titled Book People Unite for children’s literacy nonprofit Reading is Fundamental (RIF), Library of Congress…
Marley, A Biographical Feature-Length Documentary About Bob Marley
Marley is a biographical feature-length documentary film directed by Kevin MacDonald about legendary reggae musician Bob Marley. The New York Times recently ran an article…
The HemLoft, A Secret Tree House in the Canadian Woods
Former Canadian software developer and current carpenter Joel Allen built a beautiful egg-shaped tree house, The HemLoft, in the woods near Whistler, British Columbia. The…
Trashcam Project, Sanitation Workers Photograph Hamburg With Dumpster Pinhole Cameras
by Mirko Derpmann by Michael Pfohlmann, Christoph Blaschke and Mirko Derpmann by Werner Bünning, Christoph Blaschke and Mirko Derpmann by Werner Bünning, Christoph Blaschke and…
iRobot Dancing Videos Features NONSTOP & Marie Poppins
These iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaning robot commercials feature the awesome robotic dance moves of Marquese Scott (aka NONSTOP), Marie Poppins and others. The videos are…
People on Twitter Who Don’t Know How to Spell “Cologne”
Sad and Useless has humorously pointed out that some people on Twitter don’t know how to spell the word “cologne” and inadvertently use the word…