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Pyrotopia, An East Coast Fire Arts Festival Near Pittsburgh
Pyrotopia, a new fire arts festival just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is scheduled for April 27 and 28, 2012. The event was originally planned…
Beauty and the Geek Jeans Embed Real Speakers, Keyboard & Mouse
Beauty and the Geek jeans from Nieuwe Heren are embedded with a pair of speakers, a wireless mouse and a keyboard. Nieuwe Heren’s Erik de…
Fascinating Behind the Scenes Video of the Keck Observatory in Hawaii
“Keck in Motion” by Andrew Cooper is a fascinating behind the scenes video of the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii.…
Hair Hats, Incredible Animal-Shaped Hair Sculptures by Nagi Noda
Before her death in 2008, Japanese pop artist and director Nagi Noda created Hair Hats, a series of incredible animal-shaped hair sculptures using hair weaves,…
Driving Across Mongolia in 4 Minutes
San Francisco-based videographer Jeff Diehl of Spots Unknown compressed his grueling 11 day journey across Mongolia into a 4 minute video. Diehl drove across Mongolia…
Open Elevator Shaft Illusion in London Shopping Center
The floor in this London shopping center elevator appears to be missing, thanks to a 3D illusion image created by artist Andrew Walker. The stunt,…
FIGMENT 2012, An Annual Multi-City Participatory Art and Culture Event
FIGMENT is an annual series of interactive events that encourage the creation and display of arts. FIGMENT 2012 events include: April 28-29 Jackson, MS: Event…
Who Is Paul McCartney?
To help clear up the confusion caused during his performance on The Grammys, The History Channel and Twitter have teamed up to produce a new…
The Digger, A Live-Action Snow Shoveling Game
Lo Spalatore (The Digger), a video spoof featuring live-action snow shoveling game, directed by Francesco Zucchi.
John Cleese Responds To Monty Python YouTube Channel Comments
John Cleese provides some hilarious responses to questions and comments left on the Monty Python YouTube channel.