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Diesel Sweeties eBook-Stravaganza 3000
Diesel Sweeties pixelated webcomic creator Richard Stevens has launched Diesel Sweeties eBook-Stravaganza 3000, a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to produce an eBook of his first…
Interactive Animation of Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Greek artist Petros Vrellis created this beautiful interactive animated version of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” (video). The interactive work is powered by openFrameworks, an…
18th Century-Style Internet Slang Portraits by Shawn Huckins
For his “American Revolution Revolution” series, artist Shawn Huckins paints 18th century-style portraits with Internet slang superimposed on them (see the tweets and texts galleries).…
V For Vendetta Creator Alan Moore Talks About Anonymous and the Guy Fawkes Mask
Alan Moore, author of the V for Vendetta series, discusses the origins of the iconic Guy Fawkes mask and its role in the Anonymous movement…
Quarterly Co., A Subscription Service For Receiving Wonderful Things
Quarterly Co. is one of the coolest subscription services to come down the pipeline. Here’s how it works: you sign up to receive tangible items…
Animal Kingdom, SHAG Solo Art Exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery
Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, California will be hosting Animal Kingdom, a solo art exhibition featuring original paintings and rare prints by SHAG (aka…
Double Fine Game Kickstarter Project Raises 1 Million Dollars in 1 Day
On Wednesday, San Francisco-based independent video game company Double Fine launched a $400,000 Kickstarter project to fund development of a retro point & click adventure…
Boobie Beanie, A Breastfeeding Baby Cap That Looks Like a Breast
The Boobie Beanie is a sweet little hand-crocheted hat for kiddos that looks like a breast, making it a pretty hilarious way to breastfeed in…
Beer Bottle Excavator Trick
New Hampshire-based Bobcat NINJA uses a Bobcat E50 Excavator to carefully stack beer bottles on top of each other and then tops it off with…
Venn Diagram of Rude Birds
Stephen Wildish created this informative Venn diagram showing the various intersections of Rude Birds by habitat.