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Radiation Safety Posters From 1947
These radiation safety posters were produced at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1947. via Retronaut images via Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Squid in Morning Dress by Phineas X. Jones
Phineas X. Jones of Octophant has created Squid in Morning Dress, an illustration of a squid looking rather dapper. The art’s screenprints were created in…
The Amish Project, 90 Days Spent Off The Communication Grid
Jake Reilly took a 90 day vacation from email, the Internet, cell phones, and other aspects of modern communication and documented his experience in a…
Precarity, The Inaugural Issue of The New Inquiry Magazine
Today, online literary journal The New Inquiry published their first eMagazine. The issue is entitled “Precarity,” and includes musings on eFame by My Drunk Kitchen’s…
Portlandia: The Dream of the 1890s is Alive in Portland
Portlandia has really outdone themselves with the hilarious song created for season 2, episode 5: “Dream of the 1890s”. This song plays off the original…
Congressman Thinks The Onion’s Satirical Article on Abortionplex is Real
Congressman John Fleming (R, LA) recently posted an article on his Facebook page showing disgust for Planned Parenthood’s “abortion by the wholesale.” The article titled…
The Man Who Lived On His Bike
In the wonderful short film “The Man Who Lived On His Bike,” Montreal-based director Guillaume Blanchet imagines what it would be like to live on…
Improv Everywhere: Meet A Black Person
Back in 2006, Improv Everywhere sent comedian and black person Colton Dunn to the overwhelmingly white ski resort town of Aspen, Colorado so the inhabitants…
What Cancer Is, and Is Not
Breast cancer survivor, Linda, created What Breast Cancer Is, and is Not, a powerful video that frankly describes her personal experience with cancer. She also…
Will Ferrell’s Old Milwaukee Beer Super Bowl Ad Aired Only in Nebraska
Super Bowl watchers in North Platte, Nebraska got the first look at the latest Old Milwaukee beer commercial starring actor and comedian Will Ferrell. The…