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Cool Wedding on Portlandia
Spyke and Iris plan a really cool wedding on episode 3 of the 2nd season of Portlandia.
Father and Kids Performing Wonderful Covers of Depeche Mode Songs
Over the last 3 years video artist Dicken Schrader and his kids Milah and Korben have been performing wonderful covers of Depeche Mode songs including…
Great Danish Butter Brand Spot Celebrates the Joy of Healthy Cooking
Director Dougal Wilson created this visually delightful spot for Danish Butter brand Lurpak. The spot was specifically made for their Lurpak Lightest Spreadable product and…
All-Edge Sicilian-Style Pizza
By simply using one of those all-edge brownie pans, Adam Kuban at Slice, the pizza-centric blog at Serious Eats, has created a mighty fine all-edge…
The Swap-O-Matic, Vending Machine Exchanges Goods for Goods
The Swap-O-Matic is a vending machine art project based in Brooklyn where users can exchange goods without exchanging money. Lina Fenequito of Good World Media…
Look at Life, Vintage Newsreel Visits Bohemian Coffee Bars of London
Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation produced the ongoing newsreel series called Look at Life starting in the late 1950s which depicted scenes from…
UX, The Covert Cultural Preservation Collective of Paris
“The New French Hacker-Artist Underground” by Jon Lackman is a fascinating Wired article about the French UX collective, a shadowy group that uses covert actions…
Nature Art Made From Paper Cut Maps
British artist Claire Brewster creates beautiful paper cut art out of old maps. She focuses on the natural world—mainly birds and plants. via Colossal &…
Fat Tony Vinyl Figure by Ron English Satirizes Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger
Ron English has created a Fat Tony vinyl toy figure that satirizes Kellogg’s iconic mascot, Tony the Tiger of Frosted Flakes cereal. You may remember…
Rewind This! A Documentary About VHS Videocassettes
Rewind This! is an upcoming documentary about the cultural significance and history of the VHS videocassette. The film is by Austin, Texas-based Imperial PolyFarm Productions—they’re…