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Stephen Colbert Doing an Impression of a Nuclear Explosion
Stephen Colbert acted out this hilarious pantomime of a nuclear explosion during a November 30, 2009 interview with Joseph Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund,…
Devil’s Playground, A Documentary About Amish Teenage Culture
Filmmaker Lucy Walker directed Devil’s Playground, an award-winning 2002 full-length documentary film about the culture of Amish teenagers as they reach their sixteenth birthday by…
Menu Design in America: 1850-1985, 100+ Years of Printed Menu Art
Menu Design in America: 1850-1985 is a beautiful 392-page book from TASCHEN that showcases over 800 examples of printed menu art from the years 1850…
Veronika Paluchova’s Unique Design Approach For Household Items
Slovak student designer Veronika Paluchova gives a creative spin on household products with wood, like with her dish rack shaped like a house and the…
Ricky Gervais 2012 Golden Globes Opening Monologue
Ricky Gervais returns to host the Golden Globes, giving a somewhat toned-down follow-up to last year’s controversial opening monologue.
Thomas Dolby Kicking Off His 2012 Time Capsule Tour at SXSW
As a longtime fan of musician Thomas Dolby, I was thrilled to learn that he will soon be kicking off his 2012 Time Capsule Tour.…
Anatomical Hanging Sculptures by Clark Goolsby
Artist Clark Goolsby created these two eerie anatomical sculptures for his Feburary, 2011 STRANGE/LOVE show at the POVevolving Gallery in Los Angeles. “Dead Man,” the…
Emotional Baggage
Emotional Baggage by Gemma Correll
Jaaam, A Remix of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air by Pogo
Jaaam, a wonderful remix of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air by Pogo.
Unsuccessful Pirates of History
Lunchbreath created a series of illustrations depicting some of the Unsuccessful Pirates of History.