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MakerBot Replicator, A New Larger 2 Color 3D Printer by MakerBot
MakerBot Replicator is a new 3D printer from MakerBot Industries (video). The open source printer can make larger objects than its predecessor, and is available…
Irish Hand Dancing with Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding of Up & Over It
Irish dance duo, Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding of Up & Over It, perform amazing irish dancing with their hands. The couple are professional Irish…
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Documentary About The West Memphis 3
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (trailer) is the conclusion of the Paradise Lost documentary trilogy about the West Memphis Three—three men who in 1993 were convicted…
Joseph Herscher, Brooklyn’s Rube Goldberg
Brooklyn-based artist Joseph Herscher creates elaborate Rube Goldberg-style machines in his Brooklyn apartment (NY Times article). His most recent machine turns a newspaper page after…
United States Primary Elections Explained
Primary Elections Explained by C.G.P. Grey
Album Covers Minus Dead Band Members
In this eerie Tumblr by Hatim el Hihi and Jean-Marie Delbes, famous album covers are shown with dead band members digitally removed.
The Restart Page, A Vintage Operating System Reboot Simulator
The Restart Page simulates the rebooting process of a variety of operating systems from computer history. It was created and designed by Soon in Tokyo…
Prada Mixes Classic Cars With Patent Leather Pumps
The 2012 Spring Ready-to-wear collection from fashionista Miuccia Prada includes a series of women’s patent leather pumps that are styled like classic fifties cars. The…
An Evening With Ron English at MoMA
Artist and culture jammer Ron English will be at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City tonight for a screening of the Pedro…
Helmet Experiments by Igor Mitin
Igor Mitin of Almaty, Kazakhstan has created Helmet Experiments, a 2011 red dot award-winning design concept series of realistic-imaged helmets. There are 14 designs total,…