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Fort Magic, 3D Life-Size Fort-Building Kit For Kids
When her 8-year old son began playing imaginatively with a discarded clothes dryer box, entrepreneur Erika Pope-Gusev had the idea for Fort Magic, a 3D…
Puzzle, A Painting Divided Into 150 Different Parts
“Puzzle – A Painting in 150 Parts” by artist trio SuttonBeresCuller is a painting that is divided into puzzle pieces, with each piece sold as…
The Gentlemen’s Rant: Twitter
The Gentlemen’s Rant: Twitter
Pelican Music Video by The Maccabees Represents The Journey of Life
Director David Wilson has created the cool music video for Pelican, the new single from The Maccabees. The video represents “the journey of life” and…
A Brief History of Santa Claus
C.G.P. Grey presents A Brief History of Santa. On the 24th of December every year children around the world put out milk and cookies in…
The Spielberg Face, Video Essay Analyzes Filmmaker’s Signature Look
Film critic, distributor and filmmaker Kevin B. Lee of Fandor has created a video essay, “The Spielberg Face”, which analyzes what he considers to be…
Techno-Dunce, 1980s Quasi-Rap Musical Short About a Girl Who Can’t Grasp Technology
Techno-Dunce is a 1980s film short that shows a frustrated student trying to grasp technology in a school computer lab. She gets teased and then…
Tabstrummer, A Pushbutton Electronic Guitar
Tabstrummer is a guitar-like electronic instrument that has touch sensitive strips in lieu of strings, and programmable chord buttons instead of frets (demo video). Tabstrummer…
Saul Bass Pitch Film For The New Bell System Logo (1969)
In 1969, designer Saul Bass pitched a comprehensive rebranding of the Bell System—from its outdated logo to the uniforms and trucks of its workers—in this…
The Mysterious Paper Sculptures of Edinburgh
From March to November of 2012, an anonymous artist covertly installed intricate miniature papercraft sculptures around Edinburgh, Scotland.