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Xmas Declarations, Grenade-Shaped Christmas Tree Ornaments
The Dorothy collective designed Xmas Declarations, grenade-shaped tree decorations, to benefit Ctrl.Alt.Shift in “their campaign against global conflict”. They come six to a package and…
Frosty the Cheeseball Man, Melting Fondue Tutorial by Charles Phoenix
Pop culture humorist Charles Phoenix is back in his test kitchen with this video tutorial on howto make a melting Frosty the Cheeseball Man…
A Very Silly Review of the Canon C300 EOS Digital Video Camera
Director/cinematographer Jonathan Yi created this very silly yet informative video review of the upcoming Canon EOS C300 digital video camera. Yi created the video and…
HiveMind, A Game Being Developed by Will Wright That Mines Personal Data for Gameplay
Recently GamesBeat at VentureBeat interviewed game designer Will Wright about a new game he has in development (and start-up) called HiveMind. Wright, the man behind,…
Giant 100,000 Dollar Bill Next To The High Line
“The First $100,000 I Ever Made” by artist John Baldessari is a giant replica of a $100,000 bill installed on a billboard next to the…
Timelapse of Chaotic Traffic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
British photographer Rob Whitworth created a wonderful timelapse of the manic traffic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
How To Become a Desaturated Santa
If you’re heading out to a Santacon event this holiday season, the original desaturated Santa, BrodyQat, has posted a great online tutorial on how to…
Hero, A Pointillist Portrait Made With 3.2 Million Dots
“Hero” by artist Miguel Endara is a pointillist portrait of his father. Endara estimates he used 3.2 million dots to create the portrait (see the…
SignFail, Poorly Translated English Signs Inspired by Real Ones
Australia-based Michael Bancroft of Etsy shop, SignFail, has handmade a series of poorly translated English signs that were inspired by actual signs. Engrish and Chingrish…
Dog Eating Cookies With His Hands
Bizzle the dog uses his ‘hands’ to have “himself a quick snack” of Dunkers cookies in this humorous video from GixxxerG. You might remember a…