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Google Zeitgeist 2011, The Year in Google Searches
Google Zeitgeist 2011 features data visualizations of the top searches of the year, from “Steve Jobs” to “Google+.” Google has also released a companion video…
Taxi Driver Sweded by Michel Gondry
French director Michel Gondry and Partizan Films has created a sweded version of the cult classic from Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. The dubbed film short stars…
The US Highway System As A Subway Map
Australian designer Cameron Booth has created a map of the U.S. Routes highway system in the style of a subway map. U.S. Routes (such as…
1960s Batman TV Show Intro Recreated Using LEGO
L.G.F.B. recreated the intro for the 1960s Batman TV show as a LEGO stop-motion animation. via The Mary Sue & Bleeding Cool
A Trick Contest Between a Cat and a Dog
Kaiser the Bengal cat goes up against Nana the Border Collie dog to see who can do the best tricks in Cat vs. Dog: A…
The Dark Knight Rises, Final Film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy
A new trailer has been released for The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment of the Batman trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. The film is…
Twitter-by-Post, A Snail Mail Project Uses Postcards to Create Tweets
Freelance writer Giles Turnbull had an idea to respond to his Twitter feed by snail mail using postcards. For each tweet he received from the…
Krampuslauf Graz 2010, Annual Krampus Holiday Parade Brings Out Hundreds of Demons
The annual Krampuslauf Graz, the “Krampus and Perchten” parade procession in Graz, Austria, brings out hundreds of seriously scary (but traditional) demons. This footage…
Timehop, Service That Shows Your Online Activity From One Year Ago
Timehop is a web service that sends a daily email of the user’s activity on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Instagram, from exactly one year ago.…
Occupy Everywhere, Tiny Protest Camps in San Francisco
Last night a group of prankster-activists installed miniature Occupy protest encampments around San Francisco. The encampments were made up of soft camping tent stress toys…