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The YouTube Insult Generator, a YouTube Comment Search Engine
The YouTube Insult Generator by Adrian Holovaty is a hilarious search engine that sifts through YouTube comments for insults. Choose a term and the search…
Spooky Sock Monkeys, A Series of Handmade Halloween Sock Monkeys
Designer Kim-lan Cornell of Sock Monkey Drawer has released her 2011 line of one-of-a-kind handmade Spooky Sock Monkeys. From an angry straitjacket-wrapped monkey named Cy…
Elvis Costello Sings Monster Went and Ate My Red 2 on Sesame Street
Elvis Costello and Elmo singing “Monster Went and Ate My Red 2” on Sesame Street. via Sesame Street
Juggling & Solving Rubik’s Cubes at the Same Time
The talented David Calvo can juggle two Rubik’s Cubes, while solving a third one. via Geekosystem
How Culture Ends
Zach Weiner takes a look at How Culture Ends on his awesome comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
The Art of Pixar, A Book of Art and Color Scripts From Every Pixar Film
The Art of Pixar by Amid Amidi is a new book published by Chronicle Books featuring visual development art and entire color scripts from every…
Incredible Monty Python-Inspired Phonotrope Animation Machine
For the title sequence of Holy Flying Circus, a BBC docu-drama about the controversy surrounding the 1979 release of Monty Python’s Life of Brian, animator…
Watch-Shaped Sticky Notes Cleverly Designed to Wrap Around Wrists
French designer Doriane Favre has created these clever watch-shaped sticky notes that wrap around your wrist for quick and accessible reminders. via Design Milk &…
The Divided Brain, A Fascinating RSA Animation About The Brain
In “The Divided Brain” by RSA, psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist gives a fascinating talk about the left and right hemispheres of the brain, their…
John McCarthy (1927-2011), Computer Scientist Who Coined The Term Artificial Intelligence & Inventor of Lisp Programming Language
John McCarthy has died at age 84. He was a legendary computer scientist who was a pioneer in the field of AI, coining the term…