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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…
Lucky Charms Cereal Sifter Separates The Marshmallow Charms From The Cereal
Inventor Tom Lombardi has created a prototype Lucky Charms Cereal Sifter which separates about 90% of the colored marshmallow ‘charms’ from the oat cereal bits.…
Zombie Pandemic, A Graphic Novel on Disaster Preparedness and Zombies by the Centers for Disease Control
Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic by the Centers for Disease Control is a zombie apocalypse graphic novel that teaches readers about disaster preparedness. It is a…
Being Elmo, A Documentary on Sesame Street Puppeteer Kevin Clash
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey is an inspiring documentary film that follows master puppeteer Kevin Clash, the man behind beloved Sesame Street red monster character…
The Empire of Death, The World’s Monuments to Human Skeletons
The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses by art historian Paul Koudounaris is a book about the structures and sites…