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The Trinity Root, a 9/11 Memorial Sculpture by Steve Tobin
The Trinity Root is a bronze sculpture by Steve Tobin installed September 2005 in the south courtyard of Trinity Church in lower Manhattan. He created…
Louis C.K. Pays Tribute To George Carlin at New York Public Library
Louis C.K. honoring the great George Carlin during a Tribute to George Carlin last year at the New York Public Library. via Anthony De Rosa
Spoiler Alert by They Might Be Giants
“Spoiler Alert” by They Might Be Giants, from their new album Join Us. The music video was directed by Amy Hobby and edited by Tony…
Batmanning, Hanging Upside Down by Your Feet Public Spaces
The Linsbrothers introduced a new extreme sport "Batmanning", where people hang upside down by their feet in public spaces.
Jason Scott’s Talk About Archive Team at DEFCON 19
Jason Scott gave great talk about Archive Team at DEFCON 19 entitled “Archive Team: A Distributed Preservation of Service Attack”. Archive Team’s mission is to…
Slow Hair, A Slow Motion Film About Hair
Slow Hair is a short partially slow motion film starring Reagan Breinholt of Hairdresser on Fire. The slow motion bits were shot with a Photron…
Parklets, The Tiny Parks of San Francisco
Since 2009, San Francisco residents and visitors have enjoyed a growing ecosystem of mini plazas and tiny parks aka parklets. The small public spaces, on…
Project Photo Doodle, Creating Doodles on User Submitted Photos
Project Photo Doodle is an ongoing project by Leeds-based illustrator Phil Wall in which he “doodles the world” on user submitted photos. photos by Matt…
Marmite Cooking Video Series With British Comedian Dom Joly
As part of the ad campaign, Haute Cuisine Hate Cuisine, for salty food paste product Marmite, British television comedian and journalist, Dom Joly, is starring…
Bookmarks That Look LIke Little Legs Sticking Out of Books
Ukrainian designer Olena Mysnyk made a series of unusual polymer clay bookmarks that look like legs sticking out of books, that she has in her…