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Teabag Skull
Teabag Skull by Noah Scalin, from his Skull-A-Day project. via Junkculture & defacedbook
1965 Film About Mr. Potter’s Museum of Curiosities
Take a whimsical vintage look into Mr. Potter’s Museum of Curiosities, a (now closed and dismantled) English taxidermy museum, in this circa 1965 film made…
Historical Photos of Hungary Brought to Life with 3D Camera Mapping
The camera appears to travel throughout these historical photographs of Hungary, thanks to wondrous 3D camera mapping trickery by Miklós Falvay. The photos are featured…
1976 Film About AT&T Switching System at World Trade Center
“The Twins” is a 1976 film by Western Electric about the AT&T switching system at the World Trade Center. A short film about the building…
Laughing Squid Web Hosting 9/11 Tribute To Mark Bingham of Flight 93
After the attacks of 9/11 we learned that one of our web hosting customers, Mark Bingham, founder of PR company the The Bingham Group, had…
World Trade Center Twin Towers Tribute by Quoteskine
Lee Crutchley of Quoteskine drew this nice tribute to the World Trade Center Twin Towers.
Alimation, An Animated Film Featuring Food Zoetropes
Paris based food artist Alexandre DUBOSC made a series of edible zoetropes for his animated film titled Alimation. He created the film for the 2011…
That’s Not Your Mommy Anymore, A Zombie Tale for Mature Kids
The Zombie Research Society has released a book for mature children titled That’s Not Your Mommy Anymore, A Zombie Tale. Zombie Research Society’s Founder Matt…
Heliotropes, a Film About Humanity and Nature Following the Sun
“Heliotropes” by Michael Langen is a fascinating and beautiful short film about nature and humanity’s shared need to follow the sun, with everything from sunflowers…
Wall Street Journal Hedcut Stipple Portraits by Randy Glass
Illustrator Randy Glass began creating his The Wall St. Journal “hedcuts” portraitures, often of celebrities, while freelancing there in 1998. Many of the “original pen…