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High Wheel, Video Art of a Ferris Wheel Without the Wheel
“High Wheel” by Spanish artist Maider López is a video art piece in which the structure of a Ferris wheel was digitally removed, leaving the…
Serving Up Fluffernutters At Archie McPhee’s Store In Seattle
Upon learning of my vacation plans to the Seattle area, David Wahl, the Director of Awesome for pop culture behemoth Archie McPhee, took no time…
GIF.TV, Endless Viewing of Random Animated Gifs
Edwin Tofslie created GIF.TV, which lets you endlessly view a random assortment of animated gifs through a mock television interface. Warning, this can be very…
The MAD Fold-In Collection, Al Jaffee Fold-In Cartoons From 1964-2010
Chronicle Books has published The MAD Fold-In Collection: 1964-2010 is a compendium of 410 MAD magazine fold-in cartoons by Al Jaffee. Jaffee, now 90 and…
LEGO Pineapple Grenade
LEGO MK2 Grenade by Nick Jensen via The Living Brick & The Brothers Brick
Rob Spence, AKA the Eyeborg, on the State of the Art in Bionics
“Deus Ex: The Eyeborg Documentary” is a short film by Rob Spence about the state of the art in bionics. Spence, AKA the Eyeborg, recently…
Epic Win for Anonymous, A Book About 4chan by Cole Stryker
Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan’s Army Conquered the Web by Cole Stryker tells the story of 4chan: the anarchic message board, meme incubator, and…
How To Experience Burning Man 2011 Remotely
Can’t make it to Burning Man 2011 this year? Here are a few ways you can experience the event remotely. Live Broadcast of Burning Man…
Jig, A Website Connecting People With Needs to People With Solutions
Jig is a new social site that matches people with needs to people with solutions. Users post needs, in the form of questions or requests…
Museum Rules
“Museum Rules” on Incidental Comics by Grant Snider