Laughing Squid
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Star Wars Legal Tender Collectible Coins Issued by New Zealand Mint
The New Zealand Mint, a manufacturer of commemorative coins, will release a series of legal tender Star Wars silver coins this November. Issued by the…
Trimensional, A 3D Scanner iPhone App
Trimensional by Grant Schindler is an iPhone app that creates 3D models from images captured with the phone’s front-facing camera. The world’s first 3D scanner…
Kittywood Studios, The World’s Largest Producer of Internet Cat Videos
Joe Nicolosi takes a behind-the-scenes look at Kittywood Studios, the world’s largest producer of Internet cat videos.
Pee-wee Herman Tequila!
Ryan Brinkerhoff created this wonderful Tequila! illustration for the recent “I Know You Art, But What Am I?” Pee-wee Herman Tribute Art Show at Gallery…
German Activist Group Pranks Neo Nazis With Trick T-Shirts
In “Operation Trojan T-Shirt,” German anti-extremism group Exit Deutschland pranked a Neo Nazi rock concert by handing out T-Shirts with right wing imagery that, after…
World Record Attempt Featuring 343 Hot Air Balloons Launched At Once
A world record was attempted on July 31, 2011 for the most hot air balloons taking off at once at Lorraine Mondail Air Ballons international…
Senna, A Documentary About the Rise & Tragic End of a F1 Racing Star
Senna is a new documentary by Asif Kapadia about Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna, an extraordinarily gifted Formula One driver and three time world…
The Book of Ice, Art Book Imagines People’s Republic of Antarctica
The Book of Ice by Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) is an art book about Antarctica. Containing essays, artwork, and photographs, the book imagines…
Radioactive Orchestra, Make Your Own Music With Radiation
Radioactive Orchestra is a collaborative project between Swedish nuclear scientists and musicians to demystify radioactive isotopes by turning them into music. Nuclear scientist Bo Cederwall,…
Luxury Dog Mansions
German company, Best Friend’s HOME, has produced a line of luxury Hundehäuser, the german word for ‘dog houses’. These canine mini mansions come in four…