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Cookie Monster as Tom Waits Singing ‘God’s Away On Business’
Here’s a wonderful video of Cookie Monster as Tom Waits singing “God’s Away On Business”.
Oversized Full Moon Odyssey Mattress Pillow
Korean designers Lily Suh and Zoono of i3lab collaborated to produce this gigantic 5-foot circular Full Moon Odyssey floor mattress pillow. Astrophotographer Chin Wei Loon…
Absurdist iPhone Apps by David Byrne
David Byrne has created a series of absurdist iPhone app concepts for “Social Media,” a group show at the Pace Gallery in New York City…
Present Arms, 12 Neck Guitar Sculptures by Yoshihiko Satoh
Japanese artist Yoshihiko Satoh seamlessly connects multiple guitars together into giant 12 neck guitar sculptures he calls “Present Arms.” The guitars are currently on display…
Don’t Fear the Internet, A Video Series That Explains Web Coding Basics
Don't Fear the Internet is a video tutorial series that makes basic HTML and CSS coding accessible to non-web designers.
The Enough Already, Open Source Device Mutes Annoying Celebrities
The Enough Already is an incredibly clever application of the open source Arduino microprocessor that automagically mutes a TV when certain celebrities are mentioned. The…
EllieCam, Parents Strap A Video Camera On Their 2 Year-Old’s Head
Take a somewhat stumbling trip down memory lane with EllieCam, a short video shot by strapping a GoPro video camera to two-year-old Ellie’s helmeted head…
MakerBot Sends Bust of Stephen Colbert’s Head Into Space
A 3D printed bust of Stephen Colbert has been sent into space in the first mission of the MakerBot Space Program (see onboard video…
Lollipop Chainsaw, A Video Game Where a Cheerleader Kills Zombies
Cult filmmaker James Gunn collaborated with Suda Goichi (AKA Suda51) of Japan’s Grasshopper Manufacture to bring the latest action-packed zombie-killing video game, Lollipop Chainsaw. The…
Hipster Ipsum, A Random Hipster Text Generator
Hipster Ipsum is a random text generator that, much like a flesh-and-blood hipster, spouts entire paragraphs of gibberish sprinkled with hip buzzwords like “locavore” and…