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All On Paper Shows How To Build A Newsroom Time Machine
As someone who spent the first part of my adult career in print publishing, the Florida Atlantic University journalism class experiment, All on Paper, really…
Metropolis II, A Miniature City with 1,100 Cars Traveling Throughout It
“Metropolis II” by artist Chris Burden is a monumental kinetic sculpture of a miniature city with 1,100 model cars traveling along 18 roadways that snake…
The Cat Scan, Images of Cats That Have Been Scanned
The Cat Scan is a new Tumblr blog by Jonny featuring images of cats that have been scanned by a scanner. The website Recently Scanned…
My Tap’s Been Phoned by Banksy
My Tap’s Been Phoned, new street art by Banksy, his response to the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
Tentacle Mustache
Finally a product has arrived that will make one more dapper and respected in their community in seconds, the vinyl Tentacle Mustache from Archie McPhee.…
Party In the CIA by Weird Al Yankovic
King of pop song parodies, “Weird Al” Yankovic, is at it again with “Party in the CIA”, a musical spoof on Miley Cyrus’ Party in…
Yuki 7: Looks That Kill, A Retro Spy Animated Short Film and Book
Written by Elizabeth Ito, the short animated film Yuki 7: Looks That Kill, features the stylistic go-go dancing spy ladies, Yuki 7 and the Gadget…
New York, Phew York, A Scratch-N-Sniff Adventure Book
New York City concierge and first time author, Amber C. Jones, recently launched a Kickstarter project for her children’s book project, New York, Phew York:…
Getting a Haircut in Reverse
“Trim” is a clever short video by Petey Boy showing Tom Offer-Westort getting a reverse haircut.
LA Light, A Beautiful Time-Lapse Video of Los Angeles
“LA Light” is a beautiful time-lapse video of Los Angeles created by Colin Rich, set to music by Cinematic Orchestra. via Los Angeles Times &…