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Quilled Paper Version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night Painting
Susan Myers, a Georgia-based crafter, cleverly recreated the Vincent van Gogh painting Starry Night by using the paper coiling art of quilling, sometimes referred to…
Black Market Goods Brewery, Bomb Style Packaging For Fictional Beer
Los Angeles designer Marco Manansala painstakingly created these high-concept bomb-shaped beer bottles and corresponding packaging for a class project at Cal State Fullerton. His BMG-10…
TrustoCorp Changes NYC Subway Station Signs To Cheer People Up
TrustoCorp recently made a few changes to some NYC subway station signs around the city to help cheer people up.
Giggling Squid, A Thai Restaurant In England With A Familiar Name
Laughing Squid guest blogger and illustrator Hugh D’Andrade recently found a Thai restaurant in Brighton, England with a somewhat familiar name: Giggling Squid. I was…
EFF’s Dark Strong Encryption Saves Lives T-Shirt at DEF CON
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is heading to Las Vegas this week for DEF CON 19, the elite conference that gathers hackers, crackers, journalists and…
How to Pick Up a Snapping Turtle
Snapping turtle enthusiast Rolf shows us how to pick up an incredibly ferocious snapping turtle without being bitten. Rolf suggests the technique could be used…
Showrunners, A Revealing Documentary About TV Creators and Writers
Directed by Irish filmmaker Des Doyle, the full-length Showrunners is a revealing behind-the-scenes documentary about the world of showrunners, the industry term for the writers…
Rolled, A Documentary About a 32 Year Tradition of Toilet Papering
Rolled by Whit Scott is an upcoming documentary about a secret society of Los Angeles high school students that has been toilet papering houses for…
The World’s Most Complex Connect The Dots Drawing With 6,239 Dots
Australian-based artist Thomas Pavitte connected 6,239 dots in just over nine hours in what may be the world’s most complex connect-the-dots drawing. He created the…
Person Pinball, A Stop-Motion Pinball Game Using Pedestrians
“Person Pinball” by Aaron Hughes is a wonderfully odd stop-motion animation in which pedestrians in New York City find themselves part of a giant game…