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Brick, A Documentary About St. Louis and the City’s Stolen Buildings
Brick by Chance and Fortune by director Bill Streeter is a documentary about St. Louis, the city’s prized brick architecture, and the surprisingly severe problem…
Forever Marilyn, A Giant Marilyn Monroe Statue In Chicago
“Forever Marilyn”, a 26′ tall Marilyn Monroe sculpture created by Seward Johnson has been unveiled on The Magnificent Mile in Chicago. The statue imortalizes Marilyn’s…
Mushroom Cloud Shaped Nuke Lamp by Veneridesign Studio
If there was ever a conversation piece made for a bomb shelter, then this not-so-subtle Nuke Lamp is it. Designed using state-of-the-art 3D printing technologies…
Stunt Driver Brings Shrieking Mom Along for Laps Around Race Track
Stunt driver Darius Khashabi put his mom in the passenger seat of his Corvette Z06 as he completed a few laps of California’s Laguna Seca…
Magician Performs Illusions for Unsuspecting Drive-Thru Workers
Magician Rahat Hussein performs illusions for unsuspecting workers at drive-thru establishments. Highlights include the floating money trick, fire wallet, and drive thru rocky raccoon.
Artist Developing Bionic Replacement for Eye Lost in Accident
San Francisco artist Tanya Marie Vlach, who lost an eye in a car accident, wants to replace it with a new bionic eye. Her Eye-Camera…
Oscillating Guitar String Effect Captured with iPhone Camera
Designer Kyle Jones accidentally captured what appear to be oscillating guitar strings when he placed his iPhone 4 inside his guitar and recorded a video…
Gigantic R2D2 Sculpture by Darth Len Komanac
Star Wars fans, this may be the droid you are looking for and standing at 8 feet tall, it will be hard to miss. Canadian…
Independently Animated, A Book About Indie Animator Bill Plympton
Independently Animated: Bill Plympton: The Life and Art of the King of Indie Animation, the new richly illustrated book by Bill Plympton and David Levy,…
South Park Mini Dead Kenny Vinyl Art Toy at Kidrobot
As we ponder the age-old question, “Who killed Kenny?” once again, it’s only fitting that South Park’s favorite kill-off character come back to “life” as…