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“Nuclear Boy” Explains Japan’s Nuclear Crisis to Children
Japanese media artist Kazuhiko Hachiya created “Nuclear Boy,” an cartoon that explains his country’s current nuclear reactor crisis to children. The troubled Fukushima plant is…
Captain Crunch Original Toucan Bay, A Premium Breakfast Cereal
Captain Crunch Original Toucan Bay by Timothy Lim via Super Punch
Fish by Mr. Scruff
Jim Entwistle created a charming stop-motion animated music video for “Fish” by Mr. Scruff. via Daily Animation
Infinite Solutions, A 1990’s Tutorial Show Parody
Infinite Solutions was a web series from 2006-2007 that brilliantly parodied 1990’s era tutorial videos. In each episode, host Mark Erickson would guide viewers through…
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway HBO Special
A new HBO Special featuring The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway debuts Saturday, March 19th at 10pm ET Three decades after his first HBO special,…
How To Avoid Being Too Green In San Francisco on St. Patrick’s Day
The Bold Italic takes a look at how to avoid being too green in San Francisco on St. Patrick’s Day. illustration by Jayde A. Cardinalli
Giant Office Supplies Used As Partitions In London Office Space
UK design firm Radford Willis built these giant office supplies to cleverly mark the boundaries of rental units in this empty London office space. Shunning…
Hipster Traps Appear Around New York City
Jeff Greenspan and Hunter Fine have been installing “Hipster Traps” around New York City which include sunglasses, a yellow bicycle chain, a Holga camera, a…
The Pirate Ship Bedroom
The pirate ship bedroom is what happens when a 6 year old is allowed to choose the theme of his custom sleeping quarters. Designer Steve…
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as C-3PO and R2-D2
While on filming Paul, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost recreated a Star Wars conversation between C-3PO and R2-D2.