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Improv Everywhere Turns a Raft in the Middle of The East River Into ‘NYC’s Most Socially Distanced Office’
Charlie Todd and the NYC comedy collective Improv Everywhere, (previously) who in the past turned abandoned phone kiosks in Manhattan into private outdoor workspaces, worked…
Spooky Freddy Krueger From ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Made of Crayons That Satisfyingly Melts Under Heat
In the spooky spirit of Halloween, sculptor Steven Richter (previously) of Tom Spina Designs created a rather sinister looking Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm…
A Helpful Tutorial That Shows How to Play the Kalimba
Peter Mitchell of Sound Adventurer created a very helpful tutorial that explains how to play the kalimba, a handheld instrument that is often referred to…
The Sm;)e Book, A Celebratory Look at How the Iconic Smiley Face Has Impacted Global Popular Culture
Author and artist DB Burkeman and designer Rich Browd have created The Sm;)e Book, a wonderful celebratory history of the iconic “smiley face” in all…
40 Irish Female Musicians Perform a Gorgeous Cover of ‘Dreams’ by The Cranberries
A group of 40 Irish female musicians, collectively known as "Irish Women in Harmony", performed a cover of “Dreams” by The Cranberries.
Hilarious Blooper Footage From an Elmo and Robin Williams Sketch For a 1991 Sesame Street Special
A blooper reel of a 1991 Sesame Street sketch shows what happens when Elmo gets Robin Williams' name wrong.
Lizzo Teaches David Letterman How to Play the Flute
In a preview clip for the Netflix series, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, host David Letterman visits safely with the incredibly talented Lizzo, where…
ClipDrop, An AR App That Lets You Take a Photo of an Object, Clip It, Then Drag and Drop to Another Device
ClipDrop is a simple, subscription-based AR copy and paste app that allows users to simply take a picture of an object on any device, clip…
Incredibly Realistic Human Skull Bowls
View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?Catacomb Culture? (@catacombculture) on Sep 6, 2019 at 10:44am PDT Artist Jeremy Ciliberto of Catacomb Culture…
Clever Illustrations of Life Before and After COVID
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Irina Blok (@creativeblok) on Oct 10, 2020 at 11:16pm PDT Irina Block, the talented Silicon Valley…