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Animals Sculptures Made Out of Trash
Environmental artist Artur Bordalo, aka Bordallo II, who builds amazing animal sculptures from found objects, has created several pieces that also give locational context. Included…
An Adorable Little Flapjack Octopus Tries to Hide From the E/V Nautilus Inside Its Own Tentacles
The E/V Nautilus (previously) discovered an absolutely adorable, little flapjack octopus at the bottom of a shallow ocean floor during a 2016 mission. Unfortunately for…
How to Minimize the Impact of Changing Moods
The School of Life offers some very insightful advice about managing changing moods throughout the day and steps one can take to help minimize their…
The Bosch Parade, A Floating Artistic Performance in The Netherlands Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch
Every few years, the residents of the Dutch town ‘s-Hertogenbosch put on the Bosch Parade, a massive artistic show on multiple, progressive stages that float…
A Combination Man and Motorcycle Searches for Love in the Surreal Salvatore Ganacci Music Video ‘Boycycle’
The wonderfully surreal music video for the Salvatore Ganacci song “Boycycle”, directed by Vedran Rupic, features the performer as a naked Centaur-like creature who is…
Stuntmen Brilliantly Pay Tribute to the Epic Bounty Hunter Fight Scene From ‘The Mandalorian’
Six stuntmen brilliantly paid tribute to the episodic Disney+ show The Mandalorian with an epic fight scene that utilized many of the moves showcased in…
Woman Plays Her Violin During Brain Surgery
Musician Dagmar Turner practiced her scales and performed simple tunes on her violin while undergoing an operation to remove a tumor from her brain at…
Astronomer Leaps Into a Black Hole to See Earth From a Different Perspective in an Animated Music Video
Marlies van der Wel created a powerful animated music video for the song “Charlotte’s Daydream” by Pieter De Graaf. The animated short tells the story…
Historical Footage of the ‘Farthing Penny Donkey Bike’
1966 archival footage from British Pathé spotlights the “Farthing Penny”, a miniature version of the famous penny-farthing bicycle that sported one giant wheel in front…
Maru the Cat Wears a Cardboard Box on His Head as He Wanders Around the House
Maru, the cardboard-philic cat who is known for squeezing his big body into little boxes, happily wore a small box with a rectangular cutout on…