Woman Spends 56 Years With a Beloved Tortoise Who Was Given to Her on Her Tenth Birthday in 1962
In 1962, a little girl named Jeanna was given a baby gopher tortoise during her tenth birthday party at the Milwaukee County Zoo. From that…
Sigourney Weaver Shows Up at High School Students’ Encore Performance of Their Stage Adaptation of ‘Alien’
We previously wrote about the incredibly talented students of the North Bergen High School Drama Club who adapted the classic Ridley Scott film Alien into…
George R. R. Martin Talks About Killing Characters, TV Collaboration and How The Avengers Inspired Him
During this final season of Game of Thrones, author George R. R. Martin sat down with Fast Company and opened up about how the sorrow…
Frank Warren of PostSecret Opens Up About His Incredible Postcard Project on CBS Sunday Morning
In 2004, Frank Warren started a community art project where he asked people to anonymously mail him a postcard with one of their secrets on…
A Quietly Poignant Acoustic Cover of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Goodbye Blue Sky’ on Played on Harp Guitar
Jamie Dupuis played a quietly poignant acoustic harp guitar arrangement of the Pink Floyd song “Goodbye Blue Sky” from "The Wall".
Writers of ‘The Office’ Liken the Show to a Tiny Flower Peeking Up Through a Crack in Parking Lot Pavement
In an enlightening episode of the series Behind the Curtain, host N.T. Jordan created compilation of interviews with writers of The Office, who explain how…
Why the Statue of Liberty is Bluish-Green in Color
An informative video by the New York Historical Society and NYC Media explains how the Statue of Liberty was at first a beautifully rich and…
Recycled Tricycle-Powered Beetle Shaped Children’s Library That Expands Its Wings to Reveal Books Inside
Concerned about the pollution from abandoned bike-share bicycles and other industrial waste, Chinese artists Luo Yujie and Lu Zhuojian of Luo Studio created “Shared Lady…
Kristofer Hivju Who Plays Tormund Giantsbane on Game of Thrones Gets His Big Red Beard Trimmed
In 2014, actor Kristofer Hivju who plays the lusty Wilding leader Tormund Giantsbane decided to film his shaving experience while at his agent’s office. The…
An Ultra Modern Enclosed Chair Made Out of a Jet Engine Cowling From a British Aerospace e146
The artisans of Plane Industries, formerly known as Fallen Furniture, have created a stunning, ultra-modern enclosed chair made from the “cowling cover of one of…