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78 Year Old Former Baltimore City Planner Completely Covers Himself in a Blue Tattoo After Retiring
“Out of the Blue” by filmmaking duo Steven Hoover and Jonathan Bregel of friendzone is a fascinating short film about Jim Hall, aka “The Blue…
Detailed Drawings Created on the Empty Canvases of Neglected Dirt Covered Utility Trucks
Russian artist Nikita Bolubev (previously), aka ProBoyNick, has continued to create his incredible “Dirt Painting” series in which Bolubev cleverly uses the dirt from neglected…
Deconstructing Familiar Cello Music From Film and TV
Video producer Estelle Caswell of the Vox series “Earworm” called upon renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein to help her deconstruct the very familiar sounding cello music…
Amusing Merit Badges for Successful Adulting
Winks for Days, an online brand that specializes in clever and quirky items, has come out with an amusing line of “Adulting Merit Badges”. These…
A Sturdy Steel Backyard Fire Pit Globe With a Detailed Forest Silhouette Design Hand-Cut Into the Side
Mountain Forest Fireball by Orvis is an incredibly sturdy backyard fire pit globe made out of plate steel that oxidizes with heat. The beautifully detailed…
How Historical Rulers Might Look in Modern Times
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Royalty Now (@royalty_now_) on Sep 8, 2020 at 9:26am PDT Texas graphic designer Becca Saladin has…
Zeus the Stubborn Husky Whines Incessantly at His Human Until His Downstairs Water Bowl Is Filled
Zeus the extremely stubborn husky who never wants to get out of bed, doesn’t like to sit in the back of the car, prefers a…
Monty Python’s Heartfelt Tribute to the Late, Great and Absolutely Brilliant Terry Jones (1942-2020)
After the death of the absolutely brilliant Terry Jones (1942-2020), the surviving members of Monty Python paid a heartfelt tribute to their fallen mate with…
Adorable Miniature Animals Made From Felted Wool
Russian materials artist Julia Derevshchikova creates absolutely adorable little animals out of brushed felted wool with mesmerizing big eyes that bring out a whole other…
Hypnotic Footage of a Bright Green Spiny Devil Katydid With a Thorny Orange Crown Above Staring Pink Eyes
Talented wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) has captured absolutely hypnotic footage of a rather bucolic bright green and yellow spiny devil katydid who stared intently…