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Artists Transform Shoreline Fort Into Shenron Dragon
In 2017, street artists Blesea and Baby.K transformed an abandoned blockhouse fort on a beach in Réveille, France into the distinctive dragon Shenron from Dragon…
The Methodical Way Vince Gilligan Develops His Characters by Showing How They Solve Problems
Video essayist Thomas Flight takes a look at the sublime writing style of Vince Gilligan, particularly the methodical manner in which he develops the characters…
Delicate Laser Cut Paper Sculptures That Look Like Living Organisms
Artist Rogan Brown crafts delicate laser cut paper sculptures that look like living organisms such as coral and bacteria. This effect is by design as…
Giant Illustrated City Maps Made For Coloring Both Inside and Outside the Lines With Family and Friends
The very talented folks at OMY Design have created a wonderful line of giant, illustrated city (and country) maps that are made to be colored…
How Separate Ancient Feline Source Populations at Different Times Led to Modern Cat Domestication
In a fascinating episode of the PBS Digital Studios series Eons, host Blake de Pastino explains how modern cats originated from two very different ancient…
Amazing Classic Footage of Nirvana Rehearsing and Performing at Their MTV Unplugged Show in 1993
In 1993, the late, great Kurt Cobain and the members of Nirvana came to New York City for their momentous MTV Unplugged performance. In honor…
Ragged, Fractured Travelers Make Their Way Across Venice in Powerful Sculpture Series by Bruno Catalano
In a truly powerful and rather timely sculpture series by Bruno Catalano (Previously) entitled “Les Voyageurs” (“Travelers”), ragged, fractured travelers make their way across different…
Sculptor Creates an Incredibly Realistic Bust of the Late Great Stan Lee in a Four Minute Timelapse
Sculptor Steven Richter, who quite skillfully built a model of the Wicked Witch of the West out of crayons that he melted down to wax,…
Stop-Motion Animation of a LEGO Pizza Being Made
Animation channel Bebop has created an enticing stop-motion animation showing all the preparations involved in making a homemade pizza. The onions were chopped, the pepperoni…
The Incredibly Satisfying Sound of a Giant Roll of Bubble Wrap Winding Through an Industrial Shredder
Ben of PressTube hit proverbial ASMR gold by feeding a 50 meter roll of bubble wrap through a high speed industrial shredder.