Quirky comic institution The Far Side has very quietly returned as a full color irregular online series. Nerds, cows, bears, cavemen, Boy Scouts, old ladies, and aliens are back to… Read the rest of the article: Gary Larson quietly brings back 'The Far Side' after 25 years away
"Get The Money" Life-sized Porcelain Sculpture by Yok & Sheryo Watch this video on YouTube. Yok and Sheryo are New York-based artists who created "Get the Money," a large porcelain… Read the rest of the article: Modern porcelain sculpture about greed made in classical Chinese style
WWI Trench War Art – 100 Year Old Brass Bullet Lighter Restoration Watch this video on YouTube. During World War I, skilled craftsmen stuck in trenches would fashion useful items… Read the rest of the article: Watch this maker restore a WWI lighter made from a bullet
A Mind Sang / A Mãe de Sangue is a trippy and evocative dreamscape animated by Vier Nev. The English title is a play on the Portuguese original, which means… Read the rest of the article: Watch this animation of a dream filled with optical illusions
Aedan – EVOLUTION Watch this video on YouTube. Aedan's EP Microclimat includes the single "Evolution," the video for which is a breathtaking series of extreme closeups of colorful insects and… Read the rest of the article: Aedan's "Evolution" features vibrant flower and insect closeups
French artist Paiheme Studio created these delightful papercraft arcade video game consoles to keep idle hands busy during the pandemic. They come in three styles, all beautifully displayed on their… Read the rest of the article: Free downloads to print and assemble tiny papercraft arcade consoles
The Wind Teaser Watch this video on YouTube. Felix Alejandro Hernandez R of Hernandez Dreamphography creates intricate fantastical models from possible dystopian futures, like his project "The Wind."
Asya and Dmitry Kozins specialize in intricate wigs, costumes, and sculptures made of paper, like this "Baroque Punk" created for I.C.Art. Check out the short video below:
Promissory Note Watch this video on YouTube. Filmmaker Jazeel Gayle took a key passage from Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and transformed it into a powerful short… Read the rest of the article: "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery
Rita Pavone, "My Name is Potato," 1977 Watch this video on YouTube. Sexy Italian pop star Rita Pavone has a playful and flirty duet with an animated potato in this… Read the rest of the article: My name is potato
Escaping Extinction: The Long Road Home for the Española Giant Tortoise Watch this video on YouTube. Having produced 2,400 offspring in one of the most successful captive breeding programs of… Read the rest of the article: Diego and other giant tortoises head to home island after saving their species
The millennial nuns practicing a forbidden ancient skill – BBC REEL Watch this video on YouTube. NPR profiles the 800 Himalayan Buddhist nuns of Amitabha Drukpa Nunnery in Kathmandu Valley.… Read the rest of the article: The kung fu nuns of Kathmandu
Flowers for Chewbacca Watch this video on YouTube. Chewbacca frolicking with Japanese toddlers and other delights await at EXP TV, a curated stream of found VHS footage, Star Wars… Read the rest of the article: EXP TV has a huge lineup of retro found footage
Smithsonian Magazine has an interesting article on how the Slip 'N Slide at-home water slide became an American institution. It started with some bored kids on a hot day:
Fireworks are illegal in Los Angeles, but that doesn't stop the whole city from shimmering with home-grown displays on July 4. Thanks to a recut by Mike Dent, KTLA's viral footage… Read the rest of the article: 'Blade Runner' opening redone with aerials of illegal Los Angeles fireworks
Watch this video on YouTube. Aerial America is an informative and relaxing look at each US state entirely via aerial footage. The series is gradually being posted to YouTube, and… Read the rest of the article: 'Aerial America' series is now on YouTube
MY FIRE ANTS ESCAPED THEIR ANT FARM| What I Had to Do and Why Watch this video on YouTube. Mikey from Ants Canada woke up one day to his worst… Read the rest of the article: Watch this antkeeper deal with a major fire ant breach in his home
Our Snake Gave Birth to a Double-Headed Baby! Watch this video on YouTube. Emily Roberts and her husband Ed from Snake Discovery always have well-shot and informative snake videos, like… Read the rest of the article: Owner discovers her snake gave birth to a two-headed baby
Seduction Of The Innocent (1961) Watch this video on YouTube. In "Seduction Of The Innocent," the inimitable Sid Davis tells the harrowing tale of Jeanette, who falls in with the… Read the rest of the article: Watch Jeanette go from pills to reefer to heroin in this 1961 anti-drug film
Watch this video on YouTube. LEGO is jumping on the mosaic art craze with the LEGO Art poster series, out this fall. Sets will include Andy Warhol portraits of Marilyn… Read the rest of the article: LEGO Art announces new posters: Warhol, Beatles, Iron Man, and Star Wars sets
