My favorite performances are probably Priscilla as Angelica and Animal as King George. No disrespect to Gonzo Aaron Burr, but he's the weakest leak.

Sasha Trubetskoy made a set of maps of Roman roads depicted in the style of Harry Beck's famous London Underground map. It’s finally done. A subway-style diagram of the major… Read the rest of the article: Roman road maps in the style of the London Underground's

The entire Rotten Tomatoes interview (above) with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is terrific and insightful. But I was especially struck by the part where he shares the songwriting process for… Read the rest of the article: Hip hop & AOL: Lin-Manuel Miranda shares his influences for Hamilton's 'My Shot'

Yok and Sheryo are New York-based artists who created "Get the Money," a large porcelain shrine that's a comment on avarice in Singapore and around the globe. Note: strobe effects… Read the rest of the article: Modern porcelain sculpture about greed made in classical Chinese style

I've known Literary Agent/author Eric Smith as an editor and friend for about a decade now; I even wrote a review of his most recent novel, the delightful Don't Read… Read the rest of the article: An author wrote a beautiful tribute to his late dog disguised as writing advice

Six Republican senators, including Pat Roberts, Chuck Grassley, Lamar Alexander, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney have already either bowed out of the Republican National Convention in August or… Read the rest of the article: Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention

DAIN is an AI-powered method for adding "missing" frames of footage. Standard interpolation treats the existing frames as flat fields of color and contrast, but the AI models the depth… Read the rest of the article: Apollo 16 footage interpolated from 12 to 60 frames per second

Stella, the dog who has been taught to 'speak' using pre-programmed buttons, has now learned to express when she's 'mad.' Watch the video to find out why she's upset —… Read the rest of the article: Stella the 'talking' dog is mad about something

Electra and Pretzel bounce around together. View this post on Instagram AM playtime is bouncy and fun #puppy #goldenretriever #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel @zuzupoos #yip #yap #cute #adorbs #fuzzo #fuzzy A post shared… Read the rest of the article: Watch my puppy play

These two skaters face-off an 80s style off-the-shelf style pool deck vs a new trick skateboard. It is tough to land today's tricks on yesterday's gear.

Under 1.5-inches long, the Streamlight Nano flashlight has a quick-release clip so you can easily keep it on a zipper pull or flashlight. It's powered by four button cells. Here's… Read the rest of the article: Nifty itty bitty flashlight fits on a zipper pull

Back in the 50s and 60s, it was no big deal in most areas to make a call to your local liquor store and have beer, wine and spirits delivered… Read the rest of the article: Save 30% on a home delivery of your favorite beer, wine, or spirits with Saucey

One third of US households failed to make a housing payment in the month of July, according to a survey by online rental platform Apartment List. From CNBC: About 19%… Read the rest of the article: In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments

On July 7, Harper's published "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate," which was signed by a diverse body of writers and public intellectuals. Without actually using the term "cancel… Read the rest of the article: Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb

During World War I, skilled craftsmen stuck in trenches would fashion useful items from spent bullets and other war materials. Watch Canadian maker Steven from the Steven's Fix YouTube channel… Read the rest of the article: Watch this maker restore a WWI lighter made from a bullet

At the same time Facebook's billionaire chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg was writing a post on her personal page that Facebook "stands firmly against hate," her company was taking money… Read the rest of the article: Facebook is still running white nationalist advertising

https://youtu.be/2vKIrJUOigU This video of "10 Slack Commandments" is really catchy.

To distract from an eerie, empty stadium, the Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks brought in more than 20 robots to liven up the otherwise dead atmosphere when they played… Read the rest of the article: Baseball stadium invites dancing robots to mask eerie emptiness during game

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

Three-term Seoul mayor Park Won-soon, who was reported missing yesterday following a police complaint that sexually assaulted a staffer, was found dead today. From The Independent: His daughter contacted police… Read the rest of the article: After being accused of sexual assault, the mayor of Seoul is found dead