Pixar artist Josh Cooley has taken some iconic scenes from movies that are very much not for children and reimagined them as childrens’ book illustrations. You can buy the images as 8″ x 5″ or 11″ x 19″ prints from http://www.cooley.bigcartel.com/
You may have comes across German YouTube user “Ultrawipf” (aka Gigawipf) who has configured a fleet of floppy disk drives to move in time — and thus appear to sing — a range of songs from Smoke On The Water to the Inspector Gadget theme. Among his more popular uploads was the disk drive choir […]
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Yup! ReedPOP — PAX East, Star Wars Celebration — has partnered with Australia’s Oz Comic-Con. Said Rand Ratinac, director of DCA Enterprises: “Our partnership with ReedPOP elevates Oz Comic-Con within the competitive international market, truly putting Australia on the map for pop culture events and opening the door for remarkable opportunities that will carry on […]
It’s a fact, everyone loves pizza, even ex Russian presidents. Here are 11 delicious facts about pizza. The first online pizza purchase of all time was from Pizza Hut in 1994. The first Bitcoin transaction ever occurred in 2010 and was for a pizza. The person paid 10,000BTC, or about $25 back then, which is […]
A refresher on grammar for the Internet by the always amusing Mario, Fafa and Johnny T from Gloves and Boots. [Glove and Boots]
Mental Floss, a weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at the weird origins of 40 words such as “noon,” “denim,” and “mortgage.” [Mental Floss | Via LS]
The term “shironuri” literally means “painted in white” and this eclectic Japanese street-fashion style is cropping up in Western subcultures. The defining feature of shironuri is the stark white face that women paint on themselves using traditional Geisha makeup. The fashion ranges from gothic lolita to mori girl (forest inspired) to outlandish garb you would […]
Since the XXII Olympic Winter Games are starting this week, now is the time to learn more about some interesting Olympic facts! [ASAPScience]
A Brooklyn artist has created a Dungeons & Dragons-themed yoga class, complete with a storyline. The class came about after Scott Wayne Indiana spent a weekend on a yoga and meditation retreat and decided simply listening to a yoga teacher read out a set of poses was a bit dull. He developed the idea of […]