Beached Blue Whale by Artist Adrián Villar Rojas

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Artist and sculptor Adrián Villar Rojas has created something completely unexpected in the forest of Ushuaia, Argentina. Utilizing clay, wood, and rocks, Rojas sculpted a beached blue whale entitled, My Family Dead. At first glance, it looks like a dying whale in the middle of the woods, but once you internalize the massive work, you…read more…

Burning House by Carrie Schneider

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Photographer and artist Carrie Schneider’s Burning House series was an amazing feat to achieve. Over the course of two years, Schneider built 15 mini houses and photographed them as they burned down, all in different seasons at different times of the day. The images are provocative. One lonely house in the middle of one lonely…read more…

See the Muppets Drawn in Classic Fairytales

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The Muppets hold a dear place in everyone’s heart, especially if you grew watching their movies. Illustrator David Petersen places these famous characters in classic fairytale settings for a whimsical, idyllic pairing. (Why hasn’t this been done before?) Take a look as Kermit soars through the sky as Peter Pan, Miss Piggy awaits her Prince…read more…

Patton Oswalt is Walluks Bashley, the First ‘First’ Internet Commenter

Comedian and all-around funny guy Patton Oswalt plays Walluks Bashley, a self-proclaimed first ‘First’ internet commenter in this Funny or Die video, entitled In Search of…(your basic documentary from the early ’90′s). So if you were ever wondering why there is someone who must type the word ‘First’ in the comment section instead of making…read more…

Mike Birbiglia and Fresh Air’s Terry Gross in One Super Funny Short

At last week’s This American Life Live, Mike Birbiglia presented this video short starring himself and Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. One thing’s for sure, Terry Gross loves to interview people. And Mike? Well, Mike loves hanging around where he doesn’t belong. Together they prove to be a lethal combination.

Famous Pin Portraits by Philip Karlberg

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Stockholm-based artist, Philip Karlberg has taken pointillism to a new fascinating level. Using painted dowels, Karlberg was able to create minimalistic portraits of famous cultural figures (who were/are also famous sunglass wearers) for Plaza Magazine. Can you figure out who is whom?

Top 5 Friday : May 11, 2012

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1. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Rest in peace, Maurice Sendak, he who helped to define many a childhood. 2. Shake, rattle and roll. Or maybe just shake and fold according to Mr. Joe Smith at the TEDxConcordiaUPortland talk. There is a right way and a…read more…

Watch a Stop-Motion Animation by Mikey Please

Do you have about nine minutes to spare? Then watch this incredible stop-motion animation by Mikey Please entitled The Eagleman Stag. It’s a story about a time-obsessed entomologist who stumbles upon a beetle with the ability to cheat death. Please crafted the piece from a white foam material thus producing the animation’s monochromatic, almost minimalistic…read more…

A Silent World by Lucie and Simon

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What would the world look like without the crowds of people pushing their way through the busy sidewalks and streets? Paris-based duo Lucie & Simon take that question to mind, producing eery, ghost-like photographs using a neutral density filter that allows for prolonged exposures, which removes moving objects like cars and people in the process.…read more…

Top 5 Friday : May 4, 2012

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1. We Make Carpets makes, well, carpets, but with temporary mediums. Check out their peg carpet constructed from different colored clothes pins commissioned by the Graphic Design Museum in Breda, The Netherlands. 2. It’s been a little over a month since I visited Venice and I can’t help but relive it thanks to this time-lapsed…read more…