Don’t you just love that old book smell that drifts into your nose when you open an old book or enter a used bookshop? But have you ever wondered where this smell comes from? In the following video, Richard from Abebooks explains how old books get that distinctive odor. [Via Neatorama | Old Book Picture […]
In the following talk, Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, shares some of the half-million secrets that strangers have mailed him on postcards. “Secrets can take many forms — they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful.” – Frank Warren [Ted]
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Want to watch an iPad being born at the hands of migrant workers in China’s Foxconn mega-complex? Of course you do. Who would want to watch that cute bundle of your money become a high tech piece of computer hardware? Foxconn, a massive production facility in China, is the birthplace of many Apple iPads every […]
Atlanta-based filmmaker Walt Thompson has created this fun stop-motion animation entirely out of LEGO for the very special purpose of proposing to his girlfriend. The short film tells the story of their courtship and even features a few Star Wars Character! [FIREPIT PICTURES | Via Technabob]
Back in the day, Jim Henson was already a household name with Sesame Street, but he wanted to break the Muppets out of children’s programming. He felt that all ages could enjoy the Muppets and made the effort to pitch an idea for a variety show with celebrity guests that we would come to know […]
Yeah, I know, Easter is over, but I liked these so much that I decided to post them anyways! :) I’m not an artist and I know these aren’t perfect, but I think they still came out pretty cool. I used images from my iphone to replicate the the Nintendo characters. I basically drew the […]
EGGS-TER-MIN-ATE! [Source: PugnoM (CC)]
Check out these pretty awesome superhero-themed Easter eggs by journalist and ex-cartoonist Charles Apple. Also, if you like those, be sure to head over to this link and have a look at our awesome Battlestar Galact-egg-a easter eggs! [Via]
If you’re down-under, a music geek and a gamer, the Symphony of Legends might be an event that you wouldn’t want to miss. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is going to be performing music from some big-name games such as Skyrim, Bioshock 2, Final Fantasy VII (OMG), Civilisation IV and more. It’s showing at the Melbourne […]