A Normandy Veteran Meets The President
The context of the photo is explained at the White House’s Flickr photostream: June 6, 2009 “After his speech in Normandy, a crush of people tried to get close to the President to shake his hand. I...
View ArticleMan Finds Himself Featured in Post Secret Photo, But That’s Not His Secret
An anonymous contributor to Post Secret sent the above image to Frank Warren, the artist responsible for the ongoing secret-sharing project. But since he didn’t want people in his life to know about...
View ArticleTrustoCorp’s Public Art
TrustoCorp is a New York City-based art collective that spreads messages to the public by creating signs or shopdropping. Its Flickr photostream is filled with works similar to the sign above. Flickr...
View ArticleWorld’s Tallest Climbing Wall
The Excalibur is a climbing wall at the Klimcentrum Bjoeks, a climbing center in Groningen, The Netherlands. It’s the tallest climbing wall in the world, standing at 121 feet with a 36-foot overhang....
View ArticleMinimalist Doctor Who Posters
Graphic designer Alex Freeman made posters that display, with only basic colors and shapes, the first six incarnations of the Doctor on Doctor Who. At his Flickr photostream, you can also view...
View ArticleMichael Paul Smith’s Amazing Miniatures
What a lovely photograph from yesteryear, eh? Not quite. It’s a model. Specifically, it’s one of the astoundingly detailed models of 1950s American homes, cars, and street scenes made by Michael Paul...
View ArticleLego Bicycle (non-functional, but awesome)
This lime-green Lego bike was just one of the highlights of the Brickmagic Lego convention in North Carolina earlier in May. Check out their Flickr photostream for tons of other amazing creations....
View ArticleHuge Origami Beetle
This fist-sized beetle by Shuki Kato is ten inches across and kind of scary. Once you’re done changing your pants, check out this photo from his Flickr photostream which gives us a hint of the...
View Article5 Beloved Ethnic Foods Invented for Americans
Many of those beloved “ethnic foods” Americans crave so much—Mexican, Chinese, Italian—were were actually invented or popularized in the good old USA. 1. General Tso’s Chicken Photo courtesy...
View ArticleA Beautiful Work Of Cake Art Named Zelda
Meet Zelda, a cake that’s far too beautiful to be eaten, which is too bad because she actually sounds quite delicious: Zelda is half Peach Cake soaked in bourbon, the other half is vanilla cake with a...
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