Category: art
I recently came across the Russian nesting doll art of Irina Troitskaya and thought I would share. Also called matryoshka, matreshka, or "those things are freaking awesome" in Russian, nesting dolls are a traditional artform from the town of Semyonov,...
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Category: art
In the Midwest they have a game called "cornhole" which involves throwing bean bags into holes in boards. Growing up on the East Coast, cornhole had a completely different meaning, but living in Chitown for three years now, I am...
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Category: art
Reindeer dropping Christmas ornaments onsale now!
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Category: art
The pseudo-anonomous British grafitti artist known only as Banksy unveiled an installation in Greenwich Village this week entitled The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. Included are chicken nuggets that dip themselves in sauce, fish sticks that swim round an...
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I stumbled into a meeting my brain and experience are wholly unqualified to report on, so instead, I will tell you about this much more exciting piece of information. Today, from 4PM-7PM, the AZA will be holding a live auction...
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Category: art
Interesting sand animations done by Sigrid Astrup....
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Category: art
A new exhibition of nature drawings, paintings and renderings has just opened at Buckingham Palace.
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Category: robot
Robotic "hunting trophies" that growl when you get too close.
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Category: elephant
An elephant that has learned to paint realistic pictures of other elephants.
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The Maman sculpture inspired some American Mountain Dew drinkers to share their motorized spider vehicle with us. Well our Belgian friend, LonelyFatGuy, has answered in typically understated Flemish fashion and politely pointed us towards Theo Jansen, a remarkable Dutch artist...
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