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Secret Identity - The fetish art of Superman's co-creator Joe Shuster.
posted by Artw at 11:26 PM PST - 44 comments

Nine Breathtaking and Inspiring Pieces of Public Art.
posted by homunculus at 9:30 PM PST - 61 comments

If you have too much mismatched cutlery to fit in your kitchen drawers, take a stab at crafting with it! Make a wind chime, fork key ring, fork cup rings or coat hooks, make cutlery clocks, or light fixtures such as these by designer Ali Siahvoshi. Or you can make jewelry: fork bracelets, a fork necklace pendant, or collaged spoon necklace pendants like those made by SpoonFedArt. Forks and spoons make groovy rings. Here’s how to make spoon rings. For more inspiration, check out this cutlery chair sculpture by Osian Batyka-Williams, this cutlery table by Toni Grilo, some sculpture by Matthew Bartik, Vince Pompei’s whimsical silverware flowers, clocks and sculptures, or the items at Forkometry. Just don’t get so carried away with your new craft that you find yourself having to eat with your fingers.
posted by orange swan at 8:29 PM PST - 9 comments

This post will walk you through the weirdest thing: Flickr's mysterious obsession with Pandas (previously on MeFi: Link).
posted by lipsum at 4:46 PM PST - 15 comments

Could Wolfram Research's (creator of Mathematica) Wolfram|Alpha be the future of web search technology? [more inside]
posted by Foci for Analysis at 2:17 PM PST - 83 comments

One Small Step (HQ footage) [more inside]
posted by Substrata at 1:18 PM PST - 30 comments

Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager #1
Chad Vader #2 "The Date"
Chad Vader # 3 "The Night Shift"
Chad Vader # 4 "Dog In The Store"
Chad Vader #5 "Holiday Blues"
Chad Vader #6 "New Job"
Chad Vader #7 "Trapped In The Trash"
Chad Vader #8 "Chad Fights Back"
posted by RussHy at 12:11 PM PST - 46 comments

Cats Don't Care
posted by vronsky at 10:29 AM PST - 57 comments

Did you remember to set your clocks? No? Ben Franklin wants to wake you up by the sound of cannon fire in every street.
posted by Flunkie at 9:55 AM PST - 49 comments

Two and a half pounds of carrots. Four complete chess sets. Three pounds of gummi bears. Eighteen large hot dogs. Three and a half pounds of grapes. Twenty golf balls. This toilet is awesome. [more inside]
posted by jbickers at 9:35 AM PST - 45 comments

Little Mr. Conservative. The interview concluded, Jonathan wistfully handed his mother her cellphone. His parents still won’t let him have one, even though he turned 14 last Sunday, right after he became an instant news media darling and the conservative movement’s underage graybeard at last weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
posted by psmealey at 9:10 AM PST - 176 comments

Music in the Digital Library of Appalachia provides an unprecedented resource for study of repertoire, technique, lore, and the musical interchanges among the region's traditional musicians. Once you know what you like, it's easy to find the music live with Blue Ridge Music Trails. Meet musicians who have grown up with that music, visit settings in which Blue Ridge folk music thrives, see traditional dancing, and in many cases, take part in the festivities. The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, winds through the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Along the trail, the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Traditional Country music is as beautiful and rugged as the landscape itself. [previous 1, 2]
posted by netbros at 8:51 AM PST - 12 comments

Already solved the Rubik's Cube? Try to solve a rubik's cube mosaic puzzle then!
posted by Smaaz at 3:52 AM PST - 18 comments