Bring lots of time. picked by suckersklub 2 weeks ago

Yup! picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

You know all those iconic signs you see all around airports and other places - learn more about the language of the pictogram. picked by suebe 1 month ago

The Gyrofocus, designed by the award-winning contemporary fireplace maker Focus, has been named as the World's Most Beautiful Object for the 2008-2009 .What do you think? picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

The beloved camera will rise again from its photographic ashes and be made in China starting in 2010, ensuring that Outkast's "Hey Ya" will remain relevant for years to come. picked by choco 1 month ago

Does your crypt or tomb lack that ominous appearance so vital to scaring away
intruders? Does your laboratory fail to properly horrify those you entrap?
Has your attic or cellar lost its terrifying atmosphere of inescapable doom? picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The image first appeared on Xeni one month ago, and Boing Boing picked it up to bring more attention to the absurd levels this industry will go to to convince women that . But instead of cowing to Ralph Lauren’s legal team, Boing Boing and others are citing Fair Use and posting the image for the purpose of criticism and comment. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

A British schoolboy has been hailed as the new Mozart, despite having had piano lessons for just four months. picked by ITC518 2 months ago

Don't say I didn't warn you. Be sure to click around. picked by meggysue 2 months ago

One million wild Golden Orb spiders from Madagascar (they can grow up to the size of a human hand) were harnessed to produce silk, which was woven into a golden tapestry, now on display at the Museum of Natural History in NYC. picked by suebe 2 months ago

A gallery of twisted princesses.

Now these are princesses I can appreciate. I think Snow White is my fav. picked by ClsCott645 2 months ago

Dressed in little more than their underwear a host of models descended on London's Oxford Street today to launch the new Agent Provocateur bra. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

An off duty security at the Seattle Art Museum named Amanda Mae was fired when she removed papers museum visitors had put on a work by Yoko Ono. It is a public participation piece entitled, "Painting to Hammer a Nail." After working for about a half hour, the museum's curator came into the gallery and told her to stop. She was fired the following day when she came in to work. The museu... read full post picked by jasontho 2 months ago

How bad is he? See how far you can get through some of these examples of his prose. picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

This digital archive was launched to accompany the 2009 Poe Bicentennial exhibition, “From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe.” picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

There will be no book loans, no classes, no programs for seniors or children, no outreach to the community, no more community meetings at library locations. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Adroit shooters among us were able to realise just such size-shifting exploits – or at least the illusion of having done so. Places around the globe provide backdrops for these fine examples of forced perspective. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Where airships and steam power exist alongside 19th century versions of more modern developments. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A Russian femme fatale, a crazed tyrant and an assassination that shakes the world...

What a joyous discovery. Decades after it was written on the eve of World War II, a lost Poirot story by Agatha Christie has been found. Today it is published in the Daily Mail for the first time. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Who among you are not sick and tired of photographic cliches such as HDR images? This is just one of our pet peeves we would like to see done away with. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Our thoughts on cardboard usually end somewhere around the recycling bin. This artist makes me think you'll never look at cardboard the same way again. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

If we win this round, they will possibly feature us (the staff behind plime) at Adobe's Max conference in Los Angeles. Please help! picked by jaxomlotus 3 months ago

These amazingly detailed celebrity faces may look like sketches but they are in fact carved out of unwanted phone books.

Sculptor Alex Queral, 51, from Philadelphia, has hand-crafted some of the world's most famous faces including President Obama, Jack Nicholson, Bob Dylan and Spartan Kirk Douglas. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

It is hard to imagine a more useless thing than a chewed bubble gum… Well, not exactly… In the hands of an extra-ordinary artist it can turn into an amazing artwork that holds attention and inspires. picked by iamamaniac 3 months ago