If you were born in the late 70s or early 80s, you too have most likely visited the psychiatrist to try and erase the painfully disturbing memories of movies from the 80s. Just about every film made from 1980 to 1990 had the same underlying theme: sci-fi fantasy crap mixed with children in danger, bad singing, and unexplained and unnecessary horrible situations and characters. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

It is a little known fact that Belgium's finance minister wears blue and white striped boxer shorts and the Brussels underpants museum has a pair to prove it. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A cookbook arrives at Stew Headquarters. Happens every day. The face on the cover looks familiar. Where have I seen the guy before? Not Julia Child ... not Jamie Oliver ... not Rachael Ray ... It’s this guy... picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo, third officer reporting. The other members of the crew, Kane, Lambert, Parker, Brett, Ash and Captain Dallas, are dead. Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about six weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Flowers were electrified with 80,000 volts of power to produce dazzling images of the natural world.

See picture gallery picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Stykz is frame-based, letting you to work on individual frames of your animation. Figures can be rotated, scaled, flipped, duplicated, colorized, and relayered. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Whatever else may be raised on the grave of the structure being razed, demolition itself can be a thing of beauty. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Critically acclaimed tattoo artist, Scott Campbell, recently showed his work at the O.H.W.O.W. gallery in Miami, FL. The highlight of the evening was a series of laser-cut etchings, each on a stack of $1 bills. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Everything is here: Photo effects, Photoshop brushes, text effect, lighting and grunge effects, videogames related tutorials, superheroes themed tutorials, complex lettering, movie posters, horror photo makeover, you name it. picked by axxon2008 4 months ago

Sometimes talent is sparked, or maybe just revealed, in the strangest ways. Imagine having a stroke, a severe brain injury or a tumor and suddenly waking up one day to find you’ve developed artistic talents to rival Picasso. It sounds impossible, but the brain is a mysterious organ, and sometimes, damage causes it to rewire itself in ways that reveal new talents even in people who could... read full post picked by Bingo 4 months ago

In 1737-8, Johann Sebastian Bach composed and performed a cantata. Among the instruments called for are “two Litui.” No one has played or heard the instrument in modern times; there aren’t even illustrations of one.Musicians at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (SCB), had heard of a computer program to help in the design of modern brass instruments. The SCB provided scientists wi... read full post picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Every week, usatoday.com will feature a new episode of the Superman serial running in Wednesday Comics, a weekly collection of 15 newspaper-sized comic strips from DC Comics. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

I guess today the schoolmaster switching Tom would be suspended and investigated for child abuse, but in those days the schoolmaster was appropriately named.  He maintained discipline with an understood authority. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Internet radio, once on its death bed, may survive after all. Radio stations have to pay a fee to run commercials (songs) for record companies. New higher fees for online stations threatened to put them out of business. A new agreement has changed that. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The company that makes Pez candy is suing a California museum, seeking to have a giant Pez dispenser created by the owners destroyed. picked by DerAlt 5 months ago

A father got so fed up of discarding his children's unwanted toys that he is now turning them into giant sculptures instead. picked by topofall 5 months ago

Professional comic book artist Joel Micah Harris is running a unique promotion on his website. For the month of July, he is willing to "Zombify" anyone who sends in a photo of themselves to him, absolutely free of charge. There is no catch- Harris himself says "...it's just something fun to do. The people who I've already zombified seem to get a big kick out of it". picked by Bingo 5 months ago

It takes a special kind of person to actively pursue a messy career, be they a port-o-potty cleaner or a technician on an oil rig. Messy artists, you know, ones who cherish a sloppy line here and a paint splotch there, their canvases falling apart at the weight of their paint, belong in those ranks. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

This is the Kelburn Castle in Scotland, close to a wonderfully-named Fairie village (Fairlie, actually) - see here - painted over by Brazillian street artists from Sao Paolo Nina and Nunca Os Gemeos (completed in June 2007) picked by bornbad 5 months ago

i'm a big fan of ceilings and it never fails to amaze me how drastically they can change the appearance and atmosphere of a space yet at the same time be completely ignored by most of the room's occupants. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

The Human Printer is a group of people who print photos in CMYK or B&W by hand! picked by suebe 5 months ago

With the power of the wind, a knitting machine knits from the outside towards the inside of the building. The knitted material is harvested from time to time and rounded-off in individually packaged scarves. Each scarf has its own label which tells you in how much time it has been knitted and on which date. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Food art, not to be confused with the culinary arts, requires the use of food as the main component of an artistic creation. Over the years, this unique form of expression has proven an ever-expanding enterprise, incorporating candy, vegetables and fruits in various colors, shapes and sizes. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Where tools of the trade that have died or have just about died a slow slow death are cheerfully exhibited.

*I have a lot of this stuff* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Fully furnished, includes running water and solar lighting, great neighborhood, charming. picked by meggysue 5 months ago