VIDEO: The Coolest Door Ever Made, By Klemens Torggler

On November 27, 2014 by Tim Newman
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You didn’t think doors could be cool did you? Well you were wrong and here’s the video to prove it. The following video showcases a Torggler door and is based on squares as...

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Jan Toorop: A Dutch-Indonesian Art Deco Wonder

On November 24, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Jean Theodoor Toorop (1858 – 1928), better known as Jan Toorop, was an Indonesian born Dutch painter. He worked in a variety of styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointilism (that’s painting with dots if...

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FoRe: Spanish Street Art Par Excellence

On November 23, 2014 by Tim Newman
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FoRe is a Spanish artist who spends quite a bit of his time painting on public property in and around Valencia. I found him on deviantART on one of my regular strolls through...

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34 Mildly Amusing Billboards

On November 23, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Some of these billboards are funny in their own right, whether on purpose or by mistake. Others are amusing thanks to some thoughtful or thoughtless additions from the general public. All, however, will...

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How Do You Kill An Elephant?

On November 23, 2014 by Tim Newman
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I suppose the answer to the question in the title is “with great difficulty” but “why would you want to kill an elephant?” is probably a better question. The Western world has been...

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Solifugae: Like Spiders But Less Dangerous And More Gross

On November 22, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Solifugae, also known as sun spiders, camel spiders, jerrymunglum, Solifuges, red romans, beard cutters and wind scorpions are minging. The name “Solifugae” derives from the Latin for “those that flee from the sun”,...

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Wojtek The Iranian-Polish War Bear

On November 22, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Wojtek, an orphaned Syrian brown bear, touched the hearts and minds of many military men from Syria to Edinburgh, from Poland to Egypt. He’s commemorated worldwide and all he did was carry stuff...

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The Conet Project: Creepy Short Wave Number Stations

On November 22, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Believed to have started airing shortly after World War II, Number Stations are a creepy and mysterious phenomenon. These short wave stations transmit recordings of human voices or robotic speech in a variety of languages, speaking...

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Massive Russian Sinkhole Opens Up This Week

On November 21, 2014 by Tim Newman
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This week a huge sinkhole has opened up in the Russian town of Solikamsk. Apparently no one was injured despite an entire house being swallowed whole. The hole opened up near Perm in the Ural...

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