Ira writes: In this week’s episode, “The Magic Show,” the magician Teller (of Penn and Teller) talks about everything that went into creating a trick he loves to perform called The Red Ball. He worked on it for a year and a half before it was ready for the stage.
The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar
On Twitter, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats has compiled nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio over the years.
Photographer Shoots Formula 1 With 104-Year-Old Camera, And Here’s The Result!
If ever there was a sport that required rapid fire photography, Formula One racing is it.
Artist Downcycles Current Movies Into Retro VHS Versions
Iamsteelberg recreates contemporary movie posters–but he doesn’t upcycle them; oh no. He wears them down, slaps them in plastic covers and throws a few stickers on them, just like the movies you rented from Blockbuster in the 1980s.
A pigeon-piloted bomb, odd powders, and cryptic science—Ars goes to NIST
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Visiting the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is always immeasurably fun. The agency’s headquarters—a green and sprawling 234-hectare campus, just a jaunt from Washington, DC—is studded with scientific wonders.
Skies, a zine of landscapes shot from airplane windows
Dean Putney, software engineer, editor of his grandfather Walter Koessler’s wartime photojournal and former Generalissimo of Development at Boing Boing, published a lovely zine of photos he’s taken over the years from airplane window seats.
Gorgeous,dramatic photos of Japanese playground equipment by night
The Park Playground Tumblr features Kito Fujio’s gorgeous, dramatically lit photos of Japan’s whimsical playground equipment: climbers, slides and other fun stuff styled to look like animals, abstract modernist forms, world monuments, magical creatures, robots, gadgets, and whimsical beasts.
IKEA’s Genius Recipe Posters Make Cooking Effortless With A Simple Trick
IKEA’s mission on this Earth is to make everything simple and understandable, which comes in handy for those of us stumbling through life without a clue.