Os Gémeos & Blu in Lisbon

An amazing collaborative wall mural in Lisbon, by Blu amd Os Gémeos. Abandonded buildings never looked so good.

Lost

A mixed feeling of closure and withdrawal lingers through a gray Monday morning as some of us attempt to recover from last night's epic finale of Lost. Looking back at this series of illustrations by Michael Myers already gives me some sense of nostalgia.

I Met The Walrus

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it, using the original interview recording as the soundtrack. (via Cakehead)

Leandro Lima

Some great work by Brazilian illustrator Leandro Limo based out of Milan, Italy.

Lauren DiCioccio

Lauren DiCioccio is a trained painter who uses embroidery techniques that she learned as a child from her mother. She applies the technique to a wide assortment of every day objects.

Scrapertown

In order to become a member of the Original Scraper Bike Team, you must: Be a resident of Oakland, CA. Be at least 7y/o or older. Retain a 2.0 GPA, Create your own Scraper Bike...(It Has To Be Amazing, Or Else You Can’t Ride.) A single-file line when riding. After 10 rides The Scraper Bike King and his Captains will decide if your bike is up to standards and if you can follow simple guidelines. Watch the mini documentary at the California is a place website, a West Coast collection of projects produced, directed, and shot by Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari.

A day in the life of NYC

More great miniature-like footage using the tilt and shift effect. The Sandpit is a short film capturing the hustle and bustle of a day in The Big Apple.

Mini Monster Cards

My friend's son Trevor, who's creative and entrepreneurial energy is always full throttle, teamed up with his friend Sam in 2008 to create Mini Monster Cards. If you don't feel like making your own, you can get some pre-made ones here.

Magnet-Like Slopes

The winner of this year's Best Illusion of the Year contest was Impossible Motion: Magnet-Like Slopes by Kokichi Sugihara from the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences in Japan. Some other interesting runner ups as well.

Illusion of Daylight

Artist Daniel Rybakken creates the illusion of daylight by replicating the sensation of sunlight cast within architectural settings where natural light is non-existent. Instead of casting light shadows, he uses backlit LEDs within walls in a very convincing way.

Jacob Dahlgreen

Swedish painter and sculptor, Jacob Dahlgren, uses mostly unconventional materials to create dynamic and engaging installations and performances.

Tell it Like it is.

How long have I been missing out? PassiveAggressiveNotes.com collects "Painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over." Beautiful. There's a book too, which came out 2 years ago. Never too late to catch up.

500 FPS

Transferred to HD nearly 40 years later, this 8 minute clip of the Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 1969 represents 30 seconds of actual time. We've seen it before, but seeing it again in such detail with a very thorough voice-over of what's actually happening with the gaseous propulsion — it's still amazing.

Feedback

Feedback is an installation created by Hellicar & Lewis in partnership with OneDotZero for the roundhouse CircusFest2010. 

Hollywood Hotel

Not sure why this is a good idea, but at least it's an interesting concept. Danish architecture firm Bay Arch would like to turn the Hollywood hills sign into a luxury hotel with 308 rooms, 3 swimming pools and an observation deck.

Tokyo Sky Drive

I found myself completely entranced by this video which uses a very simple technique, but looks out of this world. Tokyo is still the quintessential backdrop for science fiction. There's a daylight version too which is just as mesmerizing.

Speed Of Light

Speed of Light celebrates the tenth anniversary of broadband in the UK with a series of installations by United Visual Artists commissioned by Virgin Media. The installations explore the themes of communication and modernity.

Helivideo

The revolutionary Canon 5D MKII continues to change how photographers and videographers work. This new outfit by Helivideo Productions may change how videographers approach aerial photography. Equipt with a remote operated Canon 7D, this radio controlled helicopter can attain low altitude aerial HD footage without a pilot or expensive rigging.