Hey Deadlings,

It's been awhile. How are you? I have something cool to show you!





















Yep, that's a skeleton made out of cassette tapes.

Brian Dettmer is an artist who uses old media items, like tapes and books, to create amazing works of art. There are more pictures of the skeleton, which was part of a 2007 exhibition at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, here (potentially NSFW ad at the top.)

If you want to see his other pieces, check out his flickr stream or there's a piece on his "book autopsies" here. Warning, if you don't like to see books that have been sliced and diced, I don't recommend those last two links ;-)

-A

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Hey Deadlings,

Ok, so this isn't really a craft, per se, but it's still cool. The website is called "Damn Interesting" though, so I suppose that's a given.

So, the thing about nuclear waste is that it stays harmful for a very long time, about 10,000 years, give or take.. Long enough that we, and our great-great-great-grandchildren will be dust before the waste is safe for human contact. Therein, however, lies the problem.

How does one effectively communicate danger to a civilization we know nothing about? To figure that out, the Department of Energy assembled what they called the "Futures Panel" to solve the problem. They finally decided on a written message (which reads like something out of Orwell's "1984") along with scientific charts, and architecture designed to inspire a visceral response -- in this case, of avoidance.

Now, obviously, since this is a government facility, it had to be done as cheaply and efficiently as possible, but some of the proposed ideas are pretty cool. My favorite is the field of thorns, rather reminiscent of Sleeping Beauty.

The full article is here on the Damn Interesting website.

-Anthony

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Hey Deadlings,

I know this vid is pretty saccharine, but it's proof that even something like a Post-It can be art.



-Anthony

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Hey Deadlings,

If you've ever wanted an odd conversation piece for your desk, today is your lucky day!

Thing in a Jar

Go on, you know you want to make one.

-Anthony

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Hey Deadlings,

I thought might enjoy this video. Comedian Nina Conti and her friend, Monk. Enjoy!



-Anthony

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Hey Deadlings,

I know it's been awhile. I also know that I don't normally dip into the serious with my posts, but for some reason this spoke to me. I've been saving the link for awhile, then I found it again and decided I had to share.

Leprosy Bandages

I'd love to get together a group and do a mass donation, if anyone is interested.

-Anthony

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Hey Deadlings,

So, I like art that's also functional. I also like board games. I especially like board games if they're bloody wars played out in miniature. How can I combine all these things?

I'm so glad you asked!

Now you can have your game and see it to!

(Ok, ok, I know that was awful, I'm sorry! I just couldn't resist.)

-Anthony

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So, in keeping with my theme of bookcases, or something, I present this!

What better way to convince your friends that you have phenomenal cosmic powers, especially if you're stuck in an itty-bitty living space? Plus, it just looks cool!

-Anthony

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Hey Deadlings,

So, if you're like me, you always dreamed of have a secret room hidden behind a bookshelf somewhere in your house. Well, now that dream can be a reality!

I don't know about you, but I would put these all over my house!

-Anthony

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