Interesting mixed-media paintings by California art director Andy Jenkins.

This is an extremely cool site. Work from this trained “Paper Engineer” is structurally complex and beautiful. Make sure to watch the videos. Found through Work Group.

At the moment that the subjects passed through the turnstile on the New York subway, unknown to them, this photographer took their picture at a distance of eleven feet. Fascinating.

Pentagram has updated the image of the Doomsday Clock, the graphic symbol of the world’s proximity to nuclear annihilation. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced the two-minute move forward today. Previous incarnation of the clock, from 2002. — Lisa

NPR is doing a really interesting series called Vocal Impressions. They suggest a variety of different well-known people and then ask people write in and describe their voices. The first round produced very vivid descriptions that really nailed the essence of their subject. Morgan Freeman’s voice was described “hash browns grilled in olive oil.” Marilyn [...]

This is truly amazing. I wonder if he can make one with the Virgin Mary?

I know the SNL “Dick in a Box” skit is pretty old news by now. The inevitable next step had to be an IKEA version, complete with helpful instructions, right? I mean, who hasn’t been there? — Lisa