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Watch robot artists in a robot classroom draw surprisingly beautiful portraits of people as part of artist Patrick Tresset’s latest exhibition. Via Wired: In a specially-designed classroom near Southwark station in London, 20 robot students are hard at work. They chat to each other in a language inspired by morse code before their robot teacher […]

Raised by Krump is a great short film about one of the world’s most interesting and energetic dance movements – and how it affected its dancers. Via Short of the Week: In an era where full-frame DSLR’s are a dime a dozen and every kid with a half-baked script seems to be renting out an […]

Motel 6’s ad campaign has won best radio ad of the year again at the Radio Mercury Awards. Check it out, listen, and enjoy! You can also listen to the other finalists here. Title: 2017 Motel 6 Radio Campaign Client: Motel 6 Agency: The Richards Group Writers: Rachel Dawer, Steve Grimes Producers: Katie Snyder, Sheri […]

Haven’t gotten enough of IKEA’s iconic blue Frakta bag? Here’s IKEA’s loving tribute to its humble carry bag, beautifully filmed. Via Adweek: Ikea’s iconic blue 99-cent plastic Frakta bag has been in the news lately thanks to fashion house Balenciaga, which made a $2,145 leather version of it. But actually, Ikea was planning on tooting […]

How dead is the Great Barrier Reef? This explainer from Vox is about coral bleaching, the No. 1 threat to coral reefs around the world. Apparently it can no longer be saved, only maintained. Via Vox: It’s official. The Great Barrier Reef cannot be saved. The prognosis comes from the Australian government’s Reef 2050 advisory […]

The world’s most eligible bachelor is literally the last of his kind–a Northern White Rhino under guard in Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Via Adweek: Meet the “World’s Most Eligible Bachelor.” He’s 43 years old, has a 90,000-acre home and military-trained security. His name is Sudan. He’s the last male Northern White Rhino in existence. Alongside […]

Agent 327 is a brilliant animated short film feature pitch by the ever innovative Blender Institute, taking on the spy genre. Via Short of the week: CG in the short film space feels like it has been getting weirder and more idiosyncratic these last couple of years. As tools have become more accessible to independent […]

As part of its latest innovative tourism marketing campaign, Sweden has listed itself–the entire country–on AirBnB. Via Adweek: At nearly 173,000 square miles, the country of Sweden is a little bit bigger than your average apartment or mountain house. But true innovation knows no physical or virtual boundaries, and the official tourism group Visit Sweden […]

London-based director Kibwe Tavares has unveiled a trailer for his upcoming short film Robot & Scarecrow and it looks pretty awesome! Via It’s Nice That: London-based director Kibwe Tavares has unveiled a trailer for his upcoming short film Robot & Scarecrow, made for Michael Fassbender and Conor McCaughan’s production company DMC Film with co-producers Nexus, […]

The nightmare returns as Netflix and the Jim Henson company prepare a 10 episode Dark Crystal prequel series… looking good! Via Rolling Stone: Netflix and the Jim Henson Company are prepping a prequel series to Henson and Frank Oz’s 1982 fantasy classic, The Dark Crystal. The new series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, will […]