18 Things to Look for the Next Time You Watch Jurassic Park
(via Mental Floss) Twenty-five years ago, director Steven Spielberg created a movie that was 65 million years in the making.
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Art
Kurt Wenner, the Artist Who Invented 3D Street Art
(via Amusing Planet) In the 2000s Kurt Wenner first introduced 3-D pavement art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
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Why Foley Artists Use Cabbage and Celery to Create Hollywood’s Distinctive Sounds
(via Atlas Obscura) Adding sound flourishes to films in post-production remains low-tech.
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The Vermont Town That Has Way Too Many Organs
(via Atlas Obscura) In its heyday, the Estey Organ Company factory was the beating, bleating heart of Brattleboro, Vermont. It
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The Vanishing World of Neon Motel Signs
(via Atlas Obscura) A photographer has spent decades capturing these symbols of Americana and the open road. Symbols of American expansionism
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15 Secrets of Caricature Artists
(via Mental Floss) The word caricature likely conjures up images of street artists on boardwalks or outside museums working up
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The Doctor Treating Patients With Charlie Chaplin Movies
(via Great Big Story) In India, Charlie Chaplin is so popular that there’s a whole fan club dedicated to celebrating
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The Creatively Messy Work Tables of Italy’s Skilled Artisans
(via Atlas Obscura) Photographer Francesco Pergolesi captured the years of work it takes to master a craft. He included cobblers
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Panathenaic Stadium: The Birthplace of Modern Olympics
(via Amusing Planet) The first modern Olympic Games was held in the summer of 1896 in the Panathenaic Stadium in
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The Puppeteer Behind ‘Star Wars’
(via Great Big Story) Dave Barclay was inside Jabba the Hut in “Return of the Jedi,” helped make “The Muppets”
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Good Times
(via Mental Floss) Good Times was a spinoff of a spinoff that premiered on CBS in February 1974. During its
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Giving Artists With Disabilities a Space to Thrive
(via Great Big Story) Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, is the world’s first and largest nonprofit center dedicated
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