Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

I never wanted this to end!

This might be a good time to revisit my favorite pinball-related video of all time (sung by none other than The Pointer Sisters):

Director Chateau Bezerra created this mesmerizing music video for the Gorillaz song “On Melancholy Hill” using only neon lights found on the streets of NYC.  For fellow New Yorkers, it’s cool to see how many signs we see every day that are subliminally imprinted in our brains.  (And it’s a pretty good song too).  Enjoy:

-via Dooby Brain

Electrical Engineer Jim Campbell’s art exhibit in NYC’s Madison Square Park, “Scattered Light”, is made up of 1600 LED lightbulbs timed to flicker in patterns that create the illusion of people walking by -

-via Dooby Brain

If you’re like me and you call New York home, this stunning video will make you love the city even more. If you used to live here at some point in your life, you’ll probably be homesick after watching. And if you’ve never visited, what are you waiting for?

-via Dooby Brain

A photo of NYC on a recent summer night, taken from the Space Station about 220 miles above earth…I love New York:

-via @NewYorkology

Don’t cross the Legos!

-via Neatorama

Click here for more Lego artwork by Bill Ward.

Designer Christopher Niemann doesn’t need 5000 legos and 50 hours of painstaking work to build his NYC-inspired creations.  The former New Yorker’s refreshingly simple vignettes were originally dreamed up using his son’s toys during a bleak winter in Berlin.  Whether it was homesickness or boredom that sparked Niemann’s creativity, there’s something undeniably charming about the images that fill up his book, “I Lego NY“.  Here are some of my favorites:

-Grab a copy of  “I Lego NY” on Amazon.

In today’s hectic world, who has time to type more than 140 characters, let alone spend the afternoon leisurely strolling through a world-class art museum?  Have no fear, this video highlights every single painting on display in the painting galleries of the MoMA.  Press play, suck up the culture, and then get back on Twitter where you belong.  #Hurry!

-From @Funkybrownchick via @MuseumModernArt

A few months ago, I posted some cool examples of Tilt-Shift photography, the method of manipulating camera angles so the images end up looking like miniature toys.  I just spotted this amazing Tilt-Shift video of NYC.  Enjoy:

Without being too metaphysically cheesy, there are times in life when we suddenly see something that makes us feel at peace…we can’t explain it, but it just feels right. (OK, maybe that was cheesy, but you know what I mean.)

I saw these sprinklers in Central Park this morning, and had to share them. Take a quick break from your hectic day and enjoy some unexpected zen…

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