Kavinsky directed by Marcus Herring! Great stuff

Stunning illustrations by Gabriel Moreno. Via sweet station

very addictive! By Chrome sparks

Music to hear over and over by House of Wolves

Watch robot scientist Leila Takayama of Willow Garage talk a bit more about the advantages of having a robot around. It involves more than just giving high-fives! You can watch the full interview here . More interesting talks from The Avant/Garde Diaries here and here

A quirky set of playing cards depicting well-known existentialist writers as the face cards and their quotes as the number cards. Created by rita orlov

“Silver Shore’s Lake” off of Pure Bathing Culture‘s lovely self-titled EP. Video by David Dean Burkhart

Very very great!! A superb track by Daughter

Brilliant caricatures by  Raul Arias

via laughingsquid

Contagious rounds up the landmark events, movements and socio-economic shifts that have shaped the last year and flag up key trends for 2013

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Created by Damien Weighill ,   via heyoscarwilde