Jo Edkins' online design a tessellation widget makes it easy to create tessellating patterns in a style similar to that of M.C. Escher… albeit without the fastidious pencilwork. There's also a simpler grid tessellation widget and one for triangles too.
Make Escher-style tessellations online
Bend spends $1500 silencing an art critic
Bend, Oregon, disagrees with a local critic who has been improving public art installations with googly eyes. Someone in Bend has been putting big googly eyes on public artworks that… READ THE REST
Painting of Maori elder fetches record price
Charles Frederick Goldie's 1938 portrait of Māori elder Wharekauri Tahuna sold for $3.75m NZ ($2.2m US) at auction Tuesday, breaking records. Wharekauri Tahuna was one of Goldie's favourite subjects and… READ THE REST
Article about celebrity statues with poor resemblances
Ken Maguire writes about an odd trend in popular culture: the tendency for statues of celebrities to resemble them very badly. See, for example, those of soccer star Harry Kane… READ THE REST
Frustrated with Apple TV remote? Try this $20 alternative
TL;DR: Save 33% this Cyber Week on this button remote designed for simplicity, now only $19.97 (reg. $29) for one more day. Okay, so you finally jumped the fence and joined #AppleNation when… READ THE REST
Ultimate gamer gift: Minecraft Java and Bedrock editions for just $17.97
TL;DR: Save 40% on this Minecraft duo—get Java and Bedrock Editions for just $17.97 (reg. $29) through December 8. Calling all gamers (and gift-givers)! The ultimate sandbox adventure, Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition,… READ THE REST
Premium smartphone camera telescope now $23 — save over 50% today
TL;DR: Save 45% on this HD monocular telescope, now available at the Cyber Week price of $22.97 (reg. $54) for only two more days. Are you stumped on what to get… READ THE REST
