[caption id="attachment_51297" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="9-year-old Jamie shares a top-floor apartment on New York's Fifth Avenue with his parents and three siblings. The family's two other homes a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/where-children-sleep/(YouTube link) If you've ever wondered where all those cat videos came from, now you know. Here's a look behind the scenes at the magic of Kittywood Studios. -via MetafilterCat, videos, hollywood, parody, production...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/kittywood-studios/Tired of trying to vacuum around your dining room table chairs? Have roughly 5,000 pounds sterling to spare? Then the Duffy Swing Table might be for you! Although the design is rather cool, Miss Cellania points out t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/duffy-swing-table/Photo Credit: Associated Press Chinese artist Lui Bolin has a unique approach to his art--instead of standing out, he tries his best not to be seen and to blend in. We've featured his amazing work before and couldn't...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/liu-bolins-camouflage-art/Photo Credit: Kelly Shimoda for the New York Times Psychiatric dogs have been in use for several years. They routinely help vets cope with PTSD and trauma victims establish their lives again and now psychiatric do...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/trauma-dogs-in-court/Tired of waiting at traffic lights? Well, its inevitable, isn't it? Perhaps it would help if you knew how long you had to wait at the light. Designer designed this traffic light that would let you know exactly...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/traffic-light-hourglass/Eyeball Salt & Pepper Shakers - $11.95 Are you looking for a new salt and pepper shaker set that is visually appealing? You need the Eyeball Salt & Pepper Shakers from the NeatoShop. This ghoulish set is mag...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/eyeball-salt-pepper-shakers/A purse snatcher in Severini, Brazil dropped his false teeth while trying to get away from the scene of his crime. Police used the dentures to confirm his identity: The UOL Internet news portal quotes Oliveira as say...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/thief-identified-by-false-teeth-that-he-dropped-at-the-crime-scene/(Video Link) A cow escaped from a slaughterhouse in Queens and made a mad dash through the streets for freedom. Police eventually wrangled the 500-pound animal into a horse trailer and took her to an animal control...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/cow-successfully-escapes-from-slaughterhouse-in-nyc/Andy Denzler, an artist based in Zurich, has composed a series of paintings that look like screen shots from paused VHS recordings. It's an expression of his rejection of the "hegemony and the aesthetic of the jpeg.....
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/paused-paintings/Craving a warm baguette in the middle of the night? Your nocturnal carb craving is not a problem with this 24-hour automated baguette vending machine by French baker...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/baguette-vending-machine/Van Gogh / Genius by Huy Lam At a glance, the artwork of Toronto-based artist Huy Lam look like their original pictures and photos, but when you take a closer look, you'd be...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/text-art-by-huy-lam/Lorem ipsum, the placeholder text derived from Cicero's text in Latin, is so unhip. So what's a hipster to do? Well, here's an artisanal filler text for your website, courtesy o...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/hipster-lorem-ipsum/It was 50 years ago today, August 13th, 1961, that East German soldiers began cordoning off the western part of the city. This was the beginning of the Berlin Wall. Germany marked the occasion with a ceremony earlier tod...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/the-berlin-wall-remembered/(vimeo link) In The Fall is not about autumn. This animation is a slightly frightening look at how we spend our lives. And it may induce vertigo. -via The SparrowLife, animation...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/in-the-fall/Sadly, this is not a functional mecha. That's a pity, because it would be awesome to drive around town in a Spider Bug. Web Urbanist has a roundup of fifteen Spider Bugs around the world erected by various a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/spider-bug-spider-bug-does-whatever-a-spider-bug-does/(Video Link) Sometimes, tapping your fingers in bored frustration doesn't really seem to make time more forward at a faster clip. This hand-cranked automaton by Etsy seller automatonman will probably help. Link -via...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/tapping-fingers-automaton/Sandwich Crust Cutters - $2.95 Are you trying to find ways to make mealtime more fun? You need a Sandwich Crust Cutter from the NeatoShop. This nifty little kitchen gadget quickly cuts the crust off your sandwich le...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/sandwich-crust-cutters/(YouTube link)Yes, this is another public marriage proposal video, taken at Comic-Con. Yes, the audio is difficult to hear, and for some reason the person recording it held the phone upright. But it's short a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/comic-con-proposal/Here we are in the Dog Days of Summer. It's a good time to stay inside in the air conditioning and surf the 'net. And the best place to do that is right here! Just in case you were busy working or something duri...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/this-week-at-neatorama-64/Nearly extinct in the Middle East, the rare Sand Cat has finally been bred in captivity--and the results are cute as can be! I mean, really. Cute cute cute! After 63 days of gestation, a rare Sand Cat Kitt...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/13/rare-sand-kitten-born/(Video Link) A baboon in the Nairobi Orphanage has taken on quite the adorable little charge with this adorable little bush baby. The video is filled with pure cuteness. Via Cute Overloadanimals, zoos, Wildlife, ad...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/baboon-adopts-a-bush-baby/I love how personal this photo-printed ribbon is. Sure you might have to look around for a while to find some actual film and a camera that uses it, but once you do, you can use the negatives to create your own uniqu...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/awesome-photo-sensitive-ribbon/Ok, so they may not be readable, but they are absolutely adorable and seem simply delicious. They could also be a great way to excite the kiddos about back to school time. Link Via Craftzinebooks, Food, candy, sna...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/how-to-make-edible-books/(Video Link) Vice Books is releasing a new title based exclusively around kitties and their fashionable styles. All of the delightful outfits are by Japanese cat fashion designer Takako Iwasa. Via Laughing SquidFas...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/fashion-cats-book-being-released/I love Pete & Pete, but this great MTV article has a lot of good points about how the show inspired one of the biggest trends of the last ten years. It makes sense too. After all, most of today's hipsters grew up wat...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/did-pete-pete-invent-hipsters/Photo Credit: Alexander Belenkiy One of my favorite things is to come across abandoned buildings and do a little exploring--legally of course. If you like abandoned buildings, then English Russia has a good deal of it...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/last-wooden-planetarium-in-the-world/This fossilized Polycotylus latippinus, a carnivorous marine reptile that lived 78 million years ago, contains a smaller, less developed skeleton inside of her. Scientists are therefore speculating that this...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/fossilized-pregnant-dinosaur-may-present-first-evidence-of-live-birth/According to Greek myth, Cronus, the leader of the Titans, was destined to be overthrown by one of his own children. He was aware of this prophecy. Consequently, Cronus ate any child that Rhea bore. Zeus, however, su...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/zeus-and-cronus-at-the-dinner-table/Environmental Graffiti found ten oases in the middle of cities that provide a good dose of nature for urban dwellers. Some are big enough to have hiking trails, lakes, zoos, forests, gardens, and even observatories....
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/12/the-10-most-beautiful-urban-parks-on-earth/
