Textilidermy

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U.K. artist and fabric junkie Abigail Brown repurposes her scraps by making charming little birds in painstaking, handmade detail. Each of the little creatures accurately mimics its real-life counterpart, so expect a spot-on, one-of-a-kind rendition of such species as the Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Ponsenby Owl, Puffin and others in her shop.

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silo

Stanley Kubrick's NYC, psychic t-shirts, photon photos and more in our look at the web this week

Monied house hunters with a strong disaster mentality rejoice: Sotheby’s has listed a $750,000 Atlas-F magazine in the Adirondacks decommissioned in 1965. The massive, seven-storey subterranean silo measures 52 feet in diameter and sits 176-feet deep, accessed only by a 40-foot tunnel and two 90-ton overhead doors to move right in.

Analog Siri

Stanley Kubrick's NYC, psychic t-shirts, photon photos and more in our look at the web this week

Some intrepid trouble makers took a leap to make Apple’s Siri application accesible to the most technophobic generations. With a little creative hacking, they were able to incorporate the high-tech personal assistant into a Bluetooth-enabled rotary phone. Happy Holidays, Grandpa!