Trekkie Alert: Illustrator Draws Every Woman Captain Kirk Kissed


It was 49 years ago that Star Trek first aired (September 8, 1966), inspiring generations of Trekkies to live long and prosper. While Star Trek is a global franchise, with blockbuster movies and merchandising, it all started with the classic ’60s show. Great stories, killer characters, and a little camp made the series iconic. But there is one element that Trekkie and children’s book illustrator Kelley McMorris realized was particularly enamored with: The ladies.

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Japan Has ‘Street View’… for Cats


Google might have the ‘human’ Street View world covered, but the Japanese city of Hiroshima is doing it for cats.

That’s right: if you’ve ever wondered what the world looks like from a cat’s-eye-view (and we know you have) then this is the web app for you. Developed by the tourism board of Hiroshima, Cat Street View was designed to give a fun, low-down perspective on neighboring city Onomichi, while still bringing useful information about local businesses to the human public.

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Japan Has ‘Street View’… for Cats


Google might have the ‘human’ Street View world covered, but the Japanese city of Hiroshima is doing it for cats.

That’s right: if you’ve ever wondered what the world looks like from a cat’s-eye-view (and we know you have) then this is the web app for you. Developed by the tourism board of Hiroshima, Cat Street View was designed to give a fun, low-down perspective on neighboring city Onomichi, while still bringing useful information about local businesses to the human public.


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Love Maps? These Minimalist T-Shirts Are Your Chance To Wear One


t’s no secret that we love maps, so give us the ability to wear one and we’ll take it. Alex Szabo-Haslam is currently running a Kickstarter campaign featuring a massive collection of maps printed in T-shirts. Each of his minimalist designs uses data from OpenStreetMap to reduce a famous city to just its roads and rivers. These iconic places are so unmistakable not even the city’s name is printed on the map.

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