Little cardboard robots with flags stating their destinations, released as a street art project in New York City. The artist made them disposable, expecting that most of them would die in the wild; but over the months, random strangers came through time and again, rescuing the bots and guiding them to their destinations. She states, "Never once was a Tweenbot lost or damaged."

http://www.tweenbots.com/





Another discovery by the folks at boingboing.

Airports aren't fun places these days, which makes for excellent random brightening. Twenty "Agents" of Improv Everywhere spent a few hours at JFK Airport greeting strangers with flowers and personalized Welcome Home signs. Their event writeup explains in detail how it was done, how people reacted, and showcases some fine wide-eyed expressions.



Improv Everywhere's writeup here:

Welcome Back Mission

Photo is from crnphoto.com 's Flickr stream. The rest of the set is here:

Welcome Back photos


Via that repository of fascinatingness, BoingBoing.

From TVTropes' "Crowning Moment of Real Life" page:

"When acclaimed rapper Nas pulled out of a performance on Later With Jools Holland, a little-known Scottish woman was invited on - with 24 hours to prepare. Armed with only a guitar and a loop pedal, she proceeded to comprehensively upstage every other act on the show with a stunning performance of sheer, utter balls. Yep, it's "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall."

TVTropes: CMRL




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