parkour: flip book style animation from Serene Teh
hollywoodland: a look at the Goldstein residence of Beverly Hills, featured in Charlie’s Angels and The Big Lebowski
kgb vs kfc: the football that Putin presented Trump does in fact have a chip in it but is probably harmless
vice squad: the sting that led to the arrest of Stormy Daniels was a premeditated set-up
regnal periods: a visually sharp presentation of Roman emperors by year
land transport authority: an elegant map of Singapore’s metro-system
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