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Photographer Bhautik Joshi has created “2001: A Picasso Odyssey“, a collection of scenes from Stanley Kubrick‘s sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey rendered in the style of Pablo Picasso using an artificial neural network.

A photo posted by Lisha (@lishaajasminee_bodyart) on Apr 8, 2016 at 11:07pm PDT Canberra, Australia face painter and body artist Lisha Simpson has created all sorts of incredible optical illusions on her very own arm for practice and fun. Lisha’s entire collection of body art photos are available to view on Facebook and Instagram. A […]

In the latest of their incredibly insightful videos, the School of Life offers, through serene animation by Avi Ofer, incredibly helpful advice in getting past the pain of rejection, how to allow oneself to grieve and how not to let one’s own lowered self esteem make the issue bigger than it is. Firstly don’t attempt […]

The Wall Street Journal recently broke down and analyzed the rhymes in the Tony Award nominated Broadway musical Hamilton. The online article uses clips from the show and other popular hip-hop tracks along with impressive interactive visualizations that highlight the rhymes and why they work so well. How does ‘Hamilton,’ the non stop, hip-hop Broadway sensation tap […]

In a new video for Tested, a very excited Adam Savage made his way over to Crissy Field in San Francisco to meet up with Dutch artist Theo Jansen and his incredible Strandbeest as they made their way down the beach. With each step, Savage gleefuly marveled at the incredible engineering that was involved in […]

A young boy named Josh Breaux made a quick getaway on his bicycle after surreptitiously entering his neighbors garage in order to give their welcoming black labrador retriever Duchess a hug. After watching this heartwarming video, the dog’s human Hollie Breaux Mallet put a plea out to her Pierre Part, Louisiana neighbors in an attempt […]

A photo posted by Phil Grishayev (@phil_grishayev) on Mar 15, 2016 at 8:02am PDT Back to the Future Los Angeles video producer Phil Grishayev took photos of himself visiting historic and famous film locations to compare how they look today. His entire collection of photos are available to view on Instagram. #filmlocation from #FightClub starring […]

A sweet but spunky little blue penguin named Bagpipes was fitted by mechanical engineer Dr. Don Clucas for a custom 3D printed prosthetic replacement for the foot that he lost in 2007 due to tangled fishing wire. Because of his injury, Bagpipes has been a resident of the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. […]

Edward Snowden explained the state of American surveillance in an episode of Vice News. Snowden told Vice co-founder Shane Smith how a person’s cellphone could be used to spy on them, and showed him how to disable it. The episode also looked at several of the programs governments can use to spy on their own […]

This post was sponsored by BLIPS via Syndicate Ads. BLIPS is a paper thin set of microscope lenses for smartphone, tablets and many other devices, such as PCs, etc. The lenses are so slim that you can connect them to your device or keep them in your pocket without having to worry about losing them. […]

Ubisoft has released a reveal trailer for Watch Dogs 2, the upcoming open world action-adventure third-person shooter video game and sequel to Watch Dogs from 2014. The game will pit hero Marcus Holloway in San Francisco for some action-packed hacking, parkouring, and fighting throughout San Francisco. Watch Dogs 2 is set to be released on […]

Sony Pictures has released a collection of Ghostbusters character videos that introduce the new team of New York monster hunters. We get to meet the great Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert, Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates, Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzmann, and Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan, Chris Hemsworth as Kevin, and the vehicle Ecto-1. […]

Thank you for making a doll like me! A young girl named Emma cried tears of joys when she opened a special present, an American Girl doll fitted with a prosthetic leg just like hers. Emma’s family sent the doll to prosthetics manufacturer A Step Ahead which offers children with limb loss the service of fitting […]

Developer Simone Giertz, the creator of robotic devices that seek make light work of daily chores, partnered up with entrepreneurial hacker Samy Kamkar in several hilarious attempts to create a drone that cuts hair. The pair ultimately achieved their goal, but not how it was originally intended. Put a pair of scissors on a drone […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the 3D animated Disney film Zootopia. Follow along with this kids movie/noir crime thriller full of bright colors and… racial slurs? Disney and Pixar’s Zootopia is the film that will teach your kids tolerance and potentially turn them into future furries!

Rey’s Speeder Builder Robert Lundmark has recreated a series of memorable vehicles from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with LEGO like Rey’s Speeder, Teedo’s Luggabeast, and Poe’s X-wing. Robert’s entire collection of photos are available to view on Flickr. Teedo’s Luggabeast Poe’s X-wing via The Brothers Brick

The recently discovered elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 will officially have the names nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og) added to the periodic table of elements pending review. The additional names were announced by The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the body that oversees the periodic table. The IUPAC has […]

Can We Take a Joke? is a new documentary by director Ted Balaker that explores the intersection of comedy, free speech, and outrage. The film features interviews with outspoken comedians and performers like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, Adam Carolla, and many more. The film will be released in select theaters July 29, 2016 […]

Former scientist Matt Hamlin (a.k.a. “UpIsNotJump“) has created an awesome video where he recreates some of the best scenes from Rick and Morty in the video game world of Fallout 4. The best Rick and Morty scenes recreated using Fallout 4, featuring a few mods made by me, only a bit of Nexus mods pinching […]

A tiny red ruffed lemur named Ony, explores his brand new world at the San Diego Zoo Primate Propagation Center with enormous eyes as his mom Morticia keeps a close eye on him. Ony, who was born on May 18, is the first of his rare and endangered breed to be born at the center […]

Charlie Immer Volume 40 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine has been announced and will feature artwork by contemporary artists from around the world. Artist Charlie Immer will be featured on the cover of the upcoming issue. Volume 40 of the quarterly art publication is currently available to pre-order from the Hi-Fructose website and […]

Artist and slow crafter Hiné Mizushima who is known for her wonderful yarn and felt work, has created a new line of colorful octopuses packaged like specimens and placed under glass. ???????????????????????????Added also Octopus project on my @AdobePortfolio https://t.co/OxEDXFFU93 pic.twitter.com/TeaPjXGkzu — Hine Mizushima????? (@sheishine) May 29, 2016 photos by Hiné Mizushima

Humor site Above Average has created some very interesting recipes for Kraft macaroni and cheese summer cocktails using such refreshing ingredients as cucumber, lime, seltzer and fresh fruit, just in time for summer. Summer is here! Whether poolside, lakeside or beachside; life is better with a fruity summer cocktail in your hand! The mixologists at […]

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Zazi Nombies recently built an incredible replica of Reinhardt‘s dangerous Rocket Hammer melee weapon from the popular multiplayer FPS, Overwatch, out of 4,500 LEGO bricks. Our heaviest LEGO melee weapon yet, we build Reinhardt’s Rocket Hammer from Overwatch, entirely from 4,500 bricks! Complete with its three rocket thrusters, and light-up exhaust vents, here is the […]

A photo posted by Tim Samuel (@timsamuelphotography) on Jun 3, 2016 at 4:34pm PDT Australian photographer Tim Samuel was diving in Byron Bay, New South Wales, when he encountered the incredibly rare sight of a small fish that had become trapped inside the body of a jellyfish. While the fish wasn’t able to break free, […]

Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“) has created a mashup of Beavis and Butt-Head rapping along to the song “Da Rockwilder” by Method Man and Redman. Featuring cameos by Stewart, Daria, Principal McVicker, and Tom Anderson. For those of you who care about how these things come about, here goes… I’ve had this song on […]

Tendigi has created a case and app that allow the Android operating system to run on an iPhone. The case is built using a HiKey LeMaker board to power the Android system, and when it’s connected to an iPhone running the Tendigi app, users can run a fully operational version of Google’s OS on their […]

LYFE is a unique planter that hovers above a magnetic base and rotates in order to provide the plant with 360 degrees of nourishment from the sun, rather than traditional soil. Founder Simon Morris, who’s “goal is to create high-quality anti-gravity products that captivate the imagination”, is currently raising funds through Kickstarter in order to […]

Alfred Hitchcock King Cuts is the title of Seattle artist Mike Leavitt‘s wonderful art project and solo art show at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City featuring his wooden sculptures combining directors and their popular movie characters. The solo show opened on May 14th, 2016 and will remain on display until June 11th. […]

A photo posted by GrubGrade (@grubgrade) on Jun 4, 2016 at 2:28pm PDT According to GrubGrade, Burger King is testing a burger/burrito hybrid called the Whopperito at a few locations in Pennsylvania. The interesting combination has quickly gained national attention, and was even the topic of one of Stephen Colbert‘s monologues on The Late Show. The […]

A married couple spent six months traveling the world and they filmed their adventure one second every day. The couple visited the United States, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Australia, Japan, and England. via Boing Boing

On a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show, Kelsey Grammer explained how he got the role of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons and revealed his inspiration for the sinister character’s voice.

The Loungr is a chair that can be inflated for use in a matter of seconds, and just as quickly be deflated and put away in its travel bag. The Loungr is made of durable ripstop nylon and can be used on rough surfaces without damage. For added relaxation, the travel bag also features a bottle […]

A photo posted by Russ & Daughters (@russanddaughters) on Jun 1, 2016 at 9:25am PDT Russ & Daughters, the legendary Lower East Side deli and cafe, have made a number of sweet dreams come true by sandwiching homemade ice cream between two delectable layers of their homemade chocolate babka, just in time for summer. Russ […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction have created a supercut video featuring some of the most emotional moments in movies. They make us feel the feels with clips from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Bambi, Titanic, and more. This video is sponsored by Kleenex Brand Facial Tissues… just kidding.

A baby was startled by a shadow puppet on a wall when the fierce creature suddenly snapped towards the child. via Tami Ellis Beale

404 Not Found is a hilarious new coloring book created by The Oatmeal featuring all sorts of weird, kid friendly drawings and a story about a “robot lost in a world of pregnant dolphins and interstellar travel.” To please the fans, The Oatmeal is also releasing a NSFW edition of the coloring book, appropriately titled […]

Authors Liz Fosslien and Mollie West have written an insightful illustrated essay that deftly explains in fantastic detail how an introvert processes information and socializes in direct comparison to those who are extroverts. Dear Extroverts, We love your energy and your excitement. But as introverts, we sometimes feel misunderstood. We wish you could visualize what’s […]

Emojipedia has created Apple-style mockups of the 72 new emojis being added to Unicode 9 on June 21, 2016. The new emojis include bacon, a clown face, juggling balls, and more in a variety of categories. The full list is available with examples on the Emojipedia site, and they produced a video showcasing the new […]

In the latest episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, the late, great musical genius Frank Zappa spoke the American inanity of fads, why women were never in his band and why he left New York City for Los Angeles in a 1971 interview with Howard Smith. I served my time […]

Amazon Studios, in partnership with Sony Pictures, has released the official trailer for the semi-biographical film Elvis & Nixon which tells the story of the impromptu historic meeting, which resulted in the most requested photo from the United States National Archives. On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock ’n Roll showed up […]

A photo posted by Vinnie's Pizzeria (@vinniesbrooklyn) on Jun 1, 2016 at 2:54pm PDT Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn, who has become known for their meta pizza slice made out of tinier pizza slices and their environmentally friendly pizza box made out of pizza has now come up with an inventive new slice that is completely […]

Sadako, the ghost from the Ring Trilogy, threw out the opening pitch of a baseball game between the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Yakult Swallows at Japan’s Sapporo Dome. Appropriately, the batter was Kayako, the ghost from The Grudge franchise. via Netora pot Enta, RocketNews24

Makers at NYC Resistor in Brooklyn created a miniature golf hole inspired by a human cell for the Minigolf Course at Figment NYC 2016 on Governor’s Island in New York City. The NYC Resistor team was inspired by the course’s theme for the year “Mini Is the New Big,” and they shared the details of their […]

“Crazy Russian Hacker” Taras Kulakov and Roman Atwood fired a single bullet at five lightbulbs arranged in a row. The bulbs each burst in slow motion as the bullet passed through from one to the next, sending shattered glass and burning filament flying.

Jamie Lee Curtis recently cosplayed with her son, Thomas Guest, as an orc shaman for the Warcraft movie premiere that took place at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Monday, June 6th, 2016. To top things off, Jamie and her son made sure to shout out “Leeroy Jenkins!” while in costume in tribute to […]

James Corden was joined by Tony nominees Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Jane Krakowski to sing some Broadway Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show. The group sang songs from Hamilton, Rent, and Les Misérables. Corden will be hosting the 70th Tony Awards on Sunday June 12, 2016.

Mayor Wertz has created a moving compilation of celebrity chef Guy Fieri eating in his various television shows set to the Johnny Cash cover version of “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails.

Bretagne, the beautiful golden retriever who was the last surviving 9/11 rescue dog and member of Texas Task Force 1, was given a hero’s salute as she made her final public appearance. She was nearly 17 years old. Sixteen-year-old Bretagne (pronounced Brit-nee), the last known FEMA Search & Rescue Canine who served at Ground Zero, […]