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The Netflix film A Futile and Stupid Gesture based upon the biographical book of the same name, tells the story of the legendary National Lampoon, specifically how this fledgling spinoff magazine with its unique perspective on the world became the voice of a generation. Narrated in flashback style, seemingly by an aging Doug Kenney (Martin...

Cine y Tele shared AMC Spain‘s awesome one-minute animated recap of the entire Breaking Bad television series that was created to celebrate the show’s ten-year anniversary. via Digg 8-Minute Recap of ‘Breaking Bad’ Seasons 1-5The Lion King Recap: Etch A Sketch EditionThe Day of the Doctor, A 75-Minute Special Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘Doctor...

The visual effects and animation studio, Mr. X, presents a fascinating breakdown of how they and Legacy Effects used a magical mixture of practical and visual effects to bring an appealing merman to life and transport the characters to a different location and time. via The Awesomer A Breakdown of Industrial Light & Magic’s Visual...

Prolific world record breaker, Ashrita Furman, has just set a new Guinness World Record for the farthest distance walked balancing a lawnmower on the chin (powered). Walking a distance of 71.50 m (234ft 6.96 in) in Jamaica, New York, USA, Ashrita beat his previous record by more than 50 m with the lawnmower, placed handle...

While on location in Queensland, Australia, adventurer Coyote Peterson and the Brave Wilderness crew visited the Billabong Sanctuary, where they dug up a adorably big-nosed echidna, an incredibly spiky but gentle animal that’s one of the only mammal species in the world that lay eggs. As unlikely as it might seem, Peterson was able to...

In 2010, stop-motion artist PES created an animation for Showtime entitled “The Deep”, which was re-released as HD in 2013. In it, the marine inhabitants of the ocean were made from old tools and other salvaged bits. PES has brought these marvelous creatures back in the wonderful short 4K animation “Gone Fishin’“. Scrabble 60th Anniversary...

Lucas the Spider, the adorable animated arachnid by Joshua Slice who thought he had too many eyes, who found himself outside in the winter cold and who went for a ride around the bathroom sink, found out what it was like to be looking out at life through an upside down wine glass under which...

Pawel Zadrozniak (a.k.a. “Silent“) has performed a wonderful rendition of the song “Africa” by Toto on The Floppotron, which consists of 64 floppy drives, 8 hard drives, and 2 scanners. Here is the original song. The Pokémon Theme Song Played on 64 Floppy Drives, 8 Hard Drives, and 2 ScannersThe Game of Thrones Theme Song...

BoJack Horseman and Todd Chavez rap along to Post Malone and 21 Savage‘s song “Rockstar” in an amusing mashup by Mylo the Cat. Here is the original song. The Generic 1980s, 1990s, and 2007 Pop Songs From Bojack HorsemanThe BoJack Horseman Cast Sings A Tribe Called Quest’s Song ‘Find A Way’ in a Mylo the...

Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko very succinctly and compassionately explains bipolar disorder, the physiology of the disorder, the symptoms of the disorder, the myths surrounding the disorder and what a person should do if they feel they have this disorder. If you think that you may have bipolar disorder, it’s important to seek...

Stormchasing filmmaker Mike Olbinski has once again captured a timelapse of gorgeous thunderstorm across the plains in black and white 8K footage taken on a variety of cameras. The piece is entitled “Breathe” and was named after the Ex Makina song that provided the haunting soundtrack. I hadn’t even planned to start working on this...

In a crusty episode of ACS Reactions, host Alexa Billow shares the science behind the oddly controversial grain protein of gluten by baking a loaf of bread. Billows also explains what gluten looks like, the importance of gluten in baking and those amongst the population who should really avoid gluten. Is gluten good, is gluten...

During a day of sledding with his family, an excited dog decided that he wanted a turn. As his human sat down in the sled, this eager canine jumped on and rode piggyback style down the hill. It snowed here so we took our 2 yr old to go sledding. After a few times out...

In a frosty episode of Half As Interesting, the narrator explains the reason why Longyearbyen, Norway, one of the northernmost places in the world, does not allow for the dead to be buried in their town and instead, sends them south to the much warmer Oslo. This seemingly cruel act actually has a very good...

This has been around for a while, but in case you missed this geographical wonder, the continent of Australia can be divided into a dog head and a cat head, where the cat is eating Tasmania. via You Had One Job Man With Cat Sitting on Top of His Head in New York CityLoving Bengal...

In May 2017, legendary director Michel Gondry created a brilliant ad for the the online music streaming platform Pandora entitled “Sounds Like You“. The scene opens with a short-haired woman in gym clothes going for a run through an incredible landscape of iconic album covers coming to life and closes with her scrolling through the...

A post shared by Mia (@mightystargazer) on Oct 26, 2017 at 3:06pm PDT Crafty Skurup, Sweden digital artist Mia Svensson (a.k.a “MightyStarGazer“) of Crivens! Studio crocheted and knitted an adorable Ghostbusters costume for her little dog, Pyret the chorkie. Svensson’s cute little spud wore it for Halloween in 2017. via KnitHacker Sisters Create A Winter...

A very helpful dog named Tank graciously brought in the groceries from the car into the house with very little incident. That is, until Tank realized that one of the packages contained something yummy inside and took it into another room to enjoy. Luckily his humans were well aware of what was happening and stopped...

A cute little girl, who is getting pretty upset in her high chair at meal time, instantly feels better when offered some cake. Cute Little Boy Is Not Happy at All After Dad Pretends to Steal His Ear and NoseCute Little Kid Begins Crying When Singing His ABCsCute Little Girl Meets Wired’s Giant Mech at...

Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” demonstrates how to easily remove snow from a rooftop with a lightweight Avalanche! Original 500 Snow Removal Tool. The handy gadget is available to purchase on Amazon. A One-Step Corn Kerneler for Easily Removing Kernels From the Cob in One Quick MotionClever Gadget Quickly Fills & Ties Water BalloonsThe...

Statistician Dr. Nathan Yau of Flowing Data has created a simple chart that retells a compact version of the Back to the Future plot. via Flowing Data Famous Movie Quotes Transformed Into Clever ChartsAn Interactive Chart That Roughly Plots the Amount of Years Left In a Person’s LifeA Stylistic Survey of Graphic Design by Pop...

Reality Check Films has created TIDE, a very realistic documentary parody that very effectively cuts in scenes from the real Netflix series Dope and addresses the popularity of the Tide Pod Challenge that’s sweeping across the nation. Filmed from the perspective of the police and the pod dealers, TIDE offers a gritty look behind the...

All signs indicate that a younger version Winona Ryder time traveled to the future to play Will Byers, the son of the current day Winona Ryder’s character in Stranger Things. As it turns out, younger Winona Ryder traveled to the future to play older Winona Ryder’s son in Stranger Things pic.twitter.com/CzXPx9Kn7s — Laina (@laina622) November...

An adorable koala named Harry at the Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia who is known for being really laid back and very affectionate, purposely sought out a bit of snuggle time with one of his favorite favorite humans and caretaker Tami Wilson. Harry particularly enjoyed some yummy body rubs while leaning back upon Wilson’s...

In a wonderfully absurd animation by filmmaker Leah Dubuc, actor Christopher Walken welcomes customers to his new coffee shop with the implicit understanding that things are done his unique way, no matter what shows up in the Free Trade espresso beverages he serves. The dialogue for this commercial-style film was completely improvised for the Famous...

Warner Bros. has released the second trailer for Tomb Raider, the upcoming action adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug and based on Crystal Dynamics‘ 2013 video game of the same name. The action-packed trailer follows Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) as she journeys into the unknown to solve her father’s mysterious death. Tomb Raider is set...

Belgium artist Dries Depoorter and Montreal interactive developer David Surprenant worked together to create Die With Me, a unique app that allows users to chat with strangers who all have the same problem, a very low device battery. It is only available to use when the device being used is only use has less than...

Jimmy Fallon, singer Camila Cabello, and The Roots teamed up on The Tonight Show to play Cabello’s song, “Havana,” with classroom instruments. Here is the original song. Jimmy Fallon, The Lonely Island, and The Roots Play ‘I’m On a Boat’ Using Classroom InstrumentsJimmy Fallon, Ed Sheeran, and The Roots Play ‘Shape of You’ Using Classroom...

Salisbury, North Carolina animal enthusiast and outdoor explorer Ben Zino of The Wild Report posted an incredible video of him capturing a ten foot Burmese python, “while exploring the swamps near Everglades National Park” in Florida, and sharing facts about the invasive snake as it is tries to coil around him. The Burmese python is...

The City of Los Angeles is on the lookout for a full-time graphic designer and is searching the web for their new creative hire with a hilarious help wanted ad that they shared Twitter and Facebook. Tyler of Killeen, Texas submitted his resume on Twitter and it matches their amusing Microsoft Paint style to a...

“Fantasia dei Gatti” is a beautiful story by violinist Augustin Hadelich and animated by Tam King, in which a concert violinist (Hadelich) is convinced by a neighborhood cat to play a concert in the streets. Upon hearing the beautiful music, other cats of a city come out of their hiding places in awe of the...

The Solar System Map is a fascinating interactive map that shows how big the range of the solar system would be if the earth or any other planet were the size of a basketball or a tennis ball. The example above shows the earth as the size of a basketball revolving around a red dot...

Two swimmers who were stranded out in the heavy surf at Lennox Head in New South Wales, Australia were amazingly rescued by a drone that dropped a lifesaving flotation device that helped them get back to shore. This drone, called a Little Ripper UAV, is part of a trial program funded through the Australian government...

In a shattering episode of the PBS show Physics Girl, host Dianna Cowern partnered up with Mike Boyd of Learn Quick so that he could teach her how he was able to break a wineglass with his voice. After a few tries, Cowern finally hit the right note and broke the glass. She then explained...

A wonderfully determined black dog on a turquoise leash deftly navigated the sidewalk with a giant stick in his mouth. Upon arriving home, his human immediately deposited it into a pile of other sticks of similar shape and size, all of which explains how the dog became so navigationally skilled. A Remarkably Intelligent Dog Deftly...

Aden Films posted a video featuring a street food vendor in Chongqing, China skillfully creating a giant, colorful flower out of cotton candy. While traveling through Taiwan, Aden Films filmed another amazing vendor making an elaborate cotton candy Christmas duck. via The Awesomer Chinese Street Vendor Blows Sugar Into Candy Animal ShapesHow It’s Made: Candy...

While promoting his new film Den of Thieves, Scottish actor Gerard Butler sat down with Vanity Fair to rather humorously define a series of geographically specific slang terms and expressions that he heard and used while growing up in Glasgow. Bonnie is maybe my favorite Scottish word you know. You say bonnie Scotland and a...

Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox sat down at his piano and performed a fantastic ragtime piano medley of the Super Mario Bros. theme song. Bradlee’s awesome cover is featured on his new piano album, “Songs I Know By Heart,” and is available to purchase on iTunes. Here is the original song. Levels of Tetris, A...

Vlogger Li Ziqi who very gracefully demonstrated the traditional Chinese art of making paper from scratch, shared her step-by-step process for truly homemade kimchi, starting with a trip to the garden for some fresh cabbage. After soaking and salting the leaves, Li whipped up the spicy sour marinade, mixed the two together in a beautiful...

National Geographic released the first copy of their iconic magazine in 1888. To kick off their 130th birthday celebrations in 2018, they created an amazing timelapse video featuring 130 years worth of National Geographic magazine covers shown in under two minutes. Over the last 130 years, National Geographic has changed the look of its magazine...

Bucharest, Romania digital artist Andrei Lacatusu created Social Decay, a series of haunting images that envision the downfall of popular social media platforms (Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tinder, and Pinterest) in the form of rusted old building signs in a post-apocalyptic world. images via Andrei Lacatusu via Casey Newton Fathoms, Haunting Animated Short About Two People...

A post shared by Igor Lipchanskiy (@igor.lipchanskiy) on Dec 14, 2017 at 1:24am PST Igor Lipchanskiy, a very funny man who lives in Volgograd, Russia, has created a clever series in which he seamlessly inserts himself into the unseen portion of famous album covers, making it appear as if he’s actually completing the scene. In...

“Harvest” is a brilliantly chilling documentary short about the daily life of a woman named Jenni as seen through the

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys gave an in-depth look at how a television works with help from his slow motion equipment. Free’s slow motion segments were filmed with the Phantom Flex and Phantom V2511 high-speed cameras between 1,600 and 380,000fps. If you are reading this, you’ve seen a screen with your eyes. But...

An adorably feisty baby aardvark named Winsol struggled, squirmed and refused to keep still as his keeper at the Cincinnati Zoo was attempting to get an accurate reading of his weight at three weeks old. After his weight was registered, Winsol reached out to his keeper to be taken back to his devoted mother Ali....

While ice skating, Shea Gunther captured footage of a frisbee going the distance as it gracefully rolled across the frozen surface of Great Pond in Cape Elizabeth, Maine . via Digg The Jeep Incident, Casey Neistat Documents Accidentally Driving His Jeep into a Frozen PondSix-Clawed Lobster Caught Off the Coast of MassachusettsHow Two DJ’s Turned...

A WSB-TV reporter stood on an overpass, which looked down on Georgia State Route 400 in Atlanta, and talked to viewers on live television about the importance of safe driving on icy roads. Just as the reporter mentioned that drivers have actually been careful, a car began to spin out on the highway behind him...

On an amusing episode of GQ‘s Actually Me series, they helped late night host Jimmy Kimmel go undercover on the internet and respond to people’s real comments on Twitter, reddit, YouTube, Wikipedia, IMDb, Yahoo Answers, and Quora. Jackie Chan Goes Undercover on the Internet and Responds to People’s Real CommentsNick Offerman Goes Undercover on the...

Nintendo has announced the Nintendo Labo, their new interactive line of build and play cardboard accessories for the Switch console. The Nintendo Labo collection, scheduled to be released on April 20th, 2018 with two different versions, is available to pre-order on Amazon (Variety and Robot Kit). The Variety Kit will feature five different games and...

In “See With Your Ears“, video essayist and web producer Evan Puschak (aka The Nerdwriter) insightfully examined the 2005 Steven Spielberg film Munich, noting how the exquisite sound design dictated the perspective, mood and tension of a scene. The visual side of film gets most of the attention because it’s right in front of you...