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via reddit, Boing Boing Filmmaker Creates a Time-Lapse Documenting Each Mile of His 2,600-Mile Hike Along the Pacific Crest TrailA Google Maps View of Frodo Baggins’ Journey Across Middle-Earth to MordorThe Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack Available in Hardcover

In a rather clever episode of Simon’s Cat, the mischievous feline very capably demonstrated the unique yoga poses that come naturally to most cats. These moves included “Downward Cat”, the “Lazy Butterfly”, the “Flying Pidgeon”, the “Half Lord of Fishes” and the “Full Lord of Fishes” Watch Simon’s Cat unlock all of his chakras in...

In a wonderful interview with Big Think for his new book “A Life in Parts“, actor Bryan Cranston, who is known for playing very distinct characters, including that of Walter White in the groundbreaking series Breaking Bad for five sublime seasons. Cranston graciously shared the story of an event in his life that helped him...

In a truly touching video from Hope for Paws, rescuers Eldad Hagar and Lisa Arturo gently coaxed a scared, seemingly abandoned eight year old German shepherd out from under a parked minivan with yummy pieces of a cheeseburger. The hungry dog followed Arturo all the way in to a fenced in area where the rescuers...

In 1949, legendary animator Chuck Jones created “So Much for So Little“, an Oscar-winning government produced animated short that makes the case for public healthcare. This care consisted of doctors, nurses and sanitation personnel who would work together to ensure that infant mortality rates were lowered, ensure proper vaccinations were received and every child had...

A sweet little baby flamingo named Squish, who was abandoned as an egg, hatched and nurtured at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore, is learning how to walk. Because he can’t go into the flamingo pond quite yet, the kind human attendants take Squish for his necessary daily exercise but before he goes, Squish dons...

On an interesting episode of Technique Critique by Wired, dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes the work of actors who played real people in movies and television shows. He takes a look at Jamie Foxx‘s on screen performance as Ray Charles in Ray, Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan (Jude Quinn) in I’m Not There, and Alec...

Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay created another one of his fascinating video essays. This particular essay looks at the non-linear timeline that director Christopher Nolan employed throughout his 2000 film Memento, which interspersed both chronological (black and white) and reverse-chronological (color) scenes throughout the film and propelled the plot forward with questions...

A post shared by Planet Prudence (@planetprudence) on Jul 3, 2017 at 12:37pm PDT Belgian artist Prudence Geerts has created “Planet Prudence”, a wonderful, slightly self-deprecating and extremely relatable webcomic that features an illustrated version of herself quite frequently comparing herself to other women. At other times, however, Prudence is happy with herself and her...

DaveHax shows how to spiral cut a pineapple using the Pineapple Slicer & Wedger by Tomorrow’s Kitchen. Testing out a Pineapple spiralizer cutter kitchen gadget to see how well it works and make a cool display. How to slice and serve a pineapple. Perfect for a summer party next to a fruit salad. Expert Woodworker...

A post shared by Roberto Benavidez (@roberto_benavidez) on Jul 31, 2017 at 11:06am PDT Roberto Benavidez a multimedia artist who lives in Los Angeles creates gorgeous handmade piñatas. One of his amazing series translated the wondrously eccentric creatures found in the iconic Hieronymus Bosch triptych masterpiece “Garden of Earthly Delights” into highly detailed piñata form....

Adam Savage of Tested received a new set of a Thracian warrior armor that he received in the mail from Prop Store, a memorabilia company that collects and also sells costumes and props from popular movies. A massive box filled with packing peanuts and voluminous zip-lock bags just arrived at the cave! That can only...

A post shared by b.george (@great78project) on Aug 14, 2017 at 3:17pm PDT The Great 78 Project is a collaborative project between the Internet Archive, George Blood LP, and the Archive of Contemporary Music that seeks to work with the community in order to locate and preserve as many 78rpm records as possible. The current...

An adorable cockatoo named Onni took his daily position in front of the window to watch his beloved human Daddy come home. As soon the man walked through the door, the excited bird gleefully jumped upon his shoulder and began yammering about his day in the man’s accommodating ear. Onni cockatoo is ecstatic that his...

A post shared by Lee Hurley (@hurleyfx) on Jul 13, 2017 at 9:52am PDT Artist Lee Hurley has created Grootpool, an awesome 3D printed sculptural mashup of the tree-like comic book superhero Baby Groot and loud mouth antihero Deadpool. Lee posted more photos of his cute mashup on Instagram and Facebook. A post shared by...

“Pixey” is an animated short film created by Callison Slater, starring Brizzy Voices and Matthew Curtis, that is inspired by cartoons from the 1990s. It follows an obsessed man who gets sucked into his television set and meets his cartoon crush. His meeting turns into a classic story of having to save the princess from...

London animation studio Animade has created “Robot & The Robots,” a delightful animated short about a band of talented robots who perform their hit song, “Robot_Song_03.mp3.” Animade shared a behind-the-scenes look at how they created this fun animation on their website. This studio project is a celebration of music, experimentation and of course, robots! We...

A post shared by Johnny (@sgtbananas) on Apr 11, 2016 at 8:24pm PDT Photographer Johnny Wu (a.k.a. “sgtbananas”) has taken an incredible collection of dramatic photos featuring Star Wars action figures. Johnny’s entire series of toy photographs are available to view on Instagram. A post shared by Johnny (@sgtbananas) on Oct 17, 2016 at 8:26pm...

In 2011, young girl Wang Zhuoxin of the Zhuang Central Primary School in Beijing, China set the Guinness World Record for jumping over 110 individual skipping ropes with the help of 55 of her classmates. Standing either side of Wang in two large semi-circles, 55 of her school mates swung the ropes – making sure...

Licensed architect and teacher Doug Patt of How to Architect has created a tutorial on how to hand letter like an architect from A to Z. Hand lettering is a dying art but I still enjoy it and this is how I do it. This video is a quick tutorial on how architects (used to)...

In a rhythmic episode of “Vox Pop“, host Estelle Caswell explained the concept of gated reverb, its incredible soaring popularity in the 1980s, its recent comeback and how it all came about as an accident. During a recording session for Peter Gabriel‘s (“Melting Face”) third album, engineer Hugh Padgham used a new console and found...

bowzer087 made a wonderful timelapse of the 2017 total solar eclipse as seen from Broken Bow, NE. via reddit Stunning Timelapse of a Total Solar Eclipse in 2012Explaining What Happens During a Total Solar Eclipse and the Precautions to Take Viewing OneThe PROBA2 Satellite Captures Extreme Ultraviolet Images of a Total Solar Eclipse

In 2012, we wrote about a miracle cat named Anakin, who was born without a pelvis or back legs. Since that time, his human Carrie Hawks has been doing a lot of documenting, not only of Anakin’s amazing skills, but also of his little orange tabby brother Mika. Mika is also a special kitty who...

A beautiful golden retriever named Harper rested his front paws on the living room ottoman and put his nose directly in front of an iPad playing a video of squirrels romping around the screen. Harper became immediately mesmerized with the virtual sciuridae and made himself completely still, making it known that nothing could drag him...

A post shared by frontstreetanimals (@frontstreetanimals) on Aug 11, 2017 at 6:02pm PDT After her husband died, a wonderfully kindhearted woman named Melani Andrews from Galt, California walked into the Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento and asked for the most un-adoptable dog so that she could take him or her out of the shelter...

On August 14, 2017, the Pantone Color Institute in collaboration with the Prince Estate introduced a beautiful custom color purple hue entitled “Love Symbol #2“, in memory of the late, great musician who was widely known for his love of all things purple. Prince’s association with the color purple was galvanized in 1984 with the...

In a rather profanity explicit video, a group of deaf and hearing impaired people graciously demonstrated how to curse using sign language for the cameras of WatchCut Video. Of course, the most obvious form of profanity was offered up first, but as the video goes on, the motions became more creative. How do you swear...

In an enlightening episode of the Canadian artisan series Oú Se Trouve by Stereokroma profiles 40 year glass artist veteran Gerald Collard of the Neon Family design studio in Montreal to get a look at how neon lights are made. Interesting facts about neon signs: Neon is actually a very durable and efficient form of...

While performing at the 2017 Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka, Japan, the fabulous Foo Fighters asked singer Rick Astley to join them onstage and began playing the opening notes of the classic Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit“. After a few measures, the song quickly turned into a rocking version Astley’s most popular hit “Never...

Netflix released a concrete crushing trailer for The Punisher, Marvel‘s upcoming television series about the comic book character of the same name. The trailer gives us a look at Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) as he talks about coming to collect and finishing the job that he started. The Punisher is scheduled to release on Netflix...

Now Is Your Moment To Shine by The Oatmeal 24K Gold Rolling PapersBilly Crystal Tearfully Delivered a Beautiful Tribute to the Late Robin Williams at the 2014 Emmy AwardsMoment, An App That Automatically Tracks How Much You Use Your Phone

Musicians Jack Landstreet (flute) and Thillman Benham (cello) teamed up to perform an ice melting cello and beatboxing flute cover of the Game of Thrones theme song. The flute and cello were recorded live at the magnificent undercroft of Baltimore’s Cathedral of the Incarnation. With high arches and stone architecture, this hall sends us back...

Firebox has created the Head Case, amusing personalized luggage covers that you can order with your face or a friend’s face printed on it. They are available to purchase from the Firebox shop. Prevent ‘Baggage Reclaim’ drama and make sure your bag stands out from the crowd by slipping it snuggly inside a Head Case....

In a creative episode of Vox Almanac, host Phil Edwards interviews Boston artist Pat Hines to find out how and why he created such awesome color illustrations for his book, Camp Redblood and The Essential Revenge, with only the use of Microsoft Paint. Vox also shared two videos (part 1 and 2) that show Pat’s...

Looper gives us a glimpse at what the amazing cast of kids from Stranger Things look like in real life. They also go into detail explaining what the group of friends enjoy doing, when not on set. As Halloween 2017 fast approaches, so does the highly anticipated second season of Stranger Things, Matt and Ross...

A post shared by @emilia_clarke on Aug 17, 2017 at 12:11pm PDT Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, posted a hilarious behind-the-scenes video on Instagram of Kit Harington (Jon Snow) pretending to be a dragon. A post shared by @emilia_clarke on Aug 6, 2017 at 10:12am PDT David Hasselhoff Stars in...

Toronto, Canada commercial real estate broker Zev Gitalis took his 97-year-old grandfather on a ride in his Tesla electric car and absolutely blew his mind with all of its futuristic features. via reddit The Revenge of the Electric Car, A Documentary About the Resurgence of The Electric CarWhat It’s Like to Own a Tesla Model...

via Monty Boy Heroic Cat Rescues Four-Year-Old Boy From a Dog AttackWhiskas Australia Tests Out a Wearable Camera for Cats That Automatically Posts Pictures to InstagramA Touching Christmas Ad About a Boy, His Penguin, And Sharing Love

Dan Wolfe posted a video of a very smart dog walking around in Huangpu village in China carrying a sign to help advertise a local burger join. The clever pup occasionally paused to make sure people passing by saw his important sign. We saw a dog holding a sign for a local burger joint while...

In a timely episode of Numberphile, astronomer Cliff Stole excitedly explained how often the hands of an analogue clock overlap one another during the course of 12 hours. The answer is not as obvious as one would originally think. There’s a simple way to solve it let’s go back to noon how many times do...

After a tough week on America’s Got Talent, the golden-throated Puddles Pity Party performed an operatic cover of the R.E.M. song “Losing My Religion“, taking care to enunciate each word to drive home the somber nature of the lyrics. This week has been a wild ride. I tried and I stumbled. Sometimes it felt as...

In 1969, the infamous ear-worm entitled “MANAMANA” made its American television debut on the 14th episode of Sesame Street. A beatnik named Bip Bippadotta comes across two girls who wanted to sing a song. The bearded Bip could only say one word, but the girls just filled in the rest around him. The skit was...

Norwegian rocker Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios created a multitrack heavy metal cover of the classic Toto song “Africa” with the help of guitarist Rabea Massaad and vocalist Hannah Boulton. NEW METAL COVER!Had some friends over and had a shredding time! All my covers are for sale here:DIRECTLY FROM… https://t.co/sJpsbLAcwa — Leo Moracchioli (@FrogLeapStudios)...

Much to his human’s dismay, a little red fox named Loki hilariously crawled under the couch cover and began “biting the couch”. When his human pleaded him not to do so, Loki crawled further under the cover. Finally when his human began to poke at him, Loki poked his big nose through a small hole...

NetMusic has captured the sheer power of Eddie Vedder‘s voice as heard through isolated studio vocal tracks in such Pearl Jam songs as “I’m Alive” and “Black” which are then matched to live footage. Like the video with isolated Beach Boys harmonies, these music-less videos are a bit disconcerting, but the unique beauty of Vedder’s...

In June, Researchers at SMART, the collaborative Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology shared their successful trials of a self-driving, self-navigating wheelchair that simply requires a destination to be plotted into the on-board computer. The team, led by Daniela Rus, took inspiration from their line of autonomous scooters and cars in an effort to meet...

“Chase” is a mesmerizing stop motion animated short, shot in Ireland and Poland, that was directed by Sligo, Ireland artist Páraic Mc Gloughlin. The captivating film, compiled of Páraic’s own personal photos and sounds, explores time and the similar decisions that we all make and the paths we take in life. Shot in Ireland and...

Actor Jacob Anderson, who plays Grey Worm on Game of Thrones, joined Vanity Fair to critique various rap music videos about the hit HBO television series. Jacob is also a singer and songwriter himself who goes by the stage name Raleigh Ritchie. A Recap Rap of All 6 Seasons of Game of ThronesGame of Thrones...

On a fiery episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, former Man v. Food host Adam Richman sat down with host Sean Evans to tell stories about his life while eating progressively spicy wings. A post shared by First We Feast (@firstwefeast) on Aug 16, 2017 at 1:58pm PDT Steve-O Tells Insane Stories...

Great Big Story travelled to Unalaska, Alaska to speak with Carlin Enlow, the executive director Unalaska Visitor’s Bureau along with other residents about the enormous number of bald eagles that populate their island and how they affect daily life. While it’s apparent that the birds are a nuisance, the residents love them dearly. I’ve been...