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A post shared by Raku Inoue ?? ?? ?TYO????MTL? (@reikan_creations) on Jul 30, 2017 at 6:14am PDT In a series entitled “Natura Insects”, Montreal artist Raku Inoue of Reikan Apparel has created an absolutely gorgeous series of insects, including a beetle, a butterfly, a dragonfly and a spider, all made out of petals, twigs and...

The Dark Tower stars Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. The Dark Tower hits theaters this week. Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey Duel in a Thrilling Trailer for Stephen King’s The Dark TowerJennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Answer...

A teeny-tiny munchkin kitten named Milo played an inadvertent game of “the floor is lava” as he deftly avoided walking on the grass by jumping from lap to lap. Perhaps the itchy blades scratched against his little belly or he didn’t like the way it felt between his toes, but Milo definitely preferred wandering around...

Filmmaker Pierpaolo Andraghetti has created an animated digital model of M.C. Escher‘s famous Impossible Cube in order to visually examine how this amazing optical illusion comes into place as a three-dimensional shape. Just an experiment on how this cube would look in real (?) life via b3ta, The Awesomer Real Life Model of M.C. Escher’s...

YouTuber Bon Shaw posted a wonderful video of his surprisingly friendly pet fish who looks so forward to Shaw’s visit, that he’s willing to forgo food in order to get in some play time. According to Shaw, the fish wants to play whenever he’s around. This little guy just loves to watch me wherever I...

“Are You Living an Insta Lie?” is a really insightful video by the anti-bullying organization Ditch the Label, which tackles the saccharin existence of highly coordinated photos that are posted on Instagram to incite envy or admiration in others (an Insta Lie). Similar to the 2015 Chompoo Baritone project, the video proves once again that...

The British Library has digitized all 570 images of original thoughts, illustrations and ideas belonging to Leonardo DaVinci as contained in the Codex Arundel. This wonderful, irreplaceable piece of history has been with housed in the library since 1834. This historical notebook has since been made available online using “Turning the Pages 2.0“, large scale...

An adorable group of four fainting goat kids took turns jumping onto a gray exercise ball at their home in Vermillion, Ohio. No matter how many times they attempted, not one of them could achieve any semblance of balance, but that didn’t keep them from continually trying. These adorable baby goats have been caught kidding...

“In a Heartbeat” by Beth David and Esteban Bravo is a charming animation about a shy young man named Sherwing who was perched in a tree and sneaking a peek at Jonathan, the guy on whom he has a crush. When Jonathan turned around at a noise, the Sherwin’s heart leaped out of his chest...

Istanbul, Turkey self taught artist Berk Armagan (a.k.a. “SEYYAHART“) draws on papers cups to illustrate all of the amazing sights and landmarks that he has seen while traveling the world. Berk’s entire collection of travel photos are available to view on Instagram and his website. A post shared by seyyahart (@seyyahart) on Jul 9, 2017...

Village Vanguard is featuring a Bento Backpack that has a clear plastic outer shell and comes with three separate pouches that look like delicious Japanese foods. It is available to pre-order from the Village Vanguard shop and is scheduled to ship in late September 2017. images via Village Vanguard via IT Media, RocketNews24 Nyarageta, Japanese...

While sitting in traffic on a Japanese highway in Nagoya, Aichi, an amused couple noticed that a little green mantis had landed on the dashboard of their car. They believed that the insect would just fly away when they they started moving again. Surprisingly, however, the mantis remained in place, stretching its body back an...

While walking along a picturesque trail in Katmai National Park in southern Alaska, an alert and rather concerned hiker named Geoffrey Glassner noticed that a big grizzly bear with her two cubs at her side started follow him. Keeping his wits about him, the hiker wisely turned around and began walking backwards so as to...

With help of animation, the very bearded Emmett Montgomery, a standup comic and writer, fondly remembered Walter, the stinky, slovenly cat who was unexpectedly left with his family. Walter was very fat, angry, had trouble meowing and didn’t like being touched. Yet after a while, Walter began to warm up to Emmett and Emmett to...

While at Comic-Con 2017, Tested editor Norman Chan got an up close look at a lot of the stop-motion puppets, vehicles, and environments created for LAIKA animation studio’s amazing collection of films. From 3D-printed model parts to large-scale mechanized puppets, the fabrication and finish of these characters are a labor of love for the art...

“Escaping Prison with Dungeons & Dragons” is a 10-minute documentary by VICE‘s gaming channel, Waypoint, that follows former maximum security prison cellmates Melvin Woolley-Bey and Aaron Klug. They share their story about how playing the tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder, helped them cope with their incarcerations and easing their way back...

The LaMetric Time is a WiFi connected, app enabled smart clock to use at home or at work. It is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $169 (15% off retail price). Clocks are great for telling the time, sure, but LaMetric Time is so, so much more than a clock. This WiFi-connected,...

Cooperative of Photography (COOPH) teamed up with photographer Christoph Oberschneider to share seven awesome drone photography tips to try out this summer. Combining creative concepts with some useful tips and tricks, this video will teach you how to get stunning aerial images with your friends and make your summer truly unforgettable! All photography was shot...

John P. Hess of Filmmaker IQ gives us an interesting look at the history of movie title sequences. He points out a few well known title sequences and observes at how intros have evolved over the years. Not only do Title Sequences tell you the name of the film and the stars, they can also...

Burger Fiction has created a montage video of some of the greatest cat scenes in movies. They featured felines from The Wizard of Oz, Alien, The Aristocats, and Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. Cats in movies. People love movies and people love cats. So here they are together on the internet. What a purrrrrrfect combination,...

A post shared by Alya J (@mamaj1822) on Jul 21, 2017 at 5:57am PDT Ayla Jakubowicz posted footage of her adorable two-year-old son, Guy, boarding a flight at the Kansas City International Airport and making fellow passengers smile as he offered anyone and everyone a friendly fist bump. My son on the campaign trail, attempting...

Jimmi Simpson, who plays William on HBO’s Westworld, attempts to recap the first season of the series in six minutes for Vanity Fair. Jimmi Simpson of Westworld, A Talented Actor Who Plays Comedic and Dramatic Roles With Equal SkillA Glimpse Into the New HBO Series ‘Westworld’ About Artificially Sentient Beings at a Wild West Amusement...

A silly little orangutan at the Nyaru Menteng Centre who was looking for attention, hilariously pulled a sack over his head and seemingly pretended to be a ghost. When this didn’t get a rise, the orangutan resorted to repeated physical comedy that made his friend react in kind. This orangutan will just not leave his...

Great Big Story caught up with Sarah Walters, an incredibly talented henna artist in the Seattle, Washington area who creates absolutely gorgeous henna crowns for people, specifically women who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy, free of charge. Walters was inspired to offer this service after doing a favor for her mother’s friend. I...

The very talented Lord Vinheiro brilliantly played a very helpful piano medley of classical compositions that are very easily recognized in seconds by ear, but rather difficult to name at any time. I played 10 classical songs that you’ve heard but do not know the name. In fact, no one knows their names. Lord Vinheiro...

A very proud African giant pouched rat who couldn’t wait to share the good news that she was a mother, excitedly dragged her human Ismerie Laurencin by the finger to come and meet the new arrivals. These amazing rodents are part of APOPO, a Belgian non-profit organization that trains rats to sniff out tuberculosis and...

In an insightful essay for Vox, video editor Christophe Haubursin takes a pretty detailed looked at how director Chris Nolan and composer Hans Zimmer employ certain sounds to add an additional emotional layer to a scene. One such technique featured in the film Dunkirk, is the use of the Shepard Tone – a tri-tone auditory...

Los Angeles musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt has created a delightful new mashup video where Mr. Rogers sings a death metal version of the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood theme song, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” The substitute vocals were provided by Bördi. Here is the original song. Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood OpeningA...

A post shared by Hine Mizushima / ???? (@sheishine) on Jul 18, 2017 at 10:46pm PDT Slow crafter Hiné Mizushima has created a line of extremely detailed, plaque mounted giant paramecium made out of felt. These single cell organism reproductions were created for an art show at Ranbu Gallery in Osaka, Japan. These and many...

Paris, France makeup artist and cartoon designer Audrey Logeais has used her amazing set of skills to turn people into iconic villains from Disney films. She transforms individuals into Scar from The Lion King, Kylo Ren from Star Wars, Hades from Hercules, and Bellwether from Zootopia. Audrey’s work is available to view on Instagram and...

A very clever Japanese student named Tomo attached a bunch of squeaky rubber chicken heads to the back vent of a portable vacuum cleaner, which made a nice sound together. He then upped the volume by attaching another set to the hose with the suction pulling inward while the vent pulled air outward, producing an...

Los Angeles, California maker Allen Pan of Sufficiently Advanced released a Hackster.io tutorial on how to create a set of DIY arm mounted flamethrowers that activate when you throw a punch. Allen captured footage of kung fu master Oscar Perez putting his arm flamethrowers through their paces. A post shared by Allen Pan (@sufficientlyadvanced) on...

In celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary, the French robotics group La Machine engaged two of their most incredible mechanical machines – Kumo the Spider and Long Ma the fire-breathing dragon horse – in a spectacular battle entitled “The Spirit of the Dragon-Horse, With Stolen Wings” in front of the Ottawa Supreme Court building. This amazing...

In a geeky episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Mushroom Risotto and Monster Cake from Nintendo‘s video game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Zelda: Breath of the Wild may very well be the first open-world RPG developed for the Switch, released in 2017, not including DLC,...

Tested‘s Adam Savage met up with the amazing folks at Magic Wheelchair, a non-profit organization that creates epic costumes for disabled children in wheelchairs, while at Comic-Con 2017. During the convention, Magic Wheelchair volunteers revealed their six new Justice Leagues themed wheelchairs and gave them to a group of kids who each submitted a request...

Catio Spaces in the Seattle, Washington area, is a design service that creates unique, architecturally friendly, DIY and custom cat enclosures that keep kitty safe and employ the harmonizing principles of feng shui, making them visually appealing to both feline and human. The company was started by Cynthia Chomos, a designer who originally sought to...

Looper takes a look at some key movie roles in Hollywood that were destined to only be offered to one actor, because they were basically made for the part. They feature Robbie Coltrane‘s role as Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter, Ron Perlman as Hellboy in the movie of the same name, and Dave Bautista as...

The heroic engaged couple Koyne Watson and Tasha Hunt helped put a grass fire out in Kamloops, British Columbia by hitting it repeatedly with a massive spray of water from their 1987 Eliminator Scorpion jetboat. Heroic Dog Plunges Into Harbor Waters to Rescue a Tiny Baby Deer From DrowningJoey the Cat Loves To Drink Water,...

Hole-in-one – ??A new @Porsche – ??On your 400th European Tour start – ?? What a day it was for @SiemMarcel ? pic.twitter.com/w25BoBbFbV — The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 29, 2017 German golfer Marcel Siem won himself a brand new Porsche during the 17th hole of the Porsche European Open golf tournament in Hamburg for...

In the animated “Optimistic Nihilism“, The ever-philosophical Kurzesagt took a rather broad look at the stark, sobering facts of human existence within the enormity of the entire universe. After drawing a rather bleak picture, the essay switched course by reinforcing the crucial duty of the individual to take responsibility for their personal happiness. You only...

Charlene Powers Walsh created an adorable video back in June of her nine-month-old nephew Ryett Powers, who was dressed from head to toe as a cowboy, riding around on the back of a giant tortoise named Jorge. This miniature Blake SHELL-ton is keen to learn how to ride – by starting out life on his...

While walking along the beach at Cyrene Reef, Singapore in 2013, filmmaker Pei Yan Heng noticed that a tiny octopus had accidentally gotten beached during low tide and was in danger of dehydration. So as not cause any harm, Pei filled a plastic cup with water and returned the little cephalopod to the sea to...

Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter explains how the use of limited cuts and single shots allow the audience to fully experience the scene, the personality of the character and the anticipation of wanting more. Puschak used the sublime 2007 P.T. Anderson film There Will Be Blood as an example. Already...

A very silly little Boston terrier named Riley did an amazing impression of a shark by propelling her body around the living room rug, leading with her chest first, her front paws at her side and her back paws doing all the work. A post shared by ?Riley? (@riley_thebostonterrier) on Jul 25, 2017 at 3:50pm...

In an articulate episode of the wonderful feline series “Simon’s Cat Logic” entitled Talk to Me“, illustrator Simon Toland and animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explain how and why domestic cats meow, particularly since meowing doesn’t come naturally to cats out in the wild. Instead, they reserve their unique forms of verbal communication for their often...

In the fourth season of the wonderful, socially relevant Amazon series Transparent, the oddly lovable Pfefferman family heads to Israel in search of a spiritual and historical awakening that allows them to escape their overwhelming lives and find themselves. The season premieres on September 22, 2017. Maura heads to Israel to speak at a conference...

In a timely episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains the mysterious history of the specifically American format of plotting the date leading with month then the date ((MM/DD/YYYY) rather than the more established format of leading with the date itself (DD/MM/YYYY). …no one seems to know why Americans first started putting...

In a stunning episode of the BBC Earth series The Hunt, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains the remarkable and calculated strategy employed by dolphins, sea lions, sharks and whales to disrupt and then feed upon giant shoals of sardines that swirl around around them as a single seemingly impenetrable body. A sizeable shoal of Sardines...

Vlogger UnBoxing Jon shared with his audience the very clever Apple Easter egg that signals Siri to recite the lyrics of the iconic Queen operatic ballad “Bohemian Rhapsody” by just speaking the words “I see a little silhouetto of a man…” into any Apple device. Jon also tested out a different phrase from the song...