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Entertainment Tonight shared a bonus feature, only found on the Target edition of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens DVD and Blu-ray pack, where John Boyega (Finn) beat boxes while Daisy Ridley (Rey) spits an amazing rap about their time on set. “Daisy was just doing like a rap one day, and I said ‘You […]

To celebrate the past 30 years of Nintendo‘s popular Legend of Zelda video game series, Scott Lininger of Bitsbox and Mike Magee created a website that allows you to play a 3D voxel-based version of the original Legend of Zelda game in your browser.

A video posted by Chris Taylor (@futurechris) on Apr 4, 2016 at 11:27pm PDT Mashable editor Chris Taylor recently posted a video on Instagram of his Sphero BB-8 droid toy watching and reacting to a scene from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Thanks to Sphero‘s latest update for the app-enabled droid, BB-8 now […]

The Hydraulic Press Channel crushes a LEGO minifigure, brick and vehicles in their hydraulic press.

In this Friskies 2014 Grand Prize winning video, Cole the Black Cat bemusedly watched on as his little brother Marmalade clumsily figured out how to get in and out of the bathroom garbage pail without any human assistance or interference necessary. via Cole and Marmalade

In a fascinating episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler tells of how the iconic Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody” gained a such huge following in both the United Kingdom and the United States before the record label ever approved its release. Using information written by Karl Smallwood, Whistler explains that it was two […]

Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) travels to Giant Country in a new trailer for Disney’s The BFG. The film is an adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel and was directed by Stephen Spielberg. The film also stars the voices of Mark Rylance as The BFG and Bill Hader and Jemaine Clement as giants Bloodbottler and Fleshlumpeater. It will be […]

A photo posted by Biancoshock (@biancoshock) on Apr 4, 2016 at 10:07am PDT Italian activist artist Biancoshock has decorated several manholes in Milan as if they were rooms within a home. The installation, entitled “Borderlife“, makes a powerful statement about homelessness, particularly when a segment of the population attempts to make a home within the […]

The Kansas City Royals opened their baseball season with a unique first pitch relay that let fans play a 9.49-mile game of catch to get a smart baseball from Union Station to Kauffman Stadium. The ball contains a small computer that holds messages from fans who each made donations to Relay the Way, a charity […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. SPOILER ALERT: The Force has awakened! Strap in for an all out battle between desert orphans, depressed Sith wannabes, and super adorable droids! PLUS – a very special blast from the past!

CinemaSins presents everything wrong with the 2015 James Bond film Spectre.

In a new episode of AsapSCIENCE, creators Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown address the causes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), how it is being treated, the increasing number of misdiagnosed individuals and why an individual with ADHD may have an advantage in the modern workplace. But it turns out that there may be an evolutionary […]

Madison Blakey repeatedly captured her mom’s dog, a perceptive standard poodle named Luke, as he instinctively ran to the bedroom the moment Madison’s mom turned off the television. Even when it happened in the middle of the day. My moms dog sprints to bed every night as soon as he hears the TV turn off. […]

A photo posted by Costurero Real (@alassie) on Mar 26, 2016 at 6:48am PDT Spanish costume designer Alassie of Costurero Real has created an absolutely gorgeous line of realistic butterfly scarves, capes and cloaks that are so light and airy, they seem as if they could fly away at any time. These, along with Alassie’s […]

While streaming live on Twitch and Nicolive back in January, gamer Dodai Murige completed an amazing blindfolded speedrun of the original Super Mario Bros. video game in approximately 15 minutes. Dodai spent three months perfecting his run through the game and, near the end of the video, you can feel the excitement as he finally […]

People can now learn about the ground beneath them as they fly using the new Flyover Country app developed at the University of Minnesota. The app uses GPS data to show information about the geology of land as well as fossil locations and other points of interest, even without inflight Wi-Fi. The app is available now […]

In the episode “Is Inheritance Really All In Our Genes?” It’s Okay To Be Smart host Joe Hanson gives a brief primer on the science of epigenetics and how traits can be passed down from one generation to the next without altering genes themselves.

To celebrate Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens being released on DVD and Blu-ray today, the San Francisco Bay Area band DUM (David Unger Music) has created a parody that turns Rey‘s Force vision scene into an absolute nightmare. They added young Anakin Skywalker and Jar Jar Binks into her flashback sequence to make […]

The Goodbaby Pockit by GB Child USA is a baby stroller that weighs 10lbs and folds down to just 35cm x 30cm x 18cm, making it incredibly small and portable. The stroller claims the Guinness World Record for “Smallest folded pram.” via Fast Company Co.Design

Nancy Douyon – UX Designer, Google In January 2016, Helena Price, a talented San Francisco photographer and former meme, set out to do a photo project involving Silicon Valley. The result, just three months later, is Techies, a beautiful portrait series that shares the stories of people working in technology who may be less represented […]

“Wasteland Workshop” is the second add-on for Fallout 4 which will feature all new design options for your settlements, the ability to capture creatures for taming or battle purposes, and more. In the new trailer from Behtesda, they give us a look at how you can go about building and place the cages for catching […]

Let’s move in together. WeWork, the incredibly popular co-working space company has taken a leap into the world of co-living spaces. Called WeLive, the spaces are notable due to their flexible stays, units that are fully furnished with housekeeping included, a community app and lots of free yoga, coffee, tea and beer. No leases or […]

A story by Wired profiles the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), an inflatable module similar to a bouncy castle, that will be launched to the International Space Station on April 8, 2016 on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The BEAM will spend two years attached to the space station to test its safety and feasibility […]

Host Craig Benzine answers the question, “Where did emojis come from?” in an episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions. The history of the ubiquitous little symbols actually goes back much further than people might expect, with roots as far back as 1881.

In “Common Everyday Expressions Explained!” by Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko amusingly offers the origins of such common terms as “the bees knees”, “break a leg” and “apple of my eye”. In a follow-up to the original video, Blocko explains the etymology of such words as “pineapple” and “butterfly”.

The nominees and People’s Voice voting for the 20th annual Webby Awards are now live. Fans can vote for their favorites in dozens of categories covering the very best of the internet. To help celebrate the award’s 20th year, the Webbys have also created TypeVoice, an online tool that lets users create a unique typeface […]

In Red Bull‘s new thrilling short film, A Day In The Life, driver Takeshi Kimura puts snow chains and tire studs on a Ferrari F40 and drifts his iconic supercar up the Ryuoo Ski Park in Japan to find the perfect spot for a bonfire and some relaxation. photo via Red Bull

“Hardly Working From Home” is a rap song by Tripp and Tyler that talks about the challenges of working from home. The track also features Rayvon Owen and the video has an appearance by actor Jim O’Heir, best known for his role as Jerry Gergich on Parks and Recreation. An anthem dedicated to those who work from home – […]

In episode three of his series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts takes a look at the career of actress Melissa McBride, her ever-evolving role as Carol Peletier in The Walking Dead, her first role in Matlock, and more. We previously wrote about Brandon and his analysis of actor Michael Kelly and […]

Jared Jeffries has combined the intros of numerous popular 1980s Saturday morning cartoons into one hilarious video that comes complete with amusing voice-over. Remember tuning into this every Saturday morning? via Kotaku, Neatorama

Jacob T. Swinney takes a look at the stylish way Quentin Tarantino uses slow motion in his films. Tarantino often employs slow motion when he wants us to really take in a tragic moment, forcing us to endure the tragedy slowly with more details. Other times, he uses slow motion to build energy and prolong […]

The Norwegian comedy group PistolShrimps have created “Hardcore Henry: Magic Edition,” a trailer mashup the mixes together the magical world of Harry Potter and the visual style of the upcoming POV film Hardcore Henry. Hardcore Henry is currently scheduled for release in theaters on April 8th, 2016.

Reporter Jake Hamilton of Fox 32 Chicago recently posted a video of Tom Hiddleston getting into character as Loki and reporting on the weather. Hiddleston hilariously blamed the incoming thunderstorms on his hammer-wielding brother Thor. via UPROXX

In the latest episode of the Absurd Creatures series, Wired Science takes a look at the tiny, adorably goofy looking fennec fox and explains why it has such enormous ears. Those ears are a big help in the heat they act kind of like radio air hits the ears it cools down the blood inside […]

In a preview of the new show “Life in the Air“, the cameras of the BBC captured the amazing sight of an African caracal twisting and turning in the air in slow-motion, ensuring that she would land on her feet. This is due to a flexible spine, something present in all cats, domestic or wild, […]

In 2013 we wrote about the Petcube, a smartphone-controlled cube that allows humans to remotely play, watch and interact with their pets. In their newest IOS update, the app was redesigned to be more user-friendly along with new auto-play and motion sensor features. Additionally, the Petcube can now be ordered online or found in a […]

Funny or Die correspondent Kady Ruth Ashcraft visited the 2016 New York International Auto Show where she tried to touch every car on display.

Mental Floss shared some of the historic, linguistic, and literary origins of names from the Harry Potter series in a pair of videos. The first video covers characters including Remus Lupin, Quirinus Quirrell, and Sirius Black, while the second video covers Aragog, Argus Filch, and Lucius Malfoy. via Cosmopolitan, DesignTAXI

The Foo Show is a new virtual reality podcast and chat show created by Will Smith from Tested. The show is set in a virtual environment with avatars standing in for the host and guest with the viewer serving as the show’s sole audience member. On the first episode of the show, Smith welcomed Campo […]

On their latest episode of Trailer Mix, Mashable Watercooler created a wonderful new trailer for The Hangover that imagines what the comedy film would be like as an Alfred Hitchcock style thriller.

In a new video released ahead of the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Adam Driver and director J.J. Abrams explain why Kylo Ren is so angry and how the young dark warrior’s parents helped to fuel his rage. The Force Awakens currently available on Digital HD and will […]

Paul Dano becomes friends with Daniel Radcliffe‘s dead body on a deserted island in the film Swiss Army Man by the Daniels team of Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan. Radcliffe’s body proves to be incredibly useful in a variety of strange ways as Dano’s character appears to hallucinate. The film will be released in the summer of 2016. […]

Researchers in Sweden are currently studying how cats communicate with humans, how they respond to the way their humans speak to them and whether or not cats communicate in different dialects. Do you know what your cat is saying when it meows at you? Researchers in Sweden are trying to give us a better idea […]

Allenby Concept House and SodaStream, a system that allows people to carbonate water and flavor carbonated beverages, has released a funny commercial advertising HeavyBubbles sparkling water starring Game of Thrones actor Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson (The Mountain). The commercial does a great job of poking fun at water bottled in plastic containers.

The Seattle kitchen supply company THAT! has created FreezTHAT!, a new ice-cube tray that has a small footprint, is easy to handle and can freeze water and other items in less than 10 minutes due to its unique triangular design that was inspired by a snowflake. The company is currently raising funds through Kickstarter to […]

Guitarist Jack Fliegler aka ToxicEternity performed an astounding heavy metal medley of random iPhone ringtones, many of which he had to figure out himself. Since day 1 on YouTube I’ve been getting slammed by viewers to do a medley of iPhone ringtones. I was holding off because it is simply too difficult to figure out […]

A photo posted by Luciano Cina (@luccico) on Feb 3, 2016 at 2:09am PST Italian illustrator Luciano China has created a wonderful series in which he takes photos of his hometown of Turin and embellishes them with lighthearted designs, sometimes adding legs, tail and a mane to a simple puddle to make a charging horse […]

Joice Moretto and Luiz Carlos Teixeira of doisDI have reimagined the intro to Marvel‘s fantastic Daredevil television series on Netflix as an 8-bit animated video game. music by Nick Bellardini via GeekTyrant

Actor Bruce Campbell, known for his role as Ash Williams in the Evil Dead franchise of cult films and as Sam Axe in Burn Notice, surprised everyone in the Twitterverse on Friday when he announced that he would be playing the title character in the very first American version of Doctor Who which woud be […]

Peter Dinklage and Leslie Jones star as themselves in “Naked & Afraid: Celebrity Edition,” a parody of the survival series Naked & Afraid during the April 2, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Dinklage.