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by Glen Tickle on (#14T1Z)
“How to Create Modern Art†is a video by Ethan Klein of H3h3 Productions that breaks down modern art and how to create it into very simple terms. Klein used his own guidelines to create an art piece titled Artist’s Beanie that is currently up for auction on eBay with the goal of selling for one million […]
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by Justin Page on (#14T21)
On a recent episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta explains in fine detail how Deadpool knows that he is a fictional comic book character. Rugnetta uses the philosophical study of “Phenomenology†to shine some light on the witty antihero’s higher level of consciousness. Has Deadpool reached a higher level of consciousness? According to […]
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by Justin Page on (#14SV2)
CGMeetUp has shared a breakdown of the amazing visual efects in Marvel‘s new Deadpool movie. Atomic Fiction, Blur Studio, Digital Domain, Weta Digital, Luma Pictures, Rodeo FX, and Image Engine are a few of the visual effects studios whose work is featured in the breakdown. images via CGMeetUp via GeekTyrant
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by Lori Dorn on (#14SV4)
Fabulous Mr. Pug has captured absolutely adorable footage of a couple of little white lion cubs named Vuk (Wolf) and Elza as they gently gnaw at a plush blue Easter bunny in their enclosure at the Belgrade Zoo. The cubs were born in September 2015 and are almost completely inseparable. photos via Belgrade Zoo submitted […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14SR6)
LuÃs Azevedo of Beyond the Frame has put together a fascinating list of several different and specific character entrances that affected the overall narrative of the scene in a film and the overall perception of who the character is before a word is ever said. The video is one of three created for a project […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14SMZ)
Quasimodo aka Quasi the Great is a beautiful German Shepherd who, like the similarly named winner of the 2015 World’s Ugliest Dog contest, has a condition known as Short Spine Syndrome. Because of this condition, Quasi’s entire body is compressed, but he’s a happy rescue dog who enjoys daily life at his foster home with […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14SHM)
The subway system of Stockholm, Sweden doubles as an incredible public art gallery with sculptures, mosaics, paintings and installations by over 150 artists that the public can view for just the price of a ticket to ride. The Stockholm subway system is said to be the world’s longest art exhibit – 110 kilometers long.Traveling by […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14SHP)
“How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps!†is a short film by writer Aaron Bleyaert and director Ben Berman that deals with loss as it pertains to both weight and relationships. The film stars Beck Bennet from Saturday Night Live as a recently dumped man trying to improve himself. It also features a brief […]
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by Justin Page on (#14SDK)
Director J.J. Abrams has brought back the Star Trek movies and then breathed life into Star Wars with The Force Awakens. Above Average recently poked a little fun at Abrams in “Star Wars: The Force of Abrams,†a parody movie trailer about J.J. Abrams and his revitalization of Hollywood films, TV shows, and more. There […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14SDN)
In a clip from The Simpsons titled “The Debateful Eight,†Marge Simpson is woken up by a political nightmare that turns into a song and dance number before escalating into a massive brawl between the top 2016 presidential candidates.
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by Lori Dorn on (#14SDQ)
Two musical dogs named Shadow and Boo, played a little song upon their human’s request. Shadow obligingly pounded on the keys and sang lead, while Boo sang background at the top of his little lungs.
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by Lori Dorn on (#14SA2)
A one string shovel guitar. Can ya dig it? Rob Scallon, an incredibly creative musician, played amongst the tall trees of his backyard on a fully functional electric guitar skillfully crafted from a shovel by Bob Clagett of I Like to Make Stuff. The video itself was filmed in the style of 1990s grunge, many […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14SA4)
Juggler Olga Kay gave a daring performance by juggling three iPads, including one she borrowed from someone without telling them what she planned to do with it. The video is part of Kay’s series Will It Juggle? where she juggles different objects suggested by her viewers.
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by Glen Tickle on (#14S6X)
“CRASH: The Year Video Games Died†is a short animated documentary by Ahoy about the 1983 crash of the American video game industry. The documentary explored the causes of the industry’s sudden decline, and the state of video games today.
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by Lori Dorn on (#14S6Z)
While sitting atop a bed, an adorable domesticated red fox named Juniper attempted to dive into the white sheet thinking that it it was a cool, crisp blanket of snow under which he could find a yummy treat. When not mistakenly diving in to bed sheets, Juniper goes looking for treats wherever he can find […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14S3T)
ClickHole removed the verbs from clips of classic 1990s sitcoms like Friends, Frasier, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but left behind the nouns, adjectives, and pronouns.
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by Justin Page on (#14S0G)
On a recent episode of Hot Ones from First We Feast, host Sean Evans sat down with actor and comedian T.J. Miller to talk about his part as Weasel in the new Deadpool film, his first kiss, and hecklers in show business while eating progressivly hotter spicy chicken wings. T.J. Miller is not your average […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14S0J)
Bryce Dallas Howard finds a young boy (Oakes Fegley) who was lost in the woods for six years in Disney’s live action version of Pete’s Dragon. The boy explained that he survived his time in the forest with the help of his friend, a dragon named Elliott. The film is a remake of the 1977 film of […]
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by Justin Page on (#14RX8)
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon played a game of “Wheel of Musical Impressions†with singer and actress Demi Lovato. Demi rocked her impression of Cher singing the classic children’s song “Bingo Was His Name-O†and Fallon stepped up to the plate as well when he sang the Mister Rogers’ […]
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by Justin Page on (#14RXA)
Netflix has released the sword fight-filled second trailer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, a sequel to the 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film is scheduled for release on February 26th, 2016 and will be the first feature film to premier simultaneously on both Netflix and in IMAX theaters. Renowned warrior […]
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by Justin Page on (#14RSZ)
Undercover Lyft is a new series that follows celebrities as they go undercover as a Lyft driver and escort strangers to their destinations. On the latest episode, professional NASCAR driver Danica Patrick went undercover and took passengers on a speedy ride while challenging other vehicles on the street to race her. Former NFL player Jerry […]
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by Justin Page on (#14RPC)
Inventor Colin Furze recently built a remote-controlled garbage bin that makes taking out the trash a smelly breeze. He then took his RC “wheelie bin†out on the town to prank random people on the streets.
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by Justin Page on (#14RPE)
The Verge has created a detailed timeline and short video that explores the past 30 years of the popular Legend of Zelda video game series. They cover everything from The Legend of Zelda being released for the NES console in 1986 to the next game in the series coming out for the Wii U sometime […]
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by Justin Page on (#14RKB)
Tal Prints has edited a hilarious video that features Chewbacca screaming like a terrified lady in a horror movie after seeing Darth Vader on Cloud City. via reddit
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by Scott Beale on (#14PJV)
A symphony of robots assembling a Tesla Model X at the Tesla Factory.
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by Scott Beale on (#14P04)
Mr Sunday Movies takes a look at scenes that were deleted, characters that were missing and jokes that were removed from the immensely popular R rated Marvel film Deadpool. The amount of people who have given Deadpool a watch has proven that there is massive success to be had in an R rated comic book […]
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by Scott Beale on (#14KVW)
Top ranked competitive eater Matt Stonie consumed 50 egg rolls (10,000 calories) in 21 minutes. A lot of people have asked me over the years to do Egg Rolls, so consider that request fulfilled!! I didn’t go cheap with soggy supermarket frozen ones either, these were freshly fried, still hot and crispy Egg Rolls from […]
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by Scott Beale on (#14KE0)
Ryan Reynolds shared a recorded message from Deadpool (spoofing Kanye West’s backstage rant at SNL) explaining why he won’t be hosting Saturday Night Live. It was in response to a recent Change.org petition created by fans suggesting that Deadpool should be an SNL host. Actually DEADPOOL was going to host back in the 90s, but […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14HPZ)
A little dog watched and listened intently to his determined human as she was teaching him how to meow like a cat. After a couple false starts, the pup finally connected with his inner feline and let out out a couple of adorable little mews that were rewarded with treats and a click. via YouTube […]
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by Scott Beale on (#14HQ1)
Blendtec founder Tom Dickson destroys a selfie stick in a blender on the latest episode of Will it Blend?
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by Lori Dorn on (#14HKB)
Scientists have been studying the genial walking stick insect in order to learn more about which of their six legs provide most of the force to propel them forward. Dr. Chris J. Dallmann of Bielefeld University in Germany conducted a study of these insects in order to understand how his department’s six-legged robot named Hector […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14HG6)
Korean musician Luna Lee is an incredibly talented performer who skillfully covers such rock songs as “Space Oddity“, “Love Me Tender“, “Back in Black“, “Stairway to Heaven“, “Layla†and a great many more on a modified Gayageum, a traditional multi-stringed instrument with deep historical roots. …the gayageum that I play is an ancient, traditional Korean […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14HAK)
In the short award-winning 2006 film “Modern Daydreams 1 – Deere John“, an earnest man dances longingly with a gigantic 22 ton John Deere excavator. The machine moves gracefully alongside the man, but the solemn sense of sorrow is overwhelming. The video was conceived and created by filmmaker Mitchell Rose, a former choreographer and performance […]
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by Scott Beale on (#14HAN)
The Witness is an intriguing new video game developed by Jonathan Blow (creator of the acclaimed 2008 game Braid) that features 3D puzzles that need to be solved in order to explore a mysterious abandoned island. The game’s setting is beautiful and eerie, and some of the puzzles can be quite challenging.
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by Scott Beale on (#14H7T)
Firewatch, the highly anticipated first person mystery game created by Campo Santo and distributed by Panic, was recently released on Steam and PlayStation 4. In the game you play Henry, a man working as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness, whose only contact with the outside world is with his supervisor Delilah through a […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14H5Y)
Photographer Dawn LaPointe of Radiant Spirit Gallery captured incredible video showing the absolutely stunning natural phenomenon of ice stacking along the shores of Lake Superior in Brighton Beach, Minnesota. During this process, sheets of ice covering the lake were pushed to the side as warmer water passed through. Once ashore, the ice began to melt, […]
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by Justin Page on (#14GWM)
James Corden eagerly auditioned to be Ryan Reynolds‘ official Deadpool sidekick on a recent episode of The Late Late Show. Through all of James’ failed attempts at becoming a spectacular sidekick, they finally decided on forming a butt-kicking “Double Deadpool†team. A photo posted by The Late Late Show (@latelateshow) on Feb 19, 2016 at […]
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by Justin Page on (#14GSS)
In a new POV video from Red Bull, we can watch as Austrian climber David Lama and his American climbing partner Conrad Anker take on the massive Lunag Ri mountain that is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet. They became the first ever to reach the upper section of the 4-mile high mountain […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14GPR)
photo by Rob Carr/Associated Press Nelle Harper Lee, the legendary award-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in in 2007 and made news with the unexpected publication of Go Set a Watchmen in 2015, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016. She was 89 years old. Michael Morrison, […]
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by Justin Page on (#14GM9)
The Wizards of Aus is a comedy series, created by LateNite Films, about a Jack the Wizard who travels to Melbourne, Australia to escape his war-filled fantasy world. The six-episode series is available to watch on the timtimfed YouTube channel, including six episodes of behind the scenes content.
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by Lori Dorn on (#14GMB)
In a hilarious skit on Late Night with Seth Meyer, the provocative Game of Thrones character Melisandre the Red Priestess of the Lord of Light (Carice van Houten), found herself at a loss while awkwardly attending a baby shower for Seth and his wife. Whether it was her thoughts on motherhood, her choice of present, […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14GGV)
In 2013, Cincinnati, Ohio music prodigy Ben Lapps created an amusing video in which he showed off his great sense of rhythm, timing and coordination by continually playing a short riff on his guitar while shooting hoops. He then later extended the riff into a song because he liked it so much. About my songs […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#14GGX)
When imagination meets real life. Pejac, a Spanish artist who creates wonderful street art, sculptures, and paintings that combine elements of minimalist fantasy with realism, has created the heartbreakingly startling short film “Heavy Sea“, which heavily features a single orange life preserver ring atop seemingly endless pile of discarded automobile tires. Born from his earlier […]
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by Justin Page on (#14GDJ)
Lovely actress Felicia Day recently modeled a beautiful full set of intricately 3D printed Dreamer Regalia armor that was created by New York artist Melissa Ng of Lumecluster and printed by Shapeways. The entire series of photos, taken by Eric Anderson, are available to view on Geek and Sundry. The project was challenging not just […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14G9H)
The Explanimator video “Why space and time have a cryptic connection†by New Scientist explains how time and space behave for different things in the universe like humans, photons, and quantum particles. It also raises the question of where time and space come from. Space and time seem like the simplest, most fundamental, concepts there […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14G9K)
Sir David Attenborough examines a fossilized titanosaur egg in a clip from the PBS Nature documentary Raising the Giant Dinosaur. The clip also shows a CGI reconstruction of what a baby titanosaur would have looked like as it tried to break free of its egg. In the documentary, Attenborough explains the discovery of the titanosaur […]
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by Justin Page on (#14G59)
Mike Seymour of Wired goes behind the scenes to explore the visual effects of Marvel‘s new Deadpool movie and discovers that it took five actors to bring the mighty Colossus to life. And one was nearly 7 feet tall.
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by Glen Tickle on (#14G5B)
Acme Streaming shared a 1985 news report by WDIV in Detroit that heralded the debut of the compact disc format. The video includes an interview with an avid music collector discussing the new format’s advantages over vinyl, and a look at how compact discs are made and operate. via reddit
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by Justin Page on (#14G5D)
Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams have announced today that the official 2016 Star Wars Fan Film Awards, an annual event that welcomes fans to make their own creative Star Wars themed short films, is now open for submissions on StarWars.com. In the Star Wars Fan Film Awards, fans create their own short films based on […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#14G5F)
Wired takes a closer look at some of the tools NASA astronauts could use on the other planets in the recent video “The Gear of Exoplanet Exploration.†The video highlights the NASA RASSOR digging robot and the Z2 prototype spacesuit.
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