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Hydraulic Press Channel is back with a new video for their ongoing series of crushing experiments, this time they see what happens when bubble wrap is crushed with a hydraulic press.

Vox created a compilation highlighing 28 times that television shows paid tribute to iconic movice scenes. If you’ve ever sat down to watch a TV show and, in the middle of a scene, felt a sense of déjà vu, you’re not alone. Since the dawn of television, TV writers, directors, and cinematographers have paid respect […]

Amazon has released the trailer for season two of their hilarous romantic comedy original series Catastrophe, which will be available for streaming on April 8, 2016. Times have changed for the turbulent lovers in Season 2 as their whirlwind courtship settles into the everyday of a long-term marriage and parenting. Rob and Sharon will work […]

HBO has just released the new trailer for season three of their hilarious tech industry, startup scene comedy series Silicon Valley, which premiers on April 24, 2016.

“I breastfed the yellow people.” In a recent clip from The Graham Norton Show, Tracey Ullman explains why she is the mother of The Simpsons, which began as a series of animated shorts on her series The Tracey Ullman Show.

A video posted by Fazza (@faz3) on Mar 10, 2016 at 8:14am PST An active thunderstorm in Dubai recently lit up the city’s skyline including the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa. The storm was shot in 1977fps slow motion by Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Fazza on Instagram). via PetaPixel

Rolling Stone recently went behind-the scenes with stunt and fight coordinator Philip J. Silvera to find out how he created the epic fight scenes for season two of Daredevil, which is available to stream on Netflix. A veteran of films like The Dark Knight Rises and Deadpool, Silvera is the guy who makes the martial-arts […]

ElectricStyles has created a line of light up sound activated LED ties. The ties come in a variety of styles including striped, diamond, and equalizer patterns that react to music and other sounds. via The Red Ferret, Technabob

At an Oscar Academy New Members Reception in 2013, the phenomenal actor Bryan Cranston offered some very sound advice about how aspiring actors should approach the concept of an audition. About 18 years ago, I had this cognition, I realized that I was going in to auditions trying to get a job. And that simply […]

While hanging out at the annual SXSW event in Austin, Texas, actors Christian Slater and Rami Malek, from the sleeper hit show Mr. Robot, sat down with Mashable Watercooler and answered a number of questions about their technology preferences and habits. The questions included such things as emoticons, favorite online animals, how to properly pronounce […]

In his latest video, Evan “The Nerdwriter” Puschak takes a look at the stunning work of legendary American photographer Ansel Adams and the process he would go through in order to ensure that the photo he was taking matched the image in his mind’s eye. This process, called visualization, played a large role in Adams’ […]

Quinn Muller, a 13-year-old boy in San Francisco, very cleverly conceived, edited and produced a solo version of the song “Right Hand Man” by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Hamilton, An American Musical, in which he played the roles of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Aaron Burr along with all of the backup dancers and chorus. Thanks to […]

Russian designer Nikita has created a wonderfully whimsical set of concept packaging that uses different types of pasta to compose fabulous hairstyles in the cut-out around the illustrated face of a woman on the front of each box. images via Nikita via Packaging of the World, DesignTAXI

Artist Akko Goldenbeld has created Stadsmuziek (City Music), a scale model of the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands built around a cylinder that is then turned to play a piano. Placed on a revolving wooden cylinder the buildings set little hammers in motion that play the keys of a piano. And turning and turning, the city makes […]

The team at Freakin Rad created an thrilling live action trailer for Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix‘s action-adventure video game, Rise of the Tomb Raider. Lara Croft (Renny Grames) scales icy mountains, battles enemies, and faces dangerous wildlife as she pushes to discover the mysteries of the unknown. Fans of Freakin Rad can help support […]

In an absolutely adorable video posted by Megabattie, a small mob of orphaned eastern grey kangaroo joeys hung safely off the wall in makeshift pouches made from blankets at an Australian rescue center. Each little roo made him/herself comfortable which, for one, meant dragging his ears in his food without a care in the world. […]

UK creator Andy Elliott (a.k.a. “Mist8k“) recently offered a step-by-step video demonstration showing how to make a miniature wooden crossbow that shoots toothpicks. A photo posted by Andy Elliott (@andy_elliott_) on Mar 11, 2016 at 8:06am PST via The Awesomer

Mona Lisa Serbian artist Sanja Jankovic shared her beautiful collection of paintings that are each made entirely of different types of fine wines including Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc for white and Merlot, Pinot noir, and Cabrenet Sauvignon for black. Sanja’s entire series of paintings are available to view on her Winerelle Vinoreli Facebook page and […]

The iRobot Braava Jet mopping robot is the latest design from the company that created the Roomba. The small robot uses a jet of fluid and a variety of insertable cleaning pads to scrub different hard floor surfaces. The Braava Jet uses programming and an array of sensors similar to the Roomba to navigate a room and […]

The Bios Incube is a wonderful way to remember loved ones through the process of growing a tree. This incubating system uses biodegradable urns that dissolve and incorporate the cremated remains of loved ones into soil that contains a seedling of a tree that can be replanted anywhere once it is mature enough to survive. […]

In 2011, the Box of Danger comedy group provided narration for an episode of the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series making it seem like an actual gaming session between experienced D&D players. Joel’s first solo-writing series where he twists the typical parody format to his own slice-of-life style, where you feel like you’re just […]

Comedian Ken Cheng did a detailed breakdown the phrase, “To kill two birds with one stone,” in a stand-up set as part of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award finals. I’m going to be talking to you about the phrase, “To kill two birds with one stone.” We’ve all heard it. I’ve some issues with […]

John Atkinson presents extremely abridged versions of classic books in two recent Wrong Hands comics.

Joe of How To Origami has created a fantastic tutorial on how to make an origami Star Wars X-wing starfighter from one square sheet of paper. The full tutorial is available to view on Instructables. images via Instructables via Make:

The Bento Watch is a stylish design that hides a tiny surgically prepared meal and pop-out chopsticks. The Bento Watch was created by the Japanese seed company Takii Seed and a master team made up of a surgeon, chef, watchmaker, and diorama artist. via Kotaku

In a video by ABC News, Andrea Diaz heard her boyfriend’s voice and his marriage proposal just moments after a doctor activated her cochlear implant.

In a new animated short by Dorkly, Kylo Ren tells Luke Skywalker that he actually ended up turning to the dark side for the cool powers, lightsabers, and ability to date women. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate leads to….awesome powers.

Sony has released a new trailer for their PlayStation VR headset that will bring virtual reality gaming on the PlayStation 4 console to your living room. The trailer shows off some of the exciting titles that will release with the headset like Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, Robinson: The Journey, Ace Combat 7, and more. […]

“Red Five” is the first of many Star Wars portrait illustrations created my Mike Mitchell for Mondo and Acme Archives. In this particular piece, he captures a stunning profile shot of Luke Skywalker dressed in his rebel flight suit. A limited edition of prints are available to purchase from Mondo. A photo posted by Mike […]

Hydraulic Press Channel, which makes fascinating videos where they crush items in their hydraulic press, used it today to crush an ancient Nokia 3310 mobile phone. We recently posted one of their videos where they tried to fold a piece of paper seven times using the hydraulic press.

This past Christmas, the design and communication company BLOCD. in Barcelona, Spain dreamed up an ingenious gift for their esteemed clients – a beautiful box of chocolates expertly packaged as a Pantone Color Guide. If anything defines us, it’s our expertise with a solid background in graphic design. That’s the reason why we chose a […]

Dorkly runs down 23 things that weren’t ever actually referenced in the original Star Wars trilogy. How did you know what Ewoks are called if it was never said in any of the movies?

Warner Bros. has released a second trailer for The Legend of Tarzan, which hits theaters in July 2016. From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes the action adventure “The Legend of Tarzan,” starring Alexander Skarsgård (HBO’s “True Blood”) as the legendary character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film also stars Oscar nominee […]

In an amusing Clickhole parody of the popular time lapse beauty transformations, three costume designers transformed a man into the cartoon character Dilbert over the course of 4-hours, footage of which was then trimmed down into a two-minute time lapse. We knew costume designers were capable of doing incredible things, but this is a whole […]

The Food Surgeon closely skimmed Human Centipede territory when they surgically conjoined a couple of Girl Scout Tagalongs. The surgeon began the procedure by carefully scraping the chocolate off the top of each innocent cookie then injecting several cc’s of raspberry jam and finished it all off with a shot of melted bittersweet chocolate chips. […]

Andrew Westphal and his son Hudson collaborated on a wonderful cover of “The Robots” by Kraftwerk, including a really great tribute to the orginal music video for the song. via Nercore

Posted by Studio We Love Eames on Friday, March 11, 2016 Emilia Lucht and Arne Sebrantke of the German design studio We Love Eames have created the Mygdal Plantlight, an innovative LED lamp that uniquely houses and protects green plants that thrive in environments without natural light or a specific water source. Anyone with or without […]

Break has created a compilation of epic scenes from awesome science videos that have gone viral online. Science videos can be boring, but these are some of the most epic science videos on the internet. We’ve got chemistry, physics, technology, destruction, it’s just all the reasons why science is awesome. We’ve got drones, flamethrower drones […]

In his newest book something to food about: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs, bandleader and drummer of the Tonight Show house band The Roots, DJ, entrepreneur and author Questlove explores the vast culinary world of inventive chefs to learn what inspires them and then tops it all off with an eloquent nod to 16th century […]

“Mix Istanbul” is the latest project by Israeli video mixing artist Kutiman and produced by the British Council, which features talented musicians in different locations who came together to form a single, beautiful piece of music that recreated the beauty of Istanbul through their instruments. Kutiman has invited musicians all over to world to create […]

New Material Seinfeld is a web series by director Oren Brimer and comedians Pete Holmes and Joe DeRosa about a puppet version of Jerry Seinfeld (DeRosa) that tries out new jokes on Holmes. In the past, the character has made appearances on The Pete Holmes Show and Holmes’ podcast You Made It Weird.

In celebration of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice landing in theaters next week, film editor Michael Branco created a powerful compilation video highlighting some of the best moments in DC Comics‘ superhero films. He features footage from movies like Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and more. From an all-encompassing Batman trilogy to a few polarizing […]

Today I Found Out gave a scientific explanation for why breathing helium changes the sound of a person’s voice. The video also explains the basic mechanics of how the human voice works.

Kurzgesagt explained the reality of the antibiotic apocalypse that potentially faces humanity from superbugs that have evolved to be resistant to conventional medication. The bright side of the explanation is that while bacteria are evolving, humans are developing new antibiotics and learning to use them more responsibly.

Award-winning product designer Avihai Shurin has teamed up with Monkey Business to create the Bready Made, a specially designed bread cutter for making creative “egg in the basket” meals. They are currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with reducing sale prices. Playing with your food has never been so creative! Making mealtimes a joyful […]

Vox senior editorial producer Joss Fong highlights some vestigial traits of the modern human body that serve to prove that humans evolved over the course of millions of years. Examples include muscles, tendons, and other body parts present day humans don’t need, but still have as leftovers from earlier evolutionary stages.

20th Century Fox released the official trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse, the upcoming ninth superhero movie in the ongoing X-Men film series and sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past. The trailer features the team of X-Men banding together to go to war with Apocalypse and his four horsemen (Storm, Psylocke, Angel, and Magneto). X-Men: Apocalypse […]

A TED Talk by engineer Raffaello D’Andrea looks at the future of autonomous flight by demonstrating a number of prototypes being developed. The talk concludes with a dazzling display of coordinated micro-quadcopters in flight. When you hear the word “drone,” you probably think of something either very useful or very scary. But could they have aesthetic value? […]

rubocubo impressively solved three Rubik’s Cubes in under 20 seconds while juggling them. via YouTube Trending

In a rather heartfelt episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta very eloquently and somewhat ardently explains why it’s okay to mourn celebrity deaths online, why some people feel it’s inappropriate and what makes people feel close enough to celebrities to mourn their deaths. The answer to the question posed in the title of […]