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The New Yorker magazine and Amazon Studios have partnered with filmmaker Alex Gibney to present “The New Yorker Presents“, a weekly series that encompasses documentary and narrative subjects similar to their longstanding editorial content. The series will be available to stream on February 16, 2016 through Amazon Prime Video. From award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw […]

In the sixth episode of his new series “The Weird Lense Challenge“, French photographer Mathieu Stern took a 136-year old, early iris diaphragm lens from a large format camera from 1880, modified it so that it would fit and focus onto his Sony A7II and posted the resulting footage. The Lens is incredibly sharp for […]

In the second official trailer for Hail Caesar, an upcoming film by the Coen Brothers set in the later years of the Golden Age of classic American cinema, film director Laurence Lorenz (Ralph Fiennes) repeatedly demonstrates to Toby (Alden Ehrenreich) , an American actor, how to properly pronounce his lines. Hail Caesar! premieres February 5, […]

Charlie Goldberg of Brick Vault recently created a time lapse video that shows him building a massive 6,000+ piece LEGO AT-AT Walker in approximately 26 hours. photos via Brick Vault via Geeks Are Sexy

While at work in 2012, electronics store employee zfeydo placed a GoPro Hero 3 inside a washing machine and captured the strangely hypnotic motion of the demo spin cycle for several minutes. Tossed the Hero 3 inside a washer at work, it was only a demo cycle that lasted a few minutes and peaked out […]

In a fantastic razor commercial, created by BBR Saatchi & Saatchi in July 2015 for Super-Pharm‘s line of Life M6 razor blades, a man shaves his beard off after 14 years and his family reacts in utter shock. via reddit

Master impressionist and regular Walking Dead cast member Ross Marquand performed an amusing set of “nano-impressions” in which he portrayed famous actors in bite-sized odd and awkward situations for the cameras of Vanity Fair. Impression master Ross Marquand nails the tiny moments of A-list actors, including Antonio Banderas forgetting his password, Harrison Ford losing a […]

After being pushed out of her tree by a much larger koala, a young joey in Adelaide Hills, South Australia sat on the ground, had himself a good cry and then tried over and again to stake out hert territory, only to be chased over out and again. Luckily, the little one was persistent and […]

Gerard Jessie of the Philippines has set a new RecordSetter world record when he successfully extinguished five lit candles using only his farts.

A recent episode of the Mashable Watercooler series, Trailer Mix, reimagines the classic 1994 comedy film Dumb and Dumber as an Oscar worthy drama. The only dramatic thing about classic comedy Dumb and Dumber is Jim Carrey’s haircut. Now that’s commitment to the arts.

Pune, India-based director and illustrator Pranay Patwardhan has created a wonderful animated short that looks back at some of the major event that took place in 2015. Events in order of appearance: Leonard Nimoy (1931 – 2015) – New Horizons’ Pluto flyby – Nepal earthquake – Ebola epidemic end in sight – Peace for Paris […]

Canadian DJ and producer Skratch Bastid recently created an awesome remix of David Bowie‘s hit song “Let’s Dance” as a heartfelt tribute to the music legend. Late night in the studio… took a break from working on a new mix to check my feeds… only to find it flooded with news that the legendary David […]

Ylvis, the Norwegian talk-show duo who created the hit song “What Does The Fox Say?,” is back with their new parody music video “A Capella.” Ylvis and a group of fellow singers shows a young man the true power of a capella music by dropping the “Boodelooap” and sipping Nigerian soft drinks to fight off […]

Ruggie is a new alarm clock floor mat that gets people out of bed in the morning by forcing them to stand on the mat for three seconds to silence the alarm. The mat also features speakers that can play a customizable motivational message to help start the day on a positive note. The makers […]

Aliaksei Zholner has improved upon their design for a working paper model of a V8 engine with a paper throttle that controls the flow of compressed air through the model. The impressive replica is created using almost entirely paper with some tape included to reduce friction in the valves. via reddit

CNN senior reporter Chris Moody and video producer Alex Rosen teamed up to create a fantastic video that reimagines the upcoming State of the Union address as a quirky Wes Anderson film. President Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 at 9 PM EST. While each […]

Hassan S. Ali, a writer at The Onion‘s Onion Labs and editor at Medium, has created a great video imagining what Chewbacca would sound like in Star Wars if his roars were swapped out with Tim Allen‘s grunts from Home Improvement. via reddit

video by Doug Wellman On January 9th our friends at Cyclecide gathered together in San Francisco to give the late, great Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister a proper fiery Viking funeral in effigy (Lemmy passed away on December 28, 2015). Here’s a write-up on the event by Laughing Squid partner John Law. Here is Puzzling Evidences […]

Chris Cooper sends James Franco back in time to stop the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in the latest trailer for the Hulu original series 11.22.63 based on the Stephen King novel 11/22/63. The trailer for the series, executive produced by J.J. Abrams, gives more details than the previous trailer about exactly how Franco’s character Jake […]

Comedian Ricky Gervais hosted the 73rd annual Golden Globes on January 10, 2016 and began the night with a monologue poking fun at the celebrities in attendance and even the award ceremony itself. Gervais also reminded the audience that he has won three Golden Globes in the past, and then outlined in graphic detail exactly what […]

In December 2015, photographer Connie Levenhagen captured absolutely adorable footage of a tiny 1-day old otter as she snuggled comfortably asleep against her mother’s chest as they floated supine in the tide pool outside the Monterey Bay Aquarium. According to Levenhagen, the audio portion was from an aquarium employee who was “doing a Periscope broadcast.” […]

Chewbacca John, a father who dresses up as the Star Wars Wookiee on the weekends, recently posted a funny Vine video of Chewbacca doing laundry and accidentally shrinking his bandolier. via Tastefully Offensive

An adorable two-year-old named Clara tries her first Warhead sour candy in a video posted by her father. Judging by her reaction, it appears the candy’s sour coating is a bit too much for Clara’s young palate. Clara’s older brother Ben also gave the candy a try. via reddit

In a new trailer for season four the Netflix political series House of Cards, President Frank Underwood tells the people of America that he is the leader they deserve. I believe in pointing people in the right direction but in the end we should all be free to make our own decisions. They say we […]

RocketJump has created a new video that imagines what would happen if Marty McFly from Back to the Future had a real, modern day hoverboard with wheels. So much for making it to school on time! Teachers hate him! This local teen figured out one weird trick to get to school on time! submitted via […]

A man in the Netherlands struggles against ice and a slight incline to take his trash out in a video filmed by an unhelpful neighbor. via Digg

Improv Everywhere held their 15th annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 10, 2016 in cities around the world. The group claims tens of thousands of people participated in the event with over 4,000 participates in New York City where the event started. Each year, the date for No Pants Subway Ride is announced in […]

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David Robert “Bowie” Jones, the illustrious and groundbreaking musician, performer, songwriter, author, artist and fashion icon, died peacefully at his home on January 10, 2016 from the devastating effects of cancer. He had just turned 69 on January 8 and his final album entitled Blackstar was released that day. January 10 2016 – David Bowie […]

Warner Bros. has released two new television spots for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that features new footage from the upcoming film, including a scene where Batman crashes his Batmobile into the Man of Steel. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is currently scheduled to hit theaters on March 25th, 2016. Fearing the actions […]

Tesla Motors has introduced new feature called Summon that lets their Model S or Model X electric cars drive to their owner’s location autonomously using the self-driving Autopilot feature. The beta release of Summon focuses on the cars independently entering a garage and parking themselves, or leaving a garage in the morning to greet their owners […]

Micah Hayman recently posted a video of his crying infant son, who quickly calms down when he hears “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars. Micah also shared footage of his son smiling and “becoming wided-eyed with amazement” while listening to “The Imperial March.” via YouTube Trending

Shahan Reviews has created a video where Obi-Wan Kenobi remembers the painful truth about Luke Skywalker‘s father, Anakin Skywalker, with footage added from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. “What I told you was true, from a certain point of view” via YouTube Trending

While staying at the Chai Lai Orchid Lodge in Chang Mai, Thailand, visitor Bea Perry captured adorable footage of a tiny 1-week old elephant as she attempted to figure out what the long protrusion was and what she was supposed to do with it. Luckily, mom was nearby, probably making sure the little pachyderm didn’t […]

The Graham Norton Show has put together a wonderful compilation of some of the best moments that took place in 2015, such as Benedict Cumberbatch impulsively diving onto a giant teddy bear, David Beckham in a light saber battle with John Boyega, Seth McFarlayne singing “Time After Time” as Stewie Griffin and Tom Hiddleston doing […]

Maymo the Lemon Beagle, known for his silly antics, put on an adorable stage show during which he danced, performed jumping jacks, spoke on his cellphone, played air guitar and even held his sister Penny’s leash, clad in different outfits and with just a little help from his human behind the curtain.

BBC America has announced that the new BBC Three series Class, a Doctor Who spinoff series aimed at young adults, will be making its way stateside in 2016. The series, which boasts the prolific Stephen Moffat as an executive producer, takes place at the Coal Hill Secondary School, which most recently served as the former […]

A sweet little bulldog who was attempting to go incognito, abruptly shook off an the oddly realistic bulldog mask and revealed the far cuter visage that was hidden underneath.

Stolen! is a highly addictive and incredibly popular invite-only mobile game that allows its users to virtually purchase and steal Twitter profiles from each other within the game. Profiles on Twitter are not affected in any way, although ironically @getstolen was actually hijacked within Twitter for a little while. ????ok i get it our @getstolen […]

Peach is a brand-new app developed by Vine founder Dom Hofmann and the team at Byte thay uses “magic words”- specific words that easily format, add content and implement commands. and other simple ways for users to easily express thoughts, photos, videos, gifs and other shareable items. Peach is a refreshingly fun and simple way […]

A tiny 3-month old British shorthair kitten attempted to investigate a stubborn drinking straw that was sticking out of a tiger-emblazoned can, although she was having a bit of difficulty with it. Luckily, mom Tibbie was nearby to help and showed her daughter how to pull the plastic tube out of the can for a […]

Elvis & Nixon, an upcoming film from Amazon Studios, tells the previously untold humorous story of the day in December 1970 when the King of Rock & Roll (Michael Shannon) paid an unexpected visit to the White House in search of a meeting with then President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey) and the chaos that ensued […]

Deadline Hollywood reports that award-winning director Ridley Scott is currently in negotiations to direct the film version of the classic British television series The Prisoner. Actor Patrick McGoohan conceived, wrote and starred in the original series as an unnamed former agent known as Number Six who doggedly tried to escape from the collective mentality of […]

ClickHole revealed an early cut of the opening credits of the classic HBO series The Sopranos. The early version also uses “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3 as its theme song, but focuses heavily on the name “Tony Soprano” and is very different from the final intro to the show.

John P. Hess of Filmmaker IQ gives a comprehensive primer on the properties of different types of camera lenses and how they work. The video quickly explains basics like the key differences between prime and zoom lenses, focal length, and f-stops with easy to understand visuals as well as historical and scientific background. With a […]

World Backwards Running Champion Garret Doherty demonstrated his unusual talent with a jog around town for the cameras of Caters News. Doherty picked up the sport of retro running on a day when he wanted to keep the sun out of his eyes while jogging. On your marks, get set, go….backwards!Garret Doherty is the fastest […]

In the latest episode of the Flama series “Joanna Rants“, host Joanna Hausmannn ponders the various words that exist in the Spanish language, but not in the English language as well as the reverse. Why is there only one word in English for love? What is Spanish for Awkward? Joanna is here to break down […]

Chelsea Handler does battle with frustrating pieces of technology to better understand Silicon Valley and algorithms in the preview of an episode her upcoming Netflix documentary series Chelsea Does. The four-part series will premiere on Netflix on January 23, 2016 and focus on the topics of marriage, racism, Silicon Valley, and drugs.

In the new trailer for the remainder of the second season of the sublime AMC show Better Call Saul, nice guy Jimmy McGill wonders aloud as to how far his amiable nature has taken him and what he needs to do to get ahead in this world. The second season of Better Call Saul resumes […]

Mike Rugnetta sits in as host of the Mental Floss seriesThe List Show to provide a tremendous collection of 29 facts about dinosaurs, including a few that clear up some common dinosaur misconceptions.