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Buffalo, New York-based filmmaker Bobby Burns has created a new video for CineMash that reimagines Disney•Pixar‘s animated film, Inside Out, as a dark psychological thriller. We previously wrote about Bobby’s amusing mashup of the animated film Cars and the trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road. “Never fear, they’re all in your head!”

BoxMac is a fun web series by Red Cow Entertainment where friends John Hunt and Frankie Frain make, review, and compare different brands of boxed macaroni and cheese. The series compares different styles of macaroni and cheese in categories like gluten-free, vegan, and frozen varieties. via reddit

Atmotube is a portable air quality monitor that pairs with a smartphone app for real-time measurements. The device measures carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, temperature, and moisture. Users can set alerts for when air quality drops below a certain level and use the device to measure air quality over time. The creators of the Atmotube […]

About a year ago, we wrote about Box Brew Kits, a variety of compact brewing kits that allow home brewers of all experience levels to make small batch beer, wine and cider in small spaces. We’re happy to announce that both the All American Amber Ale and Bootlegger Rye IPA Box Brew Kits are available […]

Each time motorcyclist Shaun Hart rides to the river by his home, he arouses the curiosity of a family of wild raccoons whose little heads bob up and down behind a blue concrete wall as if they’re playing an improvised game of “whack-a-mole” This family of raccoons are my Tuesday morning entertainment. They put on […]

Dave Hax shows how to make a healthy layered salad in a jar that can be prepared in advance for meals.

The Woodcreek Faction presents the fourth Republican Presidential debate with all the debating removed.

“Eating Makeup” by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Jennifer Juniper Stratford is a bizarre video that delves into the brightly colorful wonders of eating makeup, as vociferously (and somewhat nauseatingly) demonstrated by Seth Bogart, Kathleen Hanna, Tashi Condelee, Tierney Finster, Tina Stormberg and Peggy Noland. The song and resulting video appears to have been inspired by an […]

In a video by Kuma Films, contact manipulation specialist David Barron (a.k.a. “Mr-e Lull Abhay“) of Wizard of Flow performs fascinating tricks with a custom dragon staff. David offers tutorials on how he has mastered the art of contact juggling on his personal YouTube channel. Custom dragon staffs are available to purchase online. image via […]

John Atkinson of Wrong Hands points out the hidden meaning of some words based on their phonetic definition (part 1 and part 2).

In the newest teaser trailer for the sublime series Better Call Saul, a contemplative Jimmy McGill analyzes the benefits of doing the right thing and wonders it’s ever something he should ever consider doing again. AMC also released a short trailer from season one, set to the Master P and RBL Posse classic “Tryin’ to […]

Marine biologist David Gruber was photobombed by a fluorescent eel while photographing fluorescent coral on a trip to Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean in 2011. This was the first time such a creature was photographed in the wild. Gruber and colleagues have now published their findings about the what makes the unique animal glow in […]

Belo Horizonte, Brazil-based artist Fred Birchal has created a wonderful series of stylized illustrations portraying popular outfits worn by movie characters. Prints of Birchal’s illustrations are available to purchase online from his

Wired has released a behind-the-scenes video where prop-maker Shawn Thorsson of Thorsson & Associates Workshop shows us how he creates amazing life-size costumes based on iconic movie, video game, and comic book characters for Hollywood studios and fans . Process photos from Shawn’s projects are available to view on his blog, Flickr, and Facebook page. […]

CRWD is a smartphone app by Comedy Empire designed to help comedians reach their audience and get paid. Comedians can create profiles, share short videos, get analytics about their fans, and even release longer sets as paid content. Comedy fans can sign up for the app to discover new talent based on their interests and the […]

101 Facts presents 101 interesting facts about The Hunger Games franchise. Post-Apocalyptic wastelands, brutal murder and rebellion from oppression. It’s all fun and games in Panem – specifically, HUNGER games (see what I did there?). We volunteer as tribute to give you 101 Facts about one of the biggest Jennifer-Lawrence-led movie franchises in the world.

The School of Saberfighting shared footage, back in July 2015, of a nimble Jedi Knight and a Sith Lord engaging in a lightsaber duel at the 2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia. Here’s more information on the art of saberfighting. via Geeks Are Sexy

Ed Asner and Doris Roberts decide to “Netflix and Chill” in a new sketch by Funny or Die. The couple talks about the possible origins of the phenomenon before trying to decide exactly what constitutes the “chill” half of the equation.

Make: community editor Caleb Kraft and artist Ryan Fitzpatrick (a.k.a. “Platinumfungi“) recently worked together to build an awesome real life version of the flaming sword (Shishkebab) from Fallout 4. Their complete build process is available to view on Make:. We previously wrote about Caleb’s flaming ukulele inspired by the flame-spitting guitar in Mad Max: Fury […]

Star Wars has released a new 60-second television spot for J. J. Abrams‘ upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, that features great footage of Rey receiving a shiny new blaster from Han Solo, A Stormtrooper blocking a lightsaber attack from Finn, and more. The Force Awakens is scheduled to land in theaters on December […]

Screen Rant host Rob Flis takes a look at actors who played cameo roles voicing video game characters. As video games have gotten more and more ambitious with their stories and action, developers have started to turn to established Hollywood stars to give their games an added boost. But not every well-known actor is easy […]

Gemma Correll takes a look at some of the less appealing seasonal drinks Starbucks has to offer.

Wayne Burns, a mischievous human who wanted to have a little fun with his cats, tricked at least two of them into using their beloved box to slide down the carpeted stairs of his home with a strategically placed laser pointer. One of our cats favorite pastimes is playing with boxes, like all self-respecting cats […]

Fabratastic is a British tailoring service that creates heartfelt custom memory pillows from the shirts of those loved ones who either far away or deceased. The material can be from any type of shirt (button down, polo, night shirt) and the optional message can be written in any color. Made from an old shirt. Wording […]

In “COMPANY IS COMING” by Chris Fleming, the character of Gayle Waters-Waters from the web series Gayle intensely prepares her home for company. via reddit

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has released an amusing “Cone Kitty” Christmas ornament, a forlorn orange tabby wrapped in a cone-of-shame specifically made for soft-hearted cat lovers everywhere. This is an ornament for the true appreciator of cats, even when they aren’t having their proudest moment. If this kitty is humiliated by the plastic cone, […]

“If Rocky 4 Happened For Real“, a CollegeHumor parody of the ESPN documentary series 30 for 30, examines Rocky IV as if it really happened, and the impact Rocky Balboa‘s boxing match against Ivan Drago had on ending the Cold War.

image via Courtney Brown Artist Courtney Brown has created an incredibly complex and clever sculpture that she humorously named “Self-Organization“. Made from a repurposed 1938 Underwood typewriter, the piece features bronze octopus tentacles reaching over, under and around, blinding searching for the right keys to type up a note for itself. The sculpture recently won […]

In February 2014, a rescued pelican named BigBird, who became separated from his flock during a storm and washed ashore on the banks of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania, was successfully taught how to fly by the staff of Greystoke Mahale. Since that time, Big Bird has been getting stronger and stronger with each day and […]

(larger) Birds of North America is an art print by Pop Chart Lab that features over 740 different “feathered friends drawn to scale and sorted by species.” Signed and numbered prints are available to purchase online. Perhaps our most ambitious taxonomical undertaking yet, this is your field guide to the birds of North America! The […]

Six original cast members of the 1971 musical fantasy film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory including Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde), Paris Themmen (Mike Teavee), Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop) Rusty Goffe, (Oompa Loompa) and Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket) reunited on the “Today show, to talk about their experience working on […]

Vox has created a beautiful video compilation that highlights the 116 images NASA chose to include on the Golden Record launched into space in 1977 on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions. The images were intended to provide any intelligent life that found the Voyager crafts with the information necessary to find Earth and […]

New York City video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) explores the evolution of Batman‘s Gotham City in his new seven-minute video essay. Fans of The Nerdwriter can help support his future videos on Patreon.

YouTube has launched its new YouTube Music app that focuses exclusively on helping users discover music in the vast YouTube catalog. In the official announcement on the YouTube Official Blog, they explain that the app will recommend tracks based on a user’s preferences and let them easily find artists, songs, and albums based on their tastes. Users […]

Sneaky Zebra has created a new cosplay music video featuring a number of the creative, video game-themed costumes at BlizzCon 2015 in Anaheim, California. We had the chance to get to Blizzcon 2015 and film with some next level cosplays! Featuring all sorts of impressive armour builds, costumes and even 3D printing that put us […]

The KeySmart 2.0 Extended Version is an extra-long key organizer that can accommodate a variety of styles of keys including longer and foreign. The KeySmart can accommodate up to 100 keys and accessories in a flat compact way similar to a Swiss Army knife. The KeySmart 2.0 Extended Version is available in our Laughing Squid […]

On Guinness World Records Day 2015, an affable English bulldog named Otto from Lima, Peru set a new record for the “Longest human tunnel travelled through by a skateboarding dog”. The previous record was held by the late great talented Tillman, also an English bulldog. The 3-year-old pooch valiantly skated through the legs of 30 […]

When Brooklyn-based filmmaker Natasha Raheja noticed that the words “Made In India” were prominently stamped onto every manhole cover in New York City, she sought to trace the origins of that simple but incredibly compelling statement. The resulting short film, “Cast in India” documents each step of the production process performed by barefoot foundry workers […]

Greg Benson of Mediocre Films gives a F&@%ING quick but thorough tour of F&@%ING New York City. In a little more than one minute, Benson covers most of the city’s major F&@%ING landmarks.

When Russian tattoo model Teya Salat isn’t in front of the camera, she’s busy designing her fun clothing line which includes colorfully themed balaclavas (ski masks) that feature an adorable series of animal prints with 3-dimensional ears. images via Teya Salat via Design You Trust, Bored Panda

Denver, Colorado-based artist Christopher Cox of Changethethought Studio has created two wonderfully fierce Mad Max: Fury Road posters featuring a bold font and memorable moments from the film. It was a dream project and I went all out. The poster began as a typography only layout with the idea that large letterforms would be filled […]

In this delectable 3-minute time-lapse, Mode Video pays tribute to 100 years of the

The Warp Zone has created a hilarious animated short that imagines what it might be like if popular video game characters had Facebook profiles. Mario lets all of his friends know that he is throwing a “dope rager,” Mega Man updates his profile picture to show off his new red armor, and more.

The Wake-up Machine is a robot created by Simone Giertz that combines an alarm clock with a motorized rubber hand that repeatedly slaps the unfortunate user. Giertz explains her build process and shows the device in action by letting it slap her awake. Presumably after she wakes up, Giertz will brush her teeth and then eat some […]

Mr. Sunday Movies points out several easter eggs and hidden references in the James Bond film Spectre.

Jonathan Liu, father and GeekDad senior editor, recently captured baby monitor footage of his adorable two and a half year old daughter singing “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars while lounging in her crib. When we watched the original Star Wars trilogy recently with our older girls, our toddler watched most of it […]

Screen Rant host Rob Flis takes a look at serveral movie scenes that have been reused in Diseny films. Disney may be a major studio, but it started small, which meant its animators had to bring people, animals, and magical creatures to life better than any one. When they did just that – and didn’t […]

Notify is a new app by Facebook that sends users a range of useful notifications on their phone’s lock screen. Users can select their topics of interest and even the specific news outlets the notifications come from. Once alerted, users can easily tap or swipe the notification to get the full story. Notify is available […]

If Industries has created the First Shot, an incredible flask based on the design of Han Solo‘s iconic DL-44 heavy blaster pistol. The Star Wars flask would be just right for anyone wanting to drink like a true Rebel. images via If Industries via That’s Nerdalicious