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Writer and illustrator H. Caldwell Tanner of CollegeHumor has created a humorous animated short that does a great job of explaining the 24 different types of males, from alpha males though omega males. This goes way beyond beta.

Paul Kantner, the bespectacled singer, songwriter and guitarist who co-founded the legendary psychedelic San Francisco band Jefferson Airplane, later Jefferson Starship, passed away today at age 74 from complications from a heart attack he suffered earlier in the week. Our dear Paul. Posted by Jefferson Starship on Thursday, January 28, 2016 Rest in Peace Paul. Your […]

Andrej Ciesielski, an urban adventurer with a penchant for climbing, daringly (and illegally) scaled to the top of the Pyramid of Cheops – the Great Pyramid of Giza – and captured some amazing photos in the process. Ciesielski wrote about his crazy adventure on his blog. It is inconceivable that the pyramids were made without […]

In 2013, Danish potter Eric Landon of the ceramics studio Tortus Copenhagen posted a couple of short films that showed the incredible process of shaping clay upon a spinning wheel as seen from the clay’s dizzying point-of-view. In 2014, the studio created another short film that gave a gorgeous close-up view into the beautiful side […]

Trolls is a new animated feature by DreamWorks based on the popular toy with furry hair. The little creatures come to life and dance in the first official trailer for the film which will be released on November 4, 2016. Trolls stars the voices of Anna Kendrick, Russell Brand, Ron Funches, and James Corden. images via […]

Neil deGrasse Tyson appeared on the January 27, 2016 episode of The Nightly Show to respond to host Larry Wilmore‘s declaration of a “Code Red Science Emergency.” Tyson used the time to publicly explain to rapper B.o.B. that the Earth is round, not flat as the rapper recently asserted in an extensive rant on […]

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) recently delivered a brilliant pun-filled testicular cancer PSA, appropriately titled “Touch Yourself Tonight,” encouraging gentlemen to perform self-examinations of their man berries (a.k.a. “smooth criminals”). The upcoming Deadpool film adaptation is scheduled to scratch its way into theaters on February 12th, 2016. This message brought to you by Deadpool.

The Moving Picture Company has shared a fantastic demo reel filled with breakdowns of their visual effects work in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi film, The Martian. music by Nicolas Techer – “The Astronaut“

Great Big Story recently revealed the history behind the Little Trees air fresheners commonly used in cars. The trees were invented by Julius Sämann who used his research in pine trees to solve his milkman’s problem with the smell of spoiled milk in his truck. The trees took off, having now sold more than one billion […]

Archelis is a wearable chair developed to allow wearers to remain upright comfortably for long periods of time. The Archelis uses an ergonomic design that distributes wearer’s weight across a wide area, reducing fatigue. The system was developed at Chiba University in Japan, and a product video shows it in use to aid a surgeon […]

Natalie Portman, Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots wore two-tone wigs and joined Sia to perform the song “Iko Iko” using mostly improvised instruments in a clip from The Tonight Show. The group played the song using cups, a deck of playing cards, billiard balls, and a paint bucket among a few more traditional instruments.

The DeLorean Motor Company recently announced that they will begin building a limited number of new DeLorean DMC-12 replica automobiles, the same car used classic Back to the Future films. The replica cars will be built and sold in 2017 thanks to a new law, titled the “Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act,” which “allowing […]

Google’s AlphaGo computer has beaten European Go champion Fan Hui five games to zero making it the first computer to ever beat a professional Go player. This marks a significant milestone in artificial intelligence development because although the game has a very simple set of rules, the number of possible moves per turn for each player […]

“Simon’s Cat Logic” is a new series by Simon Tofield that is part educational, part animated and part brand new “Simon’s Cat” episodes. Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection about why cats do the silly things they do, and how we can […]

Six classic Star Wars characters meet their new equivalents from The Force Awakens in a new animated short by Dorkly. If you live long enough, you see the same eyes in different people…

Jimmy Fallon broke down math problems using pop culture references and famous names during his most recent segment of “Popular Mathematics” on The Tonight Show. Nickleback, Donald Trump, and Super Mario are a few of the variables that made their way into Fallon’s amusing math formulas.

“The Answers” is a short film about a man who gets all his questions about his life and relationships answered after he dies, but he quickly realizes that some things are better left unknown. The film was written and directed by Michael Goode, and stars Daniel Lissing and Rose McIver. via reddit

“A Brief History of Time” is a colorful animated short, created by CraveFX for Pause Fest 2016 in Melbourne, about a group of characters in a small space who are trapped in an infinite loop. A modern take on Zbigniew Rybczy?ski‘s Tango, every actor that participates in this space is trapped in an infinite loop […]

Keanu Reeves narrated a Quantum chess match between theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and actor Paul Rudd to prove that “Anyone Can Quantum.” Quantum chess was created by Selim Akl, and applies the properties of quantum physics to the pieces on a chess board to put an interesting twist on the game. The video was directed by Reeves’ Bill […]

redditor wickensworth recently shared a photo showing that their friend had coincidentally worn an outfit that matches the decor of the hotel where she was staying. The woman’s top and shorts matched the color and pattern of the hotel hallway’s walls, molding, and carpet. via reddit

In general goats make some pretty weird noises, but the sounds coming out of this one are beyond bizarre.

General Veers gets a bit too close to Darth Vader as they prepare to travel to the Hoth system. via reddit

A photo posted by peechaya burroughs (@pchyburrs) on Dec 10, 2015 at 4:03am PST Graphic artist and photographer Peechaya Burroughs has created a series of photos in which she created beautifully sparse narratives using balloons and other media. We previously wrote about Burroughs’ very fun food series. A photo posted by peechaya burroughs (@pchyburrs) on […]

In the It’s Okay To Be Smart episode “This Is Not a Rainbow,” host Joe Hanson explains the science behind different atmospheric phenomena that may look like rainbows, but are not. Unlike rainbows, these colorful phenomena are caused by airborne ice crystals rather than water droplets

submitted by baggs22 On January 19, redditor racist puffs posited this question to ask reddit:”Add “ing” to the end of a movie title, what is the movie about now?” The question received thousands of clever responses, some of which artist Lianne Dias amusingly illustrated. The simple premise opened the floodgates of redditors’ creativity, inspiring over […]

The Prius backup camera is the only camera that is able to run a person over. Other cameras do not run them over, because they are not cars. Andrew Heder and Ryan Kelly from sketch comedy group Mommy give a behind-the-scenes look at Check Your Surroundings, the first feature film ever recorded exclusively on a […]

(larger) 99 Bottles of Craft Beer on the Wall is a fantastic scratch-off beer chart, created by Pop Chart Lab, that allows you to “track your progress through a craftily curated checklist of brews.” Owners of the chart can easily pick up a coin and rub the gold foil off each craft beer after gulping […]

A boy and his instrument embark on a magical journey through a dangerous world in the new trailer for Kubo and the Two Strings by animation studio LAIKA (Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls). Kubo uses his magical shamisen to entertain his village, but as his magic abilities grow the world around him becomes more dangerous. Kubo and the Two Strings was […]

Swiss technologist Jurg Lehni has created a wonderful wall-mounted directed drawing tool named Otto that can draw and color vector shapes that have been input into a computer. Otto is currently on display and in use at The Interval Bar and Café at The Long Now Foundation in San Francisco. In an interview with Fusion, […]

Record producer and musician Domenico Monardo (Meco) and his band released an awesome music album in 1977, titled Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk, that featured funky disco arrangements of original songs from the classic Star Wars soundtrack by John Williams. YouTuber lcozzarelli has shared Meco’s take on the iconic Star Wars main theme song. […]

In her visual project “My Life In 1.000.000 Frames“, talented French filmmaker Candice Drouet has captured the distinct personalities of both Paris and New York City through montages of well-chosen scenes from films that definitively represent each city throughout the years. “My Life In 1.000.000 Frames” is a visual project. I have collected images from […]

Los Angeles-based writer, comedian, and “man of a kajillion voices” Brock Baker has created a new video where he does amazing celebrity impressions with a face swapping app known as Face Swap Live. The app allows Baker to record videos of himself swapping faces with a photo of Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jeff Bridges, and […]

In “Composition in Storytelling“, narrator Channel Criswell explains the importance of the a the composition of a scene within a film, how it is used to capture attention, direct the eye, and determine the balance of power within the narrative. It seems to me what composition is best at is displaying the power dynamics within […]

A video by Primitive Technology demonstrates how to build a primitive cord drill and pump drill using just wood and stone. The end results can be used to start fires with friction or to drill holes in wood to create more advanced tools. A cord drill consists of a shaft, a fly wheel and a piece […]

Upon seeing a robbery in progress at an Gold Coast, Queensland restaurant, a shirtless James Ross-Munro leaped to his feet ran over to the (alleged) perpetrator’s empty car and, using colorful language plus a bit of logic, he removed the keys. This forced the robber to try escape on foot. The heroic Ross-Munro followed closely […]

AsapSCIENCE explains the health issues that would occur if people only drank soda.

Dave Hax created a video tutorial on how to do the amazing David Blaine style self tying shoelace magic trick as an amusing illusion to show to friends and family. music by Kevin MacLeod – “Look Busy“

A man sought revenge against his noisy neighbors by building an Arduino system that blasts loud music back at them automatically. The system uses a microphone to detect when the neighbors play loud music and responds by triggering a CD player to blast short increments of “Who Let the Dogs Out?” by The Baha Men. […]

World Champion aerobatic paraglider and Red Bull athlete Horacio Llorens donned special cold weather gear and launched himself from the arctic town of Trømso, Norway into the Aurora Borealis high up in the skies, his white parachute brightly shining against the gorgeous ethereal green waves. Flying in this environment was a first for everyone, particularly […]

Conan O’Brien recently flew to Qatar with First Lady Michelle Obama to entertain the troops at Al Udeid Air Base for “Mission Conan”. While on the base, O’Brien met with Bradley Kline of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Division to play with bomb-disposing robots and wear a 100-pound bomb suit. He also trained with the Military Working […]

In a new featurette for Fuller House, they go behind the scenes with Candace Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner), and Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler) as they prepare for the upcoming Netflix original sequel series to Full House. Season one will become available to stream on Netflix on February 26th, 2016. Like the […]

“The Chickening” is a bizarre trailer “re-directed” and “anti-mated” by Nick DenBoer and Davy Force that was created by overlaying weird special effects over clips from Stanley Kubrick‘s The Shining. DenBoer and Force transform the films iconic Overlook Hotel into Charbay’s Chicken World Restaurant and Resort. The trailer also features an incredibly catchy remix of the line “Come […]

A new trailer has been released for The Angry Birds Movie, the upcoming 3D animated comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly that is based on the popular Angry Birds video game franchise. The trailer, which has pee jokes and ruffled feathers galore, follows Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), and Bomb (Danny […]

Goregaon, Mumbai-based teacher and writer Dinesh S. Upadhyaya has recently set the RecordSetter world record for fitting the most straws in his mouth at once. He was able to jam 1,001 straws in his mouth.

Abe Vigoda, the well-respected actor known for his role as ill-fated Sal Tessio in The Godfather and the deadpan Detective Phil Fish on Barney Miller and in his own spinoff series, died in his sleep this morning in at hospice in Woodland Park, N.J. He was 94 years old. While reports of Vigoda’s death were […]

Conquer.Earth is an interactive map that lets users mark off places they’ve visited with a colorful pin. Users can then share their maps to show friends their globetrotting. The service is open now for early access. image via Conquer.Earth via Product Hunt

In a video for Vox, writer Phil Edwards gives an explanation of the line in the song “Yankee Doodle” about calling a feather “macaroni.” Edwards explains that both the line and the song have more historical context than many people may realize. Yankee Doodle went to town Riding on a pony; He stuck a feather in […]

Greg Walker shot video of a fascinating snow removal machine clearing the streets of Washington DC. via reddit

Zoom, Enhance! is an app that turns smartphone photos into zooming GIFs. Users select their photo, and then pinch and position each step of the enhanced GIF before sharing with friends online. The app is available now from the iTunes App Store. images via Zoom, Enhance! via Photojojo

Filmmaker Jeremy Ambers has created Impossible Light, an hour-long film that explores the amount of work that went into making the incredible San Francisco Bay Lights project a reality, Leo Villareal‘s original vision, the people involved in all aspects of the project and the technology used to time the lights. The Bay Lights has since […]