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The Manila Social Club in Brooklyn, NY is known for their unique donuts made with purple yams called ube, which are constantly sold out. They, however, have really have really outdone themselves with their latest creation – a $100 donut iced with Cristal champagne and covered in 24-carat gold. The Manila Social Club presents their […]

Spanish musician Rafael Aguirre recently performed a delightful medley of John Williams‘ iconic Star Wars music on a classical guitar at Alhambra Guitars‘ 50th anniversary celebration. via reddit, The Awesomer

Atlas Obscura takes a look at the fascinating story behind Frozen Dead Guy Days, the oddly monikered Spring festival that takes place every year in Nederland, Colorado. The festival was named after Bredo Morstel, a Norwegian man whose grandson packed his dead body in dry ice and placed it in a Tuff Shed in the […]

Tenacious self-improver Mike Boyd filmed himself learning to juggle over the course of three hours and 44 minutes. Boyd pretty quickly gets the basics down, but it takes him hours to hit his self-imposed benchmark of 30 seconds of continuous juggling. The delay could be due to his decision to use various types of fruit […]

The 32nd Annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival opened on January 5, 2016 in the frigid air of Harbin, China. The event this year includes intricate frozen sculptures, winter-themed performances, competitions, swimming in the Songhua River, festival processions and even a wedding. At night, the various snow and ice structures in the festival are colorfully […]

Netflix has released the official trailer for The Get Down, an upcoming original series by director Baz Luhrmann. The series focuses on a group of talented and restless teenagers growing up in the South Bronx during the late 1970s – the period of time when hip hop drowned out the sparkly era of disco. The […]

A #behindthescenes shot of our “How to place a call” video featuring Jorrell & snapped by @intersection_co Keep an eye out for more updates! A photo posted by LinkNYC (@linknycofficial) on Dec 30, 2015 at 9:50am PST New York City has launched the first two LinkNYC Wi-Fi kiosks to provide free one-gigabit Internet access, USB […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction have created a movie trailer mashup of nearly 60 new films coming out in 2016. They feature Deadpool, Warcraft, Zoolander 2, and more.

Ask Me Anything: Volume One is a new book that collects some of the best questions and answers from reddit’s r/IAmA into a single volume. The book includes user-submitted questions answered by people like President Barack Obama, Chris Rock, Louis C.K., Ronda Rousey, and more. The book also features illustrations by artist and redditor u/youngluck. Ask Me […]

Friends and family of Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister, who sadly passed away on December 28, 2015, are planning a memorial service and life celebration for the beloved Motörhead frontman and bass player on Saturday, January 9, 2016. The service will be live-streamed via the band’s official YouTube page in order to allow all of Lemmy’s […]

Marvel has released a new trailer, a poster, and a premiere date for their upcoming second season of the Netflix series Daredevil. The second season of Daredevil will be released on March 18th, 2016. Just when Matt thinks he is bringing order back to the city, new forces are rising in Hell’s Kitchen. Now the […]

Photographer Pablo Zulaska captured video of soap bubbles rapidly freezing at -15° C to create beautiful and fragile works of art. photo via ZALUSKArt.com via Bored Panda

Steven Ogg, the actor who played Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto V, recently starred as “legendary pitchman Bob Giovanni” in Old Spice‘s two new hilarious infomercials to demonstrate the odor fighting and sweat reducing properties found in their line of antiperspirants and deodorants.

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) sits down and explains how his upcoming film adaptation is actually going to be a love story in a new, crotch shot-filled TV spot. Marvel’s Deadpool movie is set to shoot its way into theaters on February 12th, 2016. Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of […]

Elevating autism one lift at a time Elevator enthusiast and photographer Andrew Reams explains what it’s like living with Asperger Syndrome, his fascination with lifts and “elevaTOURS“, the business he built that helps him to share his joy with other people, particularly those with autism. Welcome to elevaTOURS by DieselDucy. Proudly reaching out to autistic […]

Goofy Artist Erin Jang has created an adorable set of Disney character faces from a variety of different food, ranging from very healthy veggies to somewhat nutritious dinner food to total sweet sugary treats. Flounder Arlo Olaf Marie Pascal images by Erin Jan via Oh My Disney, Seventeen, Delish, Foodiggity

The New York Public Library has released more than 180,000 digitized items into the public domain. Users can freely browse the digital collection using a visualization tool that allows them to quickly scan hundreds of years worth of content. The collection includes maps, art, books, sheet music, photographs, menus, and more. The NYPL has also […]

In an absolutely wonderful clip from the 2013 Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis, actor Oscar Isaac, in the eponymous role, plays with the fictional “John Glenn Singers” as a studio musician. The group performs “Please Mr. Kennedy” – a silly novelty song about not wanting to go into outer space, written by Jim Cody, […]

Zach Galifianakis stars as a French trained artistic rodeo clown in the new trailer for his upcoming FX original series Baskets. The series premiers on January 21, 2016. photo via Baskets

Beat Down Boogie has created “Cosplay Kids,” their new music video featuring a compilation of super cute kids dressed up as pop culture characters filmed at various events from the past couple of years. Fans of the Beat Down Boogie crew can help support their future videos on Patreon. Check out the next generation of […]

An adorable little Italian greyhound simultaneously mimicked the silly facial expressions of his playful human who, in turn, was greatly amused by his dog’s immediate response.

Artist Andy Thomas has created “Synthetic Nature Part 1“, a gorgeous digital recreation of different forms of Australian plants that gracefully and fluidly move to a natural soundscape that’s been electronically altered. It is nature digitized. Sounds recorded in nature have been run through computers and electronically manipulated. Computer generated 3D imagery swirls and contorts […]

Astronomer and Star Wars fan Scott Manley explains the power required to blow up a planet using the Death Star or Starkiller Base. As Manley points out, the Galactic Empire and the First Order might be overdoing things a bit, using much more energy than they really need. via YouTube Trending

“Tales From The Smith Comic Book Series” is a new set of conceptual designs by Brazilian artist Butcher Billy that imagines Robert Smith of The Cure as a variety of monsters featured on the covers of classic horror comics, using Smith’s lyrics as the titles and the text. Kisses and scares. Hearts and skulls. Giggles […]

Science Friday takes a fascinating look at a large collection of medical and scientific devices of the past curated by Steve Erenberg. The collection includes early and bizarre devices that have fallen out of use over the years. In the video, Erenberg discusses what makes the objects in his collection beautiful. For more than 30 years, […]

Tameru Zegeye, an Ethiopian circus performer who lives in Germany, set a Guinness World Record when he covered 100 meters in 57 seconds in a handstand position on forearm crutches. Zegeye was born with deformed feet and unable to use his legs, but has made an art out of using his crutches. Needless to say, […]

Malaysian artist Jaemy Choong, co-founder of Kickatomic Creatives, has amusing photos of postcard-sized movie posters superimposed over real dogs. The canines end up looking like they are part of the characters in his miniature posters. More photos from Jaemy‘s series can be viewed on his Instagram. images via Jaemy Choong via Bored Panda

Chip Fingers are a new line of handy guards for keeping fingers clean while eating messy snacks. The silicone guards slip over the user’s fingers to keep dust and crumbs from skinning to the skin. photos via Chip Fingers via Incredible Things

Stelios Mousarris, a Cypriot-based furniture designer, has crafted “Wave City” a stunning coffee table that was heavily inspired by the 2010 science fiction thriller Inception and features a beautifully detailed city skyline that appears to be forever folding in on itself. The table is available for purchase via special order. Inspired by a film this […]

In an effort to acclimate visitors to the local culture upon entering the United Kingdom, Heathrow Airport employed the magnificently dry wit of comedian Stephen Fry to offer a short tutorial on the specific particulars of British etiquette, particularly when standing in a line. Oh, we Brits do love a queue. It’s reassuring for us […]

Two young men combine seven large roman candles to create a fireworks minigun that fires 1001 shots in about 45 seconds. 7 “Cyber Cannon” fireworks strapped to a 3″ PVC tube with handles that fires 1001 shots in about 45 seconds. Filmed in South Milwaukee, WI on 1/3/16. via reddit

A gorgeous gray cat had his morning calm interrupted when the toaster beside him suddenly erupted. The unexpected noise sent the little feline vertically in the air, nearly hitting the ceiling before landing on the tiled floor below.

There is a Change.org petition to have one of the four new heavy metal elements added to the periodic table named after the late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister (who recently passed away). The petition was started by John Wright who is asking The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry to officially name one of the new […]

Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney has created a supercut video for Digg of film directors making cameos in their own movies. He features director Stanley Kubrick and his appearance in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), and more. Sometimes even the best directors can’t […]

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober uses the scientific method to determine the best climate settings to defog a car windshield the fastest. Rober created consistent conditions inside his car for ten consecutive mornings to compare the impact of the different settings, and claims his results can defog a car in half the time.

On the day that The Force Awakens premiered in theaters on December 18th, Portuguese DJ and musician Luis Clara Gomes (a.k.a. “Moullinex“) joined forces with a band of skilled Stormtroopers to play a funky Star Wars disco concert at the Lux Frágil nightclub in Lisbon, Portugal. They used the classic 1977 Star Wars and Other […]

Linzey Rae, lead singer of the Denver, Colorado-based metalcore band The Anchor, recently sang an awesome heavy metal tutorial on how to make a shepherd’s pie. Her band’s clever parody cover of the original song “The Great Unknown” by The Ghost Inside is available to purchase on Bandcamp. via Nerdcore

Illustrator and animator Shmorky created “This is Fine,” one of ten amusing animated commercial bumpers made for Adult Swim that are based on Gunshow webcomics originally written and drawn by artist KC Green. The first animated bumper features a dog named Question Hound, voiced by Dana Snyder (Master Shake), who is totally okay with drinking […]

Animator Elliot Lim has created a wonderful animated tribute to The Wire one of the greatest television shows ever aired. Using the soundtrack from the first season of the series, The Blind Boys of Alabama‘s version of the Tom Waits song “Down in the Hole“, Lim’s animation captures the grittiness and heart of the fictional […]

The Whill is a modern, customizable wheelchair that’s beautifully designed and able to handle a number of different terrains with a set of fully omni-directional wheels and 4-wheel drive torque, variable speeds and an ability to set pace or urgently stop on a dime with the accompanying smartphone app. Information regarding where to purchase Whill […]

Test footage shared by animatronics artist Matt Denton shows Greg Townley, the animatronic head used in Edgar Wright‘s 2103 film The World’s End. The head features realistic eye and jaw movement with detailed skin for a convincing final product. This is test footage and images of the animatronic head built for Edgar Wrights “The World’s End”. […]

Comedian Paul Taylor, a British man living in Paris, loudly shares his frustration with not completely understanding “La Bise” – the distinctly French tradition of kissing another person’s cheeks as a way of greeting, farewell or thanking. I live in France and one of the things that annoys me the most about living here is […]

The Backyard Scientist demonstrates how to easily build a DIY hoverboard powered by dry ice. As the ice sublimates, it creates a thin cushion of air that allows the board to slide across a smooth surface.

The Teslasuit is a full body haptic feedback suit designed to enhance a virtual reality experience. The suit uses neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to provide feedback related to what the user is doing in the virtual world. The exact feedback the suit provides can be programmed with proprietary Haptic Editor software. The suit comes in two […]

(larger) Smooth Warrior is an awesome new painting, created by Los Angeles-based artist Brandon Bird, that portrays musician Kenny G as The Doof Warrior from Mad Max: Fury Road. Kenny G is shown riding through the wasteland with Immortan Joe‘s gang of War Boys while playing his fierce flame-throwing saxophone. Prints of Bird‘s painting are […]

The Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco will be hosting the Internet Cat Video Festival, a three day film festival dedicated to the adorable online antics of silly felines. Curated by Will Braden, lowly human to the highly refined Henri, Le Chat Noir, the festival will encompass videos, documentaries and short films during January 21, […]

In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series “Big Questions“, host Craig Benzine aka Wheezy Waiter addresses the photic sneeze reflex and the varying theories seek to explain why some people sneeze when they first encounter sunlight. According to various studies between 10 and 35 percent of people have the photic sneeze reflex and […]

In the latest episode of the Atlantic‘s video series “If Our Bodies Could Talk“, host James Hamblin visited a MNDFL, a unique drop-in meditation studio in New York City that focuses on mindfulness, mantra and intention, to see what all the fuss was about. As he found out, the staff at MNDFL practice what they […]

Movi by Livestream is an easy to use, compact 4K video camera designed to bring high production value to live events with a single camera. The Movi pairs with an app that lets users crop, zoom, and pan within the camera’s view while broadcasting through Livestream. The Movi will ship in April 2016, and is […]

Funny Or Die created a parody video that goes behind enemy lines to reveal secret agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Jason Bourne‘s (Matt Damon) top-secret attraction to one another. The two go undercover as they share their bulging muscles, dreamy eyes, and classified (inappropriate) text messages.