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The Verge created an impressive 10 minute supercut of every time Chewbacca speaks in the original Star Wars trilogy.

Composer and pianist Sonya Belousova and filmmaker Tom Grey of Player Piano have joined forces once again to perform iconic Star Wars theme songs while dressed as popular characters from the galaxy far, far away. Fans of Player Piano can help support their future videos on Patreon. With so many great themes to choose from, […]

Master tailor Rory Duffy demonstrates the proper technique for sewing with a needle and thimble in a video on his YouTube channel. The channel features a number of instructional videos including a detailed series on the making of a coat. via reddit

In a video for Wired, NASA Chief Engineer Brian Muirhead explains how to properly build a Death Star by harvesting an asteroid. Muirhead also discusses NASA’s upcoming asteroid redirect mission which will put a small asteroid in orbit around the Moon, and how ion engines work in both the real world and the Star Wars universe.

Skilled musician Cooper Carter recently played all 31 parts of composer John Williams‘ classic Star Wars theme song on guitar by himself. Carter’s spectacular tribute is available to stream on SoundCloud. The original song for comparison: via Digg

Mike Boyd recently documented his process of learning to ride a unicycle in just two hours and 38 minutes. Boyd’s goal to claim victory was to continuously ride the unicycle for thirty seconds without stopping, falling, or holding on to anything. In August Boyd similarly documented his attempts to master doing a kick flip on […]

20th Century Fox has released the first 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 new Marvel Comics-based film, directed by Bryan Singer, will follow a group of familiar and new X-Men mutants as they face an ancient […]

image via LEGO Architecture LEGO Architecture is releasing a new Skyline series that will allow you to recreate the iconic New York City, Venice, and Berlin skylines. The new collection will be released on January 1st, 2016 and available to purchase from the LEGO Architecture store. We previously wrote about their model kits featuring popular […]

“I Live in an Airplane” by Great Big Story features aeronautics enthusiast Bruce Campbell (not actor Bruce Campbell) as he shows of his home near Portland, Oregon, a converted Boeing 727 airplane. Previously: Oregon Man Lives in a Retired Boeing 727 Airliner That Is Parked in the Woods via Curbed

An amazing Airedale terrier named Marshall had a difficult start. The sweet dog was shuffled from place to place until he found a safe, loving and permanent home with J Wagner. At some point prior, Marshall’s vocal cords had been removed, but the resilient dog hasn’t let that stop him from being his wonderfully chatty […]

Warner Bros. has released the official teaser trailer for The Legend of Tarzan, directed by David Yates (who directed the last four Harry Potter films) and starring Alexander Skarsgård (who played the vampire Eric Northman on True Blood) as Tarzan, Margot Robbie (who is playing Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad) as Jane Porter and Samuel […]

Daniel Radcliffe‘s original screen test for the role of Harry Potter has surfaced online. The video was posted by Harry Potter fan Danny Drake. After landing the role, Radcliffe went on to star in eight Harry Potter films between 2001 and 2011. via Mashable

When pair of incredibly creepy life-sized and somewhat lifelike victorian dolls suddenly appeared around the city of London – riding on buses, waiting at tube stations and even doing a bit of window shopping, they gave commuters a bit of a surprise. It turns out that the the dolls are currently being used to promote […]

Will Ferrell recently joined Billy Eichner surprising New Yorkers on the street and asking them trivia questions about Christmas movies on a segment from the TruTV show Billy on the Street.

“2015: The Year in Movies” is a five-part montage by CLS Videos celebrating 255 movies released in the year 2015. The full list of movies used is available on a Tumblr post. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

When a tiny elephant calf got stuck inside a shallow waterhole with high sides at Kruger National Park in South Africa , the females of the herd came together to help the little one get back onto dry land. Since posting the video, Wild Wings Safari received a number of questions regarding the gender of […]

JoBlo Movie Trailers has shared a new international trailer for J.J. Abrams‘ upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, that sheds a little more light on some the main characters and the overall story. The Force Awakens is scheduled to battle its way into theaters on December 18th, 2015. image via Star Wars

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battle Bebop and Rocksteady in the first trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of Shadows. The trailer also introduces the character of Casey Jones, played by Arrow star Stephen Amell. It also shows returning characters like Megan Fox as April O’Neil and Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick. The film will be […]

In the latest episode of Brave Wilderness, host Coyote Peterson intentionally allowed himself to get “spiked” by a porcupine in order to show his viewers how to properly remove quills from humans and animals. The moral of this story do not get quilled by a porcupine. …if you are ever quilled, snip off the top […]

Gameranx created a really great video comparing the real historic locations in Boston to the same post-apocalyptic locations in the video game Fallout 4, which takes place in Boston and the surrounding area.

In February 2014, a giant English mastiff captured the hearts of the cheering crowd as he successfully completed the agility portion of the Rocky Mountain Cluster Dog Show in Denver, Colorado. The big dog calmly took his time with the course without revealing any extra effort put forward on his behalf. via reddit

Sacha Baron Cohen made a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live as his character Borat Sagdiyev to debut the new trailer for his film The Brothers Grimsby. Besides Cohen, the film also stars Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Isla Fisher, and Penélope Cruz. It will be released in theaters on March 11, 2016. image via The Brothers Grimsby

A rotoscoped version of The Simpsons appears on the couch in a “noble experiment that failed”.

The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, a traditional jass band, recently performed wonderful old-fashioned jazz covers of music from Star Wars at the Bamboula’s & Frenchmen Theatre and other locations around New Orleans. Last year, we wrote about the talented band’s catchy jazz cover of the Game of Thrones theme song. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Brad Steeze of shows how to take the stairs like a pro in an infomercial parody by Loose Seal Productions. Do you have trouble going up and down the stairs? Buy “Taking The Stairs Like A Pro” and let Brad Steeze teach you how to take the stairs like a pro. Don’t take elevators. They […]

The Alamo Draft House Cinema, the combination restaurant, bar and movie theater that started in Austin, Texas and now has locations across the United States, is currently offering clever Star Wars-themed meals and drink that are featured on an eye-catching Millennium Falcon-shaped menu. To celebrate STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, we created an out-of-this-world STAR […]

Over the course of the past year-and-a-half, a tenacious man named Jared who in his words,”finally got tired of being fat and unhealthy“, lost an amazing 300 pounds through making a change in both his eating habits and his exercise routines. After losing this weight, Jared read aloud a letter that he had written to […]

Winnipeg-based guitarist and songwriter Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “samuraiguitarist“) recently performed a festive multitrack cover of “Jingle Bell Rock,” the classic Christmas song released by Bobby Helms and composed by Joseph Beal and James Boothe in 1957. The original version of the song for comparison:

On December 6, Suzanne Gibbons of Animal Heaven Animal Rescue (AHAR) put out an urgent call for help via Facebook when she saw a helpless donkey trapped in the rushing current of a river near Killorglin, Ireland. Help came in the form of Mike Fleming of the Killorglin Rowing Club who generously offered his time, […]

In an episode of Glove and Boots, Fafa the Groundhog and Mario examine the theory that The Muppets have been replaced by pod people and are not the original puppets the world came to love decades ago. Mario and Fafa are quick to point out that they’re not making fun of The Muppets, they are simply accusing them […]

In the 15th episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, Cut Video provides a visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in China as modeled by the 2013 Miss Chinatown U.S.A. winner Leah Li, whose hair and makeup were styled in correlation with the trends of each decade. Behind-the-scenes footage from the […]

“Apollo” is a short film by Chris Coupland created by manipulating and animating a selection of photographs from the Project Apollo Archive. Coupland says he was inspired by the film “Ground Control” which also used the Project Apollo images. via PetaPixel

A wonderfully curious orangutan watched closely as a visitor performed a simple magic trick for her through the glass. Once the inquisitive ape realized what had taken place, she cracked a big smile and literally fell down with laughter. <a class="youtube-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIxYCDbRGJc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIxYCDbRGJc</a> — sauce is better! image via BreakfastSandwich via BreakfastSandwich, Tastefully Offensive

(larger) Beutler Ink recently joined forces with Los Angeles-based cartoonist and illustrator Luke McGarry to create “Here’s to 2015!,” an illustrated mashup of memorable pop culture references from this past year. Prints are available to purchase online from Society6. We previously wrote about their mashup illustrations from 2013 and 2014. image via Beutler Ink submitted […]

Surprisingly soothing videos posted by the company Ovo-Tech capture their RZ-1 egg breaker machine in action. The RZ-1 sends eggs in a single file to be cracked and separated, directing the yolks, whites, and shells into separate containers. The Ovo-Tech YouTube page also features videos of their other machines in operation. via Twisted Sifter

GoPro recently teamed up with Mount Creative to make “Cascadia,” a fascinating riding video where professional street trials rider Danny MacAskill performs amazing bike stunts while riding across the rooftops of Gran Canaria, Spain. Some of the scariest lines I've ever ridden!! Hope you like it…. https://t.co/zZ5nVKhiOV pic.twitter.com/HVSWiC0Tls — Danny MacAskill (@danny_macaskill) December 10, 2015 […]

In a video for Wired, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory roboticist Brett Kennedy explains why NASA might take Star Wars droid C-3PO to space, but leave his counterparts R2-D2 and BB-8 behind. Kennedy also compares the droids to real NASA robots like Robonaut, and claims that in many ways NASA robots surpass their cinema analogues.

Serial, the popular podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig, has launched its second season to focus on the story of United States soldier Bowe Bergdahl who was held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly five years. Since his return, Bergdahl has been the subject of congressional investigations, public debate, and there is an ongoing military court case […]

The Japanese chocolate company, Bourbon, offers pre-packaged chocolate that comes in thin slices, just like Kraft Singles cheese. Mitsuhiro Saito shared photos on Twitter of the slices being placed and then melted onto a piece of bread. You can also follow one of Bourbon’s many recipes to turn the chocolate slices into something truly special. […]

Miss Piggy recently visited Washington, D.C. to tour the official White House Christmas tree and other holiday decorations. Piggy was met by First Lady Michelle Obama‘s Chief of Staff Tina Tchen who gave her some background on the White House’s Vermeil Room.

Stanford research psychologist Russell Poldrack decided to scan his own brain with a MRI for 18 months to get a better understanding of how different areas of the brain communicate with each other. It’s was the most extensive study that’s ever been performed on a human brain. One surprising find was how his brain reacted […]

A very frustrated father who was repeatedly unable to recognize the word “eyes” after he spelled out the word “yes” to his son, broke down with laughter after he wrote the word down on a piece of paper and grasped what occurred. This classic example of response priming and implicit memory has played out other […]

In a comedy sketch by Dad Dudes, Ryan O’Quinn and Todd Wilkerson are shocked when they learn their buddy Matt Reithmayr has never seen any of the Star Wars movies and has been misinterpreting his friend’s references to the franchise for years.

Former U.S.A. Memory Champion and author Joshua Foer offers up a tour of his memory palace along with a demonstration of the mnemonic technique for being able to easily memorize and recall large amounts of information such as the first 100 digits of Pi. This is my memory palace. By putting images inside the space, […]

Brooklyn, New York-based illustrator P.J. McQuade has created new geeky collection of Christmas cards and ornaments for 2015 featuring pop culture characters from movies. McQuade features memorable characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad Max: Fury Road, Ghostbusters, Step Brothers, and more. They are all available to purchase online from Etsy. images via P.J. […]

Young Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched up a big friendly giant (Mark Rylance) in the teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg‘s adaptation of The BFG by Roald Dahl. The film will be released by Disney on July 1, 2016. image via The BFG

The Yorkdale Centre in Toronto, Canada is currently running a clever holiday campaign in which a very modern Santa Claus (played by Paul Mason) models beautiful ensembles from designers such as John Varvatos, Hugo Boss, Harry Rosen, Salvatore Ferragamo, Montcler, Burberry and Holt Renfrew. Fashion Santa will be available for photos through December 23 and […]

A new amusing holiday-themed commercial for Fresh Pet features cats and dogs dressed as elves. The adorable workers diligently keep lists, build toys and wrap gifts, each with a set of handy human hands to keep the line moving along for Santa. With each share of the video, Fresh Pet is also donating meals to […]

YouTube takes a look back at the year 2015 with their annual YouTube Rewind video “Now Watch Me 2015“, which recaps some of the biggest trends of the year as well as recreating a few classic viral videos. The video features over 150 popular YouTube personalities including Casey Neistat, Rhett and Link, and Grace Helbig […]

South African designer Porky Hefer has created “Monstera Deliciosa“, an amazing series of hanging chairs that are cleverly made in the shape of open mouthed sea animals with such fun names as Fiona Blackfish, Dora Esca, Joyce M.heloise, Crocodylus Eugenie, Behd and Pelicanus. Hefer premiered these pieces at Design Miami 2015 as member of the […]