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Israeli architects HQA, a creative shop known for their large scale creative designs, created “Warde“, an open air installation at Jerusalem’s Valero Square that features giant red flower streetlights that bloom and wilt in accordance with the sound and movement of the street. The installation debuted in November 2014 as a part of an urban […]

750 Years in Paris by French illustrator Vincent Mahé is a beautiful visual tribute to the changing architecture and tumultuous history of Paris as told through a single building site, commencing in 1265 and culminating in 2015. A literary graphic novel unlike anything else on the racks, 750 Years tells the story of our time, […]

Brandon Kutzke enlisted his cat to help pull an electronics cable through a hole. Now that’s teamwork! via reddit

Several years ago, retired orthopedic surgeon and kayaker David Bahnson decided that he wanted to bring along his two golden retrievers, Susie and Ginger, to ride along with him on the water. He ordered a kit from Pygmy Boats and made special modifications in order to accommodate his beloved canines. Bahnson spoke with The Dodo […]

Bethesda has released a Fallout 4 Pip-Boy app, based on the Pip-Boy device used in the video game, that syncs and interacts with the game on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The app also includes the “Atomic Command” mini-game which is heavily inspired by the classic arcade game “Missile Command”. Away from your game […]

A team at the College of Automation of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications has set a new Guinness world record for the Furthest Distance Covered by a Quadruped Robot. Their robot, named Xingzhe No.1, walked an incredible 83.28 miles over the course of 54 hours 34 minutes on a single charge.

Raw Art presents “Drugs”, a fantastic juggling routine by [3J] set to the song “Drugs” by Ratatat. via Adam Savage

A breakfast robot makes a mess while attempting to feed its creator Simone Giertz a bowl of cereal. Giertz outlines her process in an article on Motherboard where she includes a video demonstrating a dry run of the routine and a much less messy machine test. Giertz seems keen on having machines perform her morning routine. […]

When a happy pet pig named Willow caught a glimpse of a pile of freshly raked autumn leaves, he turned a few excited circles and then gleefully jumped right in. According to Willow’s human, this was the first time that Willow had ever seen a pile of leaves. It seems that Willow loves to turn […]

Six teeny tiny African Pygmy hedgehogs siblings found that their human‘s baking tin was the perfect size for them to deliciously curl up and take a nap, making them appear as if they were warm prickly muffins coming fresh out of the oven. Check out these adorable hedgie muffins! Some are sleeping, some are waking […]

The Guardian Shield is an everyday citizen turned real-life superhero who is based out of Beaverton, Oregon. Shield works a normal job by day and puts on his red spandex suit to patrol local neighbors by night. His complete crime fighting arsenal consists of a ballistic shield, a stun gun, batons, some pepper spray, a […]

A recent episode of the PBS Nature series “Pets – Wild at Heart” focused on the incredible skeletal flexibility of domestic hamsters using moving x-rays of the animal as he burrowed through a plastic tunnel. The x-ray also captured the staggering amount of food the hamster was able to fit into his cheeks, which are […]

The Weinstein Company has released a bloody new official trailer for The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming eighth feature film that is about a group of dangerous individuals who are trapped together in a post-Civil War Wyoming. The trailer gives us a glimpse at how the eight hateful soles face plenty of betrayal and deception […]

Postmodern Jukebox and Puddles the Clown perform their “sad clown version” of “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay. For comparison, here is the original music video for the song.

In late July 2015, a group of 1,000 talented musicians came together from all over Italy to simultaneously perform a live version of “Learn to Fly” in a musical request asking the Foo Fighters to perform in Emilia-Romagna, a historical district in northern Italy. Just a few days ago, the band answered the plea with […]

Vox gives a one minute abridged history of Guy Fawkes Day (Night), which is commemorated each year on November 5th. “Remember, remember! The fifth of November…”

In “Improving Lives with Exoskeleton Technology” by the National Geographic series Breakthrough, Trish Aelker of Lockheed Martin demonstrates the company’s unpowered FORTIS exoskeleton and how it can be used to improve the lives of industrial workers by reducing fatigue.

Bethesda has released the official launch trailer for Fallout 4, an exciting new addition to their ongoing post-apocalyptic Fallout video game series. The new trailer is riddled with new gameplay footage that takes place in a post-apocalyptic Boston. Fallout 4 is scheduled for release on November 10, 2015 and is available to pre-order online for […]

I’d like to prove to you and to myself that just because you get old, you don’t have to stop having fun, and surprising things happen every day. 89-year-old Chuck Esterly recently made his stand-up comedy debut at the Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati, Ohio with a lively set that poked fun at his […]

In the latest episode of Simon’s Cat, the feisty feline throws a feral fit when he realizes that he can’t access his food due to the protective cone that was put on during his visit to the vet. Luckily, a dorky, overly affectionate pug comes to the rescue and releases Simon’s cat from his restraint […]

Graphic designer Martin Vargic has created a beutiful visualization of more than 500 artist representations of exoplanets. The image highlights the surprising diversity in the range of size, composition, and temperature of known exoplanets. image via Martin Vargic via Gizmodo

Daniel Hoppes and his family, who are big fans of the fantastic Orwellian video game BioShock, recreated the environs of the underwater city of Rapture from the series for their impressively detailed and decidedly fun Halloween party. Even Big Daddy put down his weapons and got up to dance. Hoppes also very graciously shared photos […]

Duracell has released their great new Star Wars-themed commercial, “Battle for Christmas Morning,” which features a little boy and his sister immersing themselves in a battle against the dark side after powering up their toy lightsabers with batteries. The imagination and the force are both are amazing things. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is currently […]

Jetman Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet from Jetman Dubai use their jet packs to fly in formation with an Emirates Airbus A380 over Dubai in a thrilling new video. A separate video details the thorough planning that had to go into the flight to make sure it was done safely for all those involved. via Engadget

The New York Public Library has amassed an amazing collection of photographs taken by Augustus Sherman, amateur photographer and the Ellis Island Chief Registry Clerk, of the many immigrants who arrived to America through the infamous island in the early-20th century. While they were waiting there, many of them dressed for Sherman’s camera in their […]

Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe (as well as the Steve Jobs book), explains Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity in under three minutes in a video produced by Fusion. One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein completed his general theory of relativity, which explains how the gravitational force works. This made Einstein […]

Alice returns to Wonderland to save the Mad Hatter from Time in the first look at Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to the Tim Burton‘s 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland. Mia Wasikowska stars again as Alice with Johnny Depp returning as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen of Hearts, and Sacha […]

On a recent episode of his series, Real or Magic, skilled magician David Blaine blew Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde‘s minds by tearing off the corner of a twenty-dollar bill, eating it, and then putting the torn money in his mouth and spitting the corner back onto the bill.

Leah Bolden of See Jane Drill demonstrates several handy tape measure features you may not have known about. via Make, Boing Boing

ROTO SCOPIC has created a fantastic special effects video of peacock spiders waving around lightsabers and dancing to music. ROTO SCOPIC added his fun effects and music to footage originally captured by Peacockspiderman. via Nerdist

Designer Tommi Moilanen has created an elegant redesign of the New York City subway map, which seeks to provide more detailed information about trains, landmarks and transfers – things that aren’t as easily recognized on the map that is currently employed throughout the city. Instead of showing lots of geographical details the map highlight sights, […]

This past Halloween a diminutive dog named Winston the White Corgy proudly pranced around in an adorable custom version of a Star Wars Stormtrooper costume that his human made for him, sans mask. Judge me by my size, do you? image via Winston the White Corgi via Time

Primanti Brothers Sandwich Designer and photographer Jon Chonko has added more delectable scanned sandwich cross-sections to his yummy Scanwiches series, a project about which we wrote in 2011. Since then Chonko has collected a great many more images of unabashedly naked sandwiches of different sizes and shapes from varied cuisines around the world and promoting […]

VICELAND is a new 24-hour cable channel by Vice that will be launching soon with a focus on intense nonfiction series. An extended preview trailer for the channel highlights shows from Ellen Page, Michael K. Williams, and a number of Vice personalities that cover topics like global LGBT issues, marijuana, and crime.

The Star Wars website has released an awesome new collection of character posters for J.J. Abrams‘ upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They feature up close and personal shots of Han Solo, Princess Leia, Kylo Ren, Finn, and Rey. The Force Awakens is currently scheduled to land in theaters on December 18th, 2015. The […]

David Cross plays Gilvin Daughtry, a man attempting to demonstrate citizens’ rights at a traffic stop in “Know Your Rights,” a new sketch from the upcoming Netflix series W/ Bob & David. The sketch also features Keegan Michael Key and Jay Johnston as police officers conducting the check point. The series will premiere on Netflix on November 13, […]

image via Joey Spiotto Alien Next Door is a new book, created by artist Joey Spiotto (a.k.a. “Joebot“), that reimagines a creepy Xenomorph from the Alien film series as a friendly martian. The book, published by Titan Books, is currently available to purchase online from Amazon. Joey will be doing a book signing in Los […]

The Lost Arcade is a documentary by filmmakers Kurt Vincent and Irene Chin about the legendary Chinatown Fair arcade in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown. The longstanding landmark first opened in 1944 and has served as a unique haven for the community over the years. Chinatown Fair opened as a penny arcade on Mott […]

Nic De Houwer fires off over 50 impressive voice impressions in 5 minutes. via reddit

Kip Thorne, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus, at Caltech explains hyperspace in under two minutes in a video by Fusion. Kip Thorne, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus, at Caltech, explains how our universe may be like a membrane embedded within hyperspace, an idea physicists refer to as a brane living in the bulk.

Ryan Reynolds recently dressed up as Deadpool on Halloween and teased a group of trick-or-treaters who were all dressed as members of X-Men. After Reynolds was finished having some fun with the kids, he posed with them all in a photo. Reynolds is starring in 20th Century Fox‘s upcoming Deadpool film adaptation that is set […]

Christina Borchardt, a talented mom who makes costumes for various cosplay events, created an incredibly realistic “Rocket Raccoon” from Guardians of the Galaxy costume for her (now) 6-year old son Chase, who absolutely loves raccoons. We are going to be cosplaying Guardians of the galaxy for the next convention we do. (A while from now) […]

Chi-Raq is a modern version of the classic Greek play Lysistrata updated by director Spike Lee. The trailer for the film, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, tells the story of Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris) who tries to end gun violence by encouraging women to withhold sex. The film will be released in theaters on December 4, […]

Screen Rant host Rob Flis takes a look at ten of the biggest editing mistakes in recent blockbuster movies. We all know that mistakes happen. But when hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line, you would think that people would pay even closer attention to detail. In the world of movie-making, the opposite […]

ThinkGeek has created a Star Wars Death Star Waffle Maker that is “perfect for all your evil waffle needs”. If you’re ready to make your kitchen explode with awesome, you need a Death Star Waffle Maker. Plug it in, warm it up, and pour the batter onto the non-stick cooking plates. In just minutes, you’ll […]

Smosh Games created a hilarious honest trailer for HALO video game franchise. From the developer of three separate franchises about mass-murdering aliens, comes the series that launched the Xbox, pushed the Xbox 360- to new heights, and came out way too late to make the Xbox One relevant.

Adam Conover takes a magical trip down a toilet to explain why “flushable” wipes aren’t really flushable in a clip from his revealing TruTV series Adam Ruins Everything.

Writer, director, and musician N.T. Bullock of Sequential Pictures has released a hilarious new video where he dubbed over scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy and gave the characters super silly voices. Yoda is a far out party dude, Luke Skywalker is an emotional wreck, Princess Leia‘s voice is in need of a lozenge, […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction round up every gadget provided to James Bond by Q of Q Branch in every single James Bond film in chronological order.

They Might Be Giants, in collaboration with their bass player Danny Weinkauf, have released “Elephants”, the new music video directed by David Cowles and Jeremy Galante and designed by Alison Cowles, that was created for week 44 of their year-long Dial-A-Song Direct series. The song is from their upcoming children’s album Why?, that comes out […]