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Grant Snider explores creative approaches to making coffee in “Let’s Make Coffee!” on Incidental Comics.

NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren recently played “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes while on board the International Space Station as a tribute to research scientist Victor Hurst who recently passed away.

They Might Be Giants has released “Daylight”, the new music video directed by Jason Willis that was created for week 45 of their year-long Dial-A-Song Direct series. Jason Willis writes about what his process was like creating the video.

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk recently attempted the first ever horizontal loop on his skateboard and, after a couple of close tries, he nailed it. Hawk captured footage of his impressive stunt on Sony‘s mountable Action Cam.

Longboarder Ko Hyojoo dances a smooth and beautiful routine while she skates on her board in a video set to the song “Unique” by Lenka. via Digg

Harrison Ford and Omaze recently teamed up to surprise Star Wars fans on Skype. After popping in on the fans’ live chat, Ford announces a new Star Wars: The Force Awakens charity auction that will “present two winners with tickets for them and three guests each to attend the premiere of Star Wars: The Force […]

Filmmaker Geoff Thomkinson documented his trip the charming seaside town of Hallstatt, Austria using a technique called HyperZoom, a continuous time-lapse technique that gives the feeling of flying through the scenery. Thompson has employed this technique in a number of his location films from around the world. Revolutionary new filming technique allows visually continuous flight-like […]

During a school open house on November 1, the Marching Golden Lions of North Hunderdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, recently performed absolutely killer cover versions of “Girl U Want Jam” by DEVO, “Down in the Park” by Gary Numan and “Metro” by Berlin, encompassing not only the musical style, but the distinct mannerisms […]

Laser tube cutting machines make precision cuts in a mesmerizing product video by the BLM Group, the company that manufactures the machines. The BLM Group YouTube page features a number of interesting videos demonstrating their products. via reddit

“Cloud” by artists Caitlin r.c.Brown and Wayne Garrett is a is a multi-faceted cumulus cluster of 6,000 lightbulbs, each controlled by individual chains that falls down from each bulb like rain under a cloud. Before we even considered the light bulb, CLOUD was a study of light – its magical ability to create ephemeral space, […]

John Cleese recently appeared on Conan and during his interview he told Conan O’Brien how he would play on his late mother’s dark sense of humor by offering to have her killed and stuffed as a means of cheering her up.

Super Science Friends is a clever and stylish animated series by Tinman Creative about a super-powered team of some of the world’s greatest scientists. The team includes Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Tapputi, and Sigmund Freud all with super powers inspired by their greatest discoveries. In the first episode, the team must travel […]

In “The Clock of the Long Now” by Public Record, inventor Danny Hillis of The Long Now Foundation explains how the idea originated for a 10,000 Year Clock and what the clock is meant to symbolize. I wanted a symbol of the future, in the same way that the pyramids are the symbol of the […]

AltspaceVR gives a demonstration of how to play their virtual reality version of Dungeons & Dragons. The AltspaceVR version of the game mimics the tabletop experience of playing Dungeons & Dragons with friends, allowing users to manipulate figures on a grid, roll virtual dice, and share images of things like the monsters the players are […]

On the latest episode of Man at Arms: Reforged, the talented team of blacksmiths and craftsman at Baltimore Knife and Sword built Katniss Everdeen‘s iconic bow from The Hunger Games films. After recreating Katniss’ deadly weapon, the team took the bow outside and pierced arrows through cans of soda, cans of shaving cream, and gallons […]

With Thanksgiving just one week away, many people are flocking to their local grocery store to purchase the mounds of ingredients needed to prepare their holiday dinner. One such ingredient however, can often stop shoppers in their tracks – the sweet potato or is it a yam? In order to clarify, Eva Hill of the […]

WaterAid is asking people to #GiveAShit by creating and sharing their own customized poop emoji with an app to raise awareness of global sanitation issues. The charity works to bring clean water and sanitary toilets to the poorest countries in the world. Users can download the iOS version of the app now and Android users […]

Sweetly Brooklyn is an artisanal bakery that crafts small batches of wonderful cakes and cookies that are made with a balance of creativity, nostalgia and a wonderful sense of humor. They operate out of a commercial kitchen space but hope to have a brick and mortar space sometime soon. In the meanwhile, their yummy goods […]

Toronto-based artist Ray Cincin has created a giant, beautifully illustrated bright blue Octopus from donated ballpoint pens that would have been otherwise discarded. The illustration, per Cincin, is his own “interpretation of an Ernst Von Haeckel octopus lithograph” and took him quite a bit of time to complete. Same general outline of the original, my […]

The Hasbro Toy Company has created “Joy For All“, a furry line of robotic companion cats that are designed to interact with strategically placed sensors. The line was developed with those seniors who may not want the muss, the fuss, the time or in some cases, the capacity to care for a real feline, but […]

Imgur user guitarfarts recently shared a photo featuring a life-size TIE fighter that his friend built in his front yard out of Christmas lights. The creator gave into the festive side of the force and it paid off. image via guitarfarts via Geek Art Gallery, Neatorama

In the latest video by Anglophenia, host Kate Arnell separates fact from fiction as she recounts the British origins and nebulous history of the traditional American Thanksgiving holiday. When you think of what the original Plymouth Colony settlers it would have looked like, you’d think long black coat, high white collars and buckles, lots of […]

A team at MIT has developed an ingestible sensor capable of being swallowed by a patient to monitor their vital signs from within. The sensor monitors specific sound waves generated by a patient’s heart rate and breathing. This solves problems present in traditional monitoring which is primarily done through contact with the skin, and could also […]

Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games series and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter face off in a no-weapons, no-magic rap battle. The video is the latest in the Princess Rap Battle series by Whitney Avalon who plays Katniss in the video. Hermione is played by Molly C. Quinn.

During his “Whole Glory” Installation at Milk Gallery from November 12 through November 15, 2015 , renowned ink and fine artist Scott Thompson offered free tattoos of his own design on people’s arms through a hole in the wall without a word being spoken. The tattoos were offered on a lottery basis and the lucky […]

Marvel has released a new trailer for season two of Agent Carter that finds Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) heading to Hollywood for action, romance, and some ass kicking. The second season is currently scheduled to debut on January 5th, 2016 on ABC. image via Agent Carter

“Across the Sky” by Camp4 Collective features Théo Sanson walking a record-setting 500-meter slackline between Castleton Tower and The Rectory rock formations in Castle Valley, Utah on November 15, 2015. via Vimeo Staff Picks

The Woodcreek Faction removed all the actual debating from the second Democratic Presidential resulting in a bizarre display of awkward silence.

The “Engineer Guy” Bill Hammack breaks down the design of the air restriction mechanism inside a Nerf N-Strike Elite Triad EX-3 Blaster that limits the toy to only firing one dart at a time regardless of which of the three barrels are loaded. Hammack’s associate Steve Kranz gives a similar explanation of the Triad as well as examining […]

Comic Book Resources has released an amusing gag reel for the Marvel superhero film Ant-Man. Members of the cast share their comical dance moves and have plenty of laughs while on the set.

Dumb Drum has created a fantastic low-budget shot-for-shot remake of the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They also released a side-by-side comparison with the original trailer for reference. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Universal Pictures has released the first official trailer for The Huntsman: Winter’s War, the upcoming dark sequel to the 2012 dark fantasy action-adventure film Snow White and the Huntsman. The new movie, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, will reveal the dangerous and intertwined fates of Eric, the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize […]

Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Zoolander 2, a sequel to the 2001 comedy film Zoolander directed by and starring Ben Stiller. In the new trailer, Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel McDonald (Owen Wilson) are “Old and Lame” and Justin Bieber gets gunned down. Zoolander 2 is currently scheduled to release in […]

When design expert Natasha Jen of Pentagram was approached by the Heritage Ball to create the invitations for their annual gala, she and her team were determined to create something both symbolic of New York architecture and unusual in its format. The result was the ingenious blue and white dynamic font called Herita-Geo. Expanding and […]

Australian Design and Art Director Dominic Bahmann has posted a number of different scenes and illustrations that he either cleverly crafted or completed with the addition of easily had household items. Many of Bahmann’s prints are available for purchase through his online store. In 2013 I started my own creative challenge called ‘Stop, Think, Make’. […]

A commercial parody by We The Internet offers Alternative Viewpoint-Cancelling Headphones for anyone who wants to drown out the opinions of people they don’t agree with. via reddit

In several of her wonderful sculptural series, British artist Justine Smith has made strong use of different currency from all around the world in order to create multi-faceted art that carries a powerful statement. Whether it’s guns wrapped in U.S. dollar bills, grenades wrapped in Iranian rials or delicate flowers under glass fashioned from English […]

Skype cofounders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis have launched Starship Industries, a new company with the goal of creating autonomous delivery robots to implement what they call in a press release, “three zeroes – zero cost, zero waiting time and zero environmental impact.” The robots are emissions free and can operate cheaply, eliminating the need for delivery fees. Their current […]

Webcomic artist and animation student Miyuli of “Hearts for Sale” and “Lost Nightmare“, illustrated her own cat in the varying styles of different comics and cartoons. Some of the more notable sketches are of Miyuli’s cat as Cat in the Hat, Garfield, Pusheen and of course, the ever-hungry Simon’s Cat. via DesignTaxi

Motus is a unique digital wireless musical instrument that converts movement to sound. The device pairs with software that processes data from a number of different sensors that can be mapped to specific instruments, behaviors, and sounds. The Motus can be used on its own or attached to a traditional instrument to add sounds or […]

This past September and October, photographer Markus Killi captured absolutely breathtaking footage of the astonishing colors of the befamed Northern Lights as seen from the mountains of Ylläs, Lapland, Finland. Killi also put together a beautiful time-lapse of the Aurora Borealis and set it to a soundtrack of Low Horizon by Kai Engel. via Boing […]

In episode 24 of the very funny video series “You Suck at Cooking“, the deadpan host demonstrated his very simple recipe for cold brew coffee, hilariously killing time while he waited for the mixture to macerate. The coldest, brewest, coffeest, coffee that's every been coffeed. YSAC, episode 24https://t.co/6qIwH37oIB pic.twitter.com/3ii7C1fQWn — You Suck at Cooking (@Yousuckatcookin) […]

Lehigh Pizza in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has created a Pay it Forward Pizza program through which customers can buy a slice of pizza for someone in need. Customers pay $2 and are given a post-it note they can stick somewhere in the restaurant and include a note to the recipient. The post-it can then be redeemed […]

Think Geek has put an amusing modern retro spin on the most well know tradition of Chanukah with an 8-bit styled battery powered LED menorah that makes it easy to light each night’s light with the simple push of a button. t has LED lights inside the EVA foam candles, each of which flickers on […]

Los Angeles-based filmmaker Pablo Fernández Eyre has created “Star Wars – Amputations,” a fantastic supercut video of Star Wars characters getting their limbs sliced and shot off by lightsabers, blasters, and more.

Rochester, New York artist Dave Pollot, whose custom work we have written about in the past, is back with a new collection of old thrift store paintings that he has added pop culture movie characters to. Prints of Dave‘s custom paintings are available to purchase online from Etsy. images via Dave Pollot submitted via Laughing […]

The dancing Matt Harding of “Where the Hell is Matt” fame has created a new project called “Where the Heck is Matt?“. The project is two-fold, the first part involves users submitting a dancing video to cast votes as to where Harding should travel next. Hold a sign with your location written on it. Keep […]

Creatives at the Dayton, Ohio-based Nucleus CoShare, Indigo Life Media, and Cincinnati-based Focus Peak Media recently teamed up to represent the growing city of Dayton in their fun new music video remix of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ catchy song “Downtown.” Their remix of “Downtown” is available to download in MP3 format on SoundCloud. 2 months, […]

On a recent episode of The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert amusingly stepped in to perform a simple kitty trick when the camera-shy felines of Acro-Cats got a touch of stage fright. Shyness aside, the Chicago-based Acro-Cats rescues adoptable cats, trains them and then seeks out forever homes for each kitty. The group is currently […]

67-year old artist Philip Ashforth Coppola has spent the last 37 years sketching and chronicling the amazing, if not sometimes elusive, underground mosaic art of the New York City subway system and has no plans of stopping anytime soon. In his self-published book, “Silver Connections” Coppola talks about the many hidden treasures of Manhattan Island […]