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“The Good of the One” is a musical tribute to Leonard Nimoy and his character Spock by Melodysheep. The video uses various Star Trek clips where Spock and other characters discuss the notion of the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few.

At Double Fine and iam8bit‘s third annual Day of the Devs event in San Francisco, ID@Xbox director Chris Charla joined Polygon to “play (and die to) the gorgeous and ridiculously difficult indie platformer video game known as Cuphead.” Studio MDHR‘s upcoming game, which is heavily inspired by classic 1930s cartoons, is currently scheduled to release […]

“Relive all the parts your nostalgia goggles keep you from admitting were kinda dumb.” Screen Junkies has created an honest movie trailer for George Lucas‘ classic 1977 film, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. They take a jab at the special effects added into later prints of the film, slip in a “that’s what […]

The Chromatic: LED Color Spectrum Clock by ThinkGeek uses 60 individual LED lights to create a colorful and unique display. The clock uses six different animations for displaying the time and can be mounted on a wall or placed on a table with the built-in stand. images via ThinkGeek

Embarrassed by the idea of using a selfie stick, a young man in Japan named Mansun invented a pair of extra-long “selfie arms.” The arms themselves were created from modified selfie sticks, and Mansun detailed his build process including an early rough sketch of the idea in a post on the Japanese site Omocoro. photos via […]

ThinkGeek has released a Minecraft Redstone Torch USB Wall Charger that provides a dim, eerie light and helps juice up your USB devices. It is currently available to purchase at ThinkGeek. ThinkGeek’s Minecraft Redstone Torch USB Wall Charger also is a potentially endless power source which you can use to power your own personal mechanisms, […]

Bill Murray and friends get snowed in at the Carlyle Hotel in the new trailer to the Netflix holiday special A Very Murray Christmas. Murray is in good company, as he is joined by Amy Poehler, George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Michael Cera, and many more celebrity guests. The special will be released on Netflix on December 4, 2015.

The UK-based gift store The School of Life has created “Emotional Baggage“, a clever line of travel and tote gear that informs the world that there’s a lot more in that bag, suitcase and/or pouch than meets the eye. We claim we’re not lacking self-confidence, it’s just that other people are full of themselves. We […]

The very talented and very creative musician Rob Scallon responded to a challenge that was put forth for him to create a heavy metal song using only one fret on his guitar to which he successfully rose, using “the 4th fret and a LOT of bends.” Finally the 4th fret gets the respect it deserves!https://t.co/Kq3wR6ASZS […]

The Jamstik by Zivix is a bluetooth enabled compact digital guitar that pairs with a smartphone app and included software for easy interactive learning. The Jamstik has real strings that don’t require tuning, appropriately sized frets for easy knowledge transfer to acoustic and/or electric guitars and infrared light technology to assist with practicing. Apply vibrato, […]

F is for Family is a new Netflix animated series starring and created by comedian Bill Burr. Burr stars as a frustrated father raising a family in the 1970s. The series also stars Laura Dern, Justin Long, and Sam Rockwell. All episodes of the series will be released on December 18, 2015.

“The 80s” by g1MisterBo is an impressive mashup of the colorful and often bizarre commercials that were aired during the highly consumer-driven decade. The video was then set to the very befitting teenage anthem of “I Ran” by A Flock of Seagulls. Totally tubular dude. via Digg

Wired had a blast building a Star Wars LEGO Millennium Falcon and then smashing all 1,329 LEGO bricks in slow motion by dropping the legendary spacecraft on the makeshift desert surface of Jakku, a planet that will be featured in the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens film.

A group of cats managed to outwit the tight security at the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, making an on-camera appearance in the reception area.

In his latest video, the talented German artist Stefan Pabst created a beautiful optically illusive 3-dimensional portrait of the Eiffel Tower as a heartfelt tribute to the victims of the tragic events that took place in Paris this past weekend.

Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton of Tripp and Tyler act out a frustrating video conference call in real life with participants losing their connection, experiencing audio issues, and freezing. The video is a follow-up to “A Conference Call in Real Life” and was sponsored by the Zoom video conferencing service.

ThinkGeek has released an officially-licensed Ewok knit hooded scarf that comes complete with cute furry ears. The Star Wars-themed scarf is currently available for purchase at ThinkGeek. Wrap yourself in a Star Wars Ewok Knit Hooded Scarf both to stay warm and to express your Star Wars fandom in the most kawaii way possible. The […]

Nvidia has released a thrilling new video for the Nvidia Shield, an Android television box that is able to stream video and full PC games from the cloud at 4K resolution. Professional skydiver Jeff Provenzano stars in Nvidia’s new commercial and sits back on a couch in a mobile living room to play video games […]

Star Wars has released a new television spot for J. J. Abrams‘ upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, that features footage of Kylo Ren setting out to finish what Darth Vader started and both Finn and Rey putting up a good fight. The Force Awakens is currently set to blast its way into theaters […]

Baron the German Shepherd helps his little human named Zander get ready for bed every night, each taking turns with their own designated roles. Baron tucks Zander in. Zander reads to Baron for a bit. They then give each other good night kisses before Baron turns off the light. Nighty-night. At the end of his […]

An incredibly talented musician named Jim of Friday Night Lullaby amazingly recreated all 43 tracks of the classic Yes song “Roundabout” in which which he played every single instrument, including vocals. More recently, Jim recreated “Drowned” by The Who and “Almost Cut My Hair” by CSNY. via reddit

The wonderful lemon beagle duo of Maymo and his little sister Penny became slightly confound when they heard a voice coming out of the awaiting pizza box. Ever suspicious, Maymo held back while Penny took a tentative sniff at the pizza who wanted to party. Once the voice got louder, Maymo launched into protective mode […]

In the recent Ted-Ed lesson “What Would Happen If You Didn’t Sleep” featuring research by Claudia Aguirre and animated by Josephine Mark, the narrator explains what happens to the human body the longer it goes without sleep. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience. Staying awake can cause serious bodily harm. When we lose sleep, learning, […]

An adorable West Highland White Terrier named Christy turned circles in excitement as she waited for her human to open the sliding glass door that stood between her and her beloved pool. Once the door was opened, the little dog wasted no time and landed in the water with a splash. Although, a bit of […]

The New Scientist series Explanimator gives an animated explanation for how to build a theoretical time machine by exploiting wormholes. The video explains Albert Einstein‘s theory of general relativity and how forces like gravity impact time.

The Model AWK-105 Analog Voltmeter Clock by Awkward Engineer is a unique device that uses two analog meters to show the time in a stylish and retro way. The clock is available in industrial gray and olive drab colors. Think of the Clock as replacing digital LCD’s with analog readouts. Instead of seeing 04:57, the hours […]

The Bag of Nails pub in Bristol, England is a place that offers good music, draught craft beer and the unexpected ability to cuddle with native cats while enjoying a pint. Unlike the now wonderfully ubiquitous cat cafes, Bag of Nails doesn’t require its patrons to schedule time to hang out with the cats, they […]

The Lampster is a stylish, durable, and versatile LED lamp created from old tractor headlights. The fixture makes use of two light sources to offer both white light and colored light that can be adjusted with a smartphone app. The designers of the Lampster are offering the unit for preorder through a Kickstarter campaign that […]

While visiting Las Vegas, a man whose son loaned him a GoPro camera, toured the incredible sights of the city with the camera facing in the wrong direction. His son Evan lamented his own failure to provide instructions for his dad, who essentially created an extended video selfie. So… Gave my Dad my GoPro while […]

In the official Christmas advert for the British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, the popular Judith Kerr character Mog the Forgetful Cat commences a chain of unfortunate events that completely destroys Christmas for her loving family. Mog’s clumsy actions, however, also included accidentally dialing 999, which saved the lives of her family and even rescued Christmas in […]

Artist Anton Hecht has shared videos featuring Cujo and The Hobbit flip animations that were drawn onto the pages of the actual books by Stephen King and J.R.R. Tolkien. The Cujo animation was drawn by Thom Samson and The Hobbit by Mark Hughes. These are merely a couple of the creative pieces that will be […]

The RoadPrinter by RP Systems is a paving machine capable of easily laying out a brick road much faster than traditional methods. A product video on the RP Systems YouTube channel shows the RoadPrinter in action in a few locations around the world. The channel also features a number of other machines at work as well […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction created a highly motivating supercut of sports coach speeches in movies.

MrFunnyMals has compiled together a number of different videos that demonstrate the bizarre way cats from all over the world react to innocent cucumbers. While some of the cats show more curiosity than fear, most of them just jump right out of their respective skins, perhaps fearing that the guileless green cylindrical gourd is instead […]

The team at Calimacil have created the LEDsaber, a high-tech glowing foam lightsaber made of “practically indestructible foam” that is ready for outdoor LARPing (live action role-playing) battle. They are currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with production costs. We decided to push the limits of design by creating a new type of sword: […]

Atlas Obscura founder Dylan Thuras examines the friendship between Thomas Edison and Henry Ford through Edison’s last breath in an episode of their series 100 Wonders. A vial said to contain Edison’s dying breath was given to Ford as a gift and now resides at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Skier Ian McIntosh survived a staggering 1,600-foot fall down the side of a mountain while filming the ski and snowboard film Paradise Waits. McIntosh was wearing a microphone for the shoot, so the video of the fall includes his audio which thankfully ends in him announcing, “I’m okay.” via Vice Sports

Laughing Squid was born on November 16th, 1995. It started off as a small film and video production company in San Francisco that I founded while making the documentary “Alonso G. Smith, A Half Century of Social Surrealism” about the San Francisco Bay Area social surrealist artist Alonso Smith. In the years to follow Laughing […]

Guinness World Records has shared classic footage from 2013 of Andrew Dahl setting the world record for inflating 27 balloons with his nose in three minutes on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy. The record has since been beaten several times and now stands at 28, achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) […]

A cute pouting South Korean toddler named Yeseo cheers herself up by stomping her feet while wearing squeaking sneakers in a video posted by her father Kwanyoung to his YouTube channel. Yeseo proves it’s nearly impossible to stay grumpy with squeaky sneakers. via BuzzFeed

In the 12th episode of their “100 Years of Hair and Makeup” series, Cut Video provided a visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in Ethiopia as demonstrated by a stunning model named Feven G whose various different hairstyles and makeup were styled in correlation with the trends of each decade. Cut also […]

HouseholdHacker shares 10 super handy keyboard shortcuts for Windows. A Mac version is coming soon.

Online car seller Carvana has created the world’s first car vending machine to offer customers a unique pickup option when they purchase a vehicle. The vending machine is located in Nashville, Tennessee and can hold up to 20 cards. Customers insert a special coin into the machine and choose their name from the menu to have the […]

Mr Sunday Movies has created a supercut video of everyone Luke Skywalker killed in the Star Wars films. After tallying up the large number of deaths on the obliterated Death Star, Luke ends up with approximately 369,471 kills. We previously wrote about Mr Sunday Movies’ supercuts featuring Darth Vader, Batman, and Superman’s total movie kills.

A young girl hatches an adorable plan to sell her little brother to a pet store in order to buy a toy owl. Luckily for him, the plan involves buying him back at a discount when he goes on sale. via reddit

Toronto, Canada-based film enthusiast Louis “The Sleepy Skunk” Plamondon and Vulture have teamed up to create a new Vulture Remix imagining what The Hunger Games would look like as an action film made in 1992. The static-filled remix comes complete with narration by “voiceover master” Don LaFontaine.

A father was extremely surprised to find out that chickens can actually float in water when he and his daughter put one in their pool for a swim. via reddit

ConquerorOfCephalopods has created a great Star Wars AT-AT Walker costume for his crested gecko, named Reptar, using cardboard and their drawing skills. ConquerorOfCephalopods also created a Photoshopped image of his Gecko AT-AT hunting down rebel scum on planet Hoth. images via Overlordofllama via reddit

GQ editor Jon Wilde demonstrates how to recover from awkwardly missed high fives and handshakes.

A talented musician in Paris named Davide Martello used his bicycle to transport a peace sign emblazoned piano to a sidewalk very close to the Bataclan Theater, the site of the bloodiest attack on the city. Martello then sat down in front of the instrument and without a word, began to play a heartbreakingly poignant […]