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Dan Meth imagines what Cookie Monster would look like without any of his signature blue fur. via BuzzFeed

In a short clip by Toyota USA, actors Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reunite and catch up with one another at a local diner. They talk about the many technological advances have been made in recent years, but gently disagree when the subject of fax machines comes up in conversation. This clip is part […]

Philadelphia-based artist Korwin Briggs of Veritable Hokum has created a great infographic that details the fascinating and bizarre history of human color production. The chart takes a look at everything from the pigment Mummy brown, made from the ground-up remains of Egyptian mummies, to Gamboge, a color that was made from east Asian tree gum. […]

The Seeker Network video series “Seeker Stories” takes a look at Fly Geyser, a growing formation that sits at the edge of Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The geyser is incredible anomaly that was accidentally created when the power company dug a little too deep and released sulfuric water everywhere, forming a limestone mound. Over […]

“Sanjay’s Super Team” is the Pixar short film paired with the upcoming animated feature The Good Dinosaur. The studio just released a clip from the short that shows a young boy who is presumably named Sanjay trying to enjoy a cartoon. The Good Dinosaur and “Sanjay’s Super Team” will be released in theaters on November […]

Terry Gilliam provides commentary for his deleted animations from Monty Python & The Holy Grail in a recently released video showing some of the special features on the film’s 40th anniversary Blu-ray release. Gilliam talks about his animation process, why some of the scenes were cut, and how he’s not being paid to do the […]

Kristina Webb, a 19-year old artist, author and Instagram phenom from New Zealand, has created a fun series of colorful illustrations that seemingly interact with different commonplace items from the real world, such as food, flowers, nail polish, the tools of her own trade and even her own body. photos by Kristina Webb via Bored […]

Amsterdam, Netherlands-based artist Max Siedentopf recently traveled around his neighborhood at night and upgraded the look of various strangers’ cars with cardboard. Max cuts out and tapes on sporty custom spoilers, grilles, ground effect, and more to each of the vehicles to give them a pimped out look for free. More photos from Siedentopf’s ongoing […]

A Japanese woman named Pico has won the hearts of kitty lovers everywhere with her amazing line of wonderful plush handbags that look just like real cats. Each bag is individually handcrafted and the bags have evolved over a short period of time, as demonstrated on Pico’s Twitter feed. The bags are sporatically available through […]

In a new animated short by CollegeHumor, they imagine what Marty McFly and Doc Brown‘s reactions might be if they arrived in the real 2015. It’s not quite what they were expecting. At all.

The x2 Sport is an underwater jet pack controlled with two wrist-mounted propellers attached to a backpack that contains the system’s batteries. The creators of the x2 Sport asked Olympic swimmers Jack Burnell and Roberto Pavoni to demonstrate the device in a pool, and the two were able to do barrel rolls and swim 50 meters […]

While traveling across the United States with his girlfriend, photographer Grant Mallory created “Hooping“, an amazingly shot photo series in which Mallory took advantage of the natural landscape, the setting sun and the brilliantly glowing colors of an LED hula hoop put into motion and combined them together with remarkable results. photos by Grant Mallory […]

Tesla Motors has released a software update for their Model S electric cars that includes an Autopilot system which makes use of existing hardware built into the car to give it the ability to control its own speed, change lanes, and perform other basic operations on its own. In a blog post announcing the update, […]

Doctor Popular, a talented artist and good friend of Laughing Squid, has submitted his concept for a “Glitched Houndstoof print” to the Betabrand Think Tank, where Doc is asking for community feedback about what he should make with the fabric. If this “Houndstoof” pattern looks familiar, it’s very similar to the pattern used for one […]

The Lyrix Axis by Digital Treasures is a levitating speaker that makes use of wireless charging technology so users can listen to music throughout the day without having to stop recharge. The device also features LEDs that can provide a range of color options, and its base includes a USB port for charging other mobile […]

Brazilian projection artist VJ Suave created his eponymous Suaveciclos, a duo of adapted tricycles fully outfitted with projectors, computers, speakers and batteries, as a convenient and really novel way to bring visual performances back to public places. The projections illuminate walls, trees, lakes, sidewalks and propose a playful interactivity with the public. With the video […]

A big-hearted woman named Lynn Everett recently opened up to a SWNS Animals reporter about the 25 French bulldogs, six Chinese crested dogs and 10 miniature English Bull Terriers with whom she and her husband Tony share their surprisingly uncluttered home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The lively self-described pack leader talked about why she […]

Pablo Fernández Eyre has created an awesome remix of John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song with actual sounds from the Star Wars films. Pablo used clips from artist Rishi Kaneria‘s “The Sounds of Star Wars” supercut video that we featured back in May. The original version of “The Imperial March” for comparison:

Musée Miniature et Cinéma is a fascinating interactive gallery in Lyon, France that houses an incredibly impressive collection of all things miniature. Historical recreations of traditional arts and crafts, theater and film and miniatures of Asian influence can be found while exploring throughout the different rooms of the museum Unique in France, the main collection […]

In a new video by Screen Rant, host Rob Flis points out ten professional wrestlers who have appeared in popular movies. Rob features Hulk Hogan‘s appearance in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Kevin Nash playing the part of Super Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, and more. The world […]

Filmmaker and photographer Jamie Brightmore has created what he calls “The Official Unofficial Film” of Dismaland, the “bemusement park” art installation by Banksy that recently opened in the resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. Brightmore was able to get tickets to the opening night, for two nights the next week and then even more through the […]

Adam Savage and Will Smith from Tested built the ultimate “duck bomb” from 16 terrible-sounding Kyjen Squawkie Talkie dog toys. The new design is an improvement on an earlier build that used fewer toys and did not allow the ducks to reach their full squawking potential. Savage first assembled his “duck army” after seeing a […]

Welcome to the next generation of AWD technology: HTRAC from Hyundai. Witness the changes in power distribution through LED lights as HTRAC adapts to wet, uneven and winding roads in the blink of an eye. This post was sponsored by Hyundai HTRAC via Syndicate Ads.

A tiny 7-month old green-cheeked conure parrot named Charlie, really enjoys turning the kitchen sink into his very own personal birdbath, luxuriating in the running water sometimes for as long as four minutes at a time. via reddit, Daily Picks and Flicks

As part of the Disney Accelerator program, powered by Techstars, the Open Bionics company created a wonderful line of Disney-themed bionic prosthetic hands for young amputees. The creative limbs, designed in collaboration with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB, feature Tony Stark‘s iconic Iron Man glove, Elsa‘s hand from Frozen, and a lightsaber-themed Star Wars fist. “Now kids can […]

“Hoo Ba Ba Kanda” is an absurd dance remix by Nick Bertke (aka Pogo) created by editing clips of televangelist Robert Tilton. Some readers may recognize Tilton, as he appeared in another famous remix as “The Farting Preacher.”

“The Lost Steve Jobs Movie“, the latest episode in the New York Magazine series Vulture Remix, reveals that besides founding Apple, Steve Jobs was also a martial arts icon, astronaut, and vampire hunter.

To prepare players for the upcoming release of the video game Fallout 4 on November 10, 2105, Bethesda has released “Agility”, the sixth video from their new 1950s style animated educational video series covering the seven S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes used in the game. Here are the previous videos on “Strength”, “Perception”, “Endurance”, “Charisma” and “Intelligence”. Following […]

They Might Be Giants has released “Prepare”, the new music video directed by Paul Sahre, that was created for week 41 of their year-long Dial-A-Song Direct series.

On a recent episode of The Late Show, The Legend Of Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses assembled to perform a beautiful medley of Legend of Zelda. Nintendo‘s next video game in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, is set to release for the Nintendo 3DS handheld system on October 23rd, 2015.

Russian journalist Nikolai Tolstyh has created a fascinating photo series in which he colors in paper cutouts of animals with the beautiful colors of nature. Each photo demonstrates the juxtaposition of the sharp, controlled paper lines with the the nebulous flowing, colorful personality of Mother Nature – a paper koi fish is completed with a […]

Artist Jacqueline Poirier, who refers to herself as “the crazy plate lady” and is the Artist-in-Residence at the Toronto Ritz Carlton, creates amazing plate paintings. Her work includes celebrity portraits, nature scenes and incredibly realistic meals that look good enough to eat. In an interview with Instagram, Poirier admitted her fondness for her food creations. […]

Sneaky Zebra has released their Cosplay Music Video for New York Comic Con 2015 highlighting some of the best costumes from this year’s event. New York, New York. So good they named it twice and the awesome cosplay at New York Comic Con was no exception! So we took our camera and filmed with all […]

“The Red Drum Getaway” by Gump Studios is a brilliant mashup in which a suspicious and paranoid James Stewart in his roles from such Alfred Hitchcock films as Rear Window and Vertigo, stumbles upon characters from such Stanley Kubrick classics as The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Shut and 2001: A Space Odyssey, interacting […]

An interactive 360° video gives a look inside the cockpit of an Airbus A320 jet during takeoff and landing as it made its way from Geneva to Zürich. Users can click and drag to adjust their view of the action as the crew pilot the aircraft. via PetaPixel

Computer Show is a new series by director Adam Lisagor and his company Sandwich Video where modern tech innovators travel back in time to 1983 to be interviewed about their products. The first episode focuses on the subject of “Arts” and features Lumi founders Jesse Genet and Stephan Ango. The second episode is on the topic […]

Cinemax released a new trailer and sneak peek preview at New York Comic Con for Outcast, the upcoming horror television series from Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. Their demonic show will be based on Kirkman and Paul Azaceta‘s original Image comic book series. Outcast is currently scheduled to premiere in 2016. OUTCAST follows Kyle Barnes, […]

In 2011, Japanese designer Norihiko Terayama put a fresh meditative twist on the classic hourglass by replacing the standard sand with foaming bubbles (awa) that travel back and forth between the glass bulbs. The Awaglass comes in two sizes and is currently available for purchase through Spoon & Tamago. images via Studio Note via Spoon […]

GoPro has uploaded an awesome interactive 360 degree Spherical video of four Indycars driving across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on August 27th to deliver the Astor Cup racing series trophey to the championship-deciding 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma held on August 30th at the Sonoma Raceway.

In a recent video by Cracked, host Tom Reinman speaks very plainly about the audience’s tacit acceptance of the some of the most horrible and exaggerated accents employed by actors in certain roles who don’t normally speak that way. The realism of the accent is nothing to do with how much you enjoy it . […]

The world’s most pathetic elevator bell ring has been discovered on the 10th floor of the Novotel Hotel in Melbourne, Australia via reddit

A clever orange tabby pretentiously walked right through a built-in kitty entrance after demonstrating that he could open the closed door to which it was attached. According to S Hale, the kitty’s human, “Cats are jerks, man.” Another YouTuber named Solstng very quickly created an amusing remix of the video. via reddit

A dog ended the maiden flight of its human’s new mini quadcopter drone before it even began in a video shared by Jukin Media. via Geekologie

Mode takes a look at 100 years of Halloween costumes in a 3 minute video. Carving pumpkins, sipping cider, and trick-or-treating may all be indicative of Halloween, but nothing gets us into the spirit more than dressing up. For centuries, people have celebrated Halloween with costumes that run the gamut from spooky to sweet. Today, […]

“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 5” is a bizarre educational video featuring puppets singing about eating healthy. The video is full of strange songs and weird advice about which foods are good to eat and how a person can avoid having their teeth “go gray.” It is the latest in the Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared […]

Marvel fan and Youtuber Sufficiently Advanced has created a real-life version of Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir, using electromagnets and a fingerprint scanner. In the video, he places the hammer on metal surfaces around town and encourages random people to try and pick it up. After they are done struggling, Sufficiently Advanced wraps his hand around Mjölnir […]

A Very Murray Christmas is Netflix‘s upcoming musical holiday special that will starring Bill Murray and be set inside of the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. In the new trailer, Bill Murray gathers up an all-star cast for a snowy night of singing and dancing. A Very Murray Christmas is currently set to premiere […]

Josiah Ojerio, a young man battling cancer, recently learned on stage from comedian Jay Black that his wish of seeing an episode of Saturday Night Live in person was being granted by the Southern Nevada Make-a-Wish Foundation. Harry Basil of the Laugh Factory comedy club in Las Vegas posted the video and also gave Ojerio some gifts […]

Stay Classy New York is a Will Ferrell themed bar that opened on October 1, 2015 in New York City’s Lower East Side neighborhood. The bar, which gets its name from a variation of Ferrell’s Anchorman catchphrase “You stay classy, San Diego,” also has Ferrell-themed drinks like the You’re My Boy Blue, Smelly Pirate Hooker, and The […]

Plymouth, Michigan-based artist Jay Fosgitt has created a Star Wars-themed illustration for his friend Heather Antos that imagines what a day at the Dark Side Day Care might look like. The children of numerous well-known Star Wars characters appear in the illustration like Lando Calrissian, Jango Fett, Darth Vader, and more. ICYMI: Check out the […]