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Filmmaker somersetVII has created a beautiful tribute to the legendary director Stanley Kubrick with his eponymous piece “Kubrick“. Pulling from the director’s extensive library and using his method of driving images and dialogue to express the emotion of the scene, “Kubrick” has captured the essence of Kubrick himself. Film List: Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Full […]

thepeterson takes us on “a pop culture nostalgia trip to the year 1994”. Here’s the Spotify playlist and YouTube playlist they used to make the video.

BloodBlitz Comedy spent many editing hours to turn the sweet animated film Frozen on its head, thus re-making the protagonist Elsa into a very believable villain. Previously BloodBlitz Comedy also re-edited Harry Potter to make the young wizard the villain and re-edited Game of Thrones to turn Joffrey Baratheon into a hero.

CollegeHumor explores a really difficult decision modern men have to make, to wear a man bun or not.

In the most recent episode of the KQED science series “Deep Look” explores the reasons why and the manner in which cephalopods change color, noting that squid use a completely different system to camouflage themselves. Octopuses, cuttlefish and squid belong to a class of animals referred to as cephalopods. These animals, widely regarded as the […]

Cats are magical creatures who somehow manage to know how intelligent they are while looking incredibly cute. With this in mind, Archie McPhee created the Inflatable Wizard Hat for Cats, the perfect accessory for a smarty pants kitty. Not every cat is worthy of a wizard hat. Some cats are just plain old mundane muggles […]

Keith Richards: Under the Influence, an original Netflix documentary, chronicles the outrageously fascinating life of the incredibly talented Rolling Stones guitarist who shares his story with a wonderful sense of humor and humility. New Netflix original documentary Keith Richards: Under the Influence gives fans unparalleled access to one of the world’s greatest rock stars and […]

During a live event in San Francisco today, Apple introduced a number of new and enhanced products. Among the items announced was the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus with 3D Touch technology and an upgraded camera. The new phones come with a new upgrade program that allows the user to pay per month […]

Burger Fiction has posted a video by Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell featuring clips from previous James Bond films that explain exactly what it takes to be the fictional British Secret Service agent, 007. They created the video in celebration of the next film, SPECTRE, coming to theaters on November 6, 2015.

Los Angeles-based filmmaker Pablo Fernández Eyre has created “Star Wars Poetry,” a beautiful video that explores the visual symmetry between the original and the prequel trilogies. George Lucas: “You see the echo of where all is gonna go. It’s like poetry, they rhyme” music by Ludovico Einaudi – “Experience” via GeekTyrant

In the latest episode of the instructional baking series “How To Cake It“, host Yolanda Gampp demonstrates how to create an incredibly detailed cake that looks just like a pepperoni and pepper pizza by using a “buttercream sauce, candy toppings and brûlée fondant crust”. This week I’m making a pizza cake by baking a vanilla […]

Cat Jenga, by the Chinese woodcraft company Comma, is a wonderful feline version of the classic block stacking game that can easily found in coffee houses and bars around the world. The set comes in maple or teak with a decorative storage bag. Cat always observes the world curiously and quietly by climbing the wall […]

Legendary has released the first official trailer for Krampus, an upcoming comedy horror film about a dysfunctional family who accidentally unleash the wrath of Krampus on their Christmas holiday. The festive dark film, directed by Michael Dougherty, will star Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and Stefania Owen. Krampus is scheduled […]

In “90s Dancing in Public” prankster Kyle Levo dresses in some audacious 1990s clothes and dances in public to some of the biggest hits of that decade like “The Humpty Dance” by Digital Underground, “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” by Will Smith, and “Just a Friend” by Biz Markie. via Tastefully Offensive

IMDb Hide Episode Spoilers is a Chrome browser extension that hides potential spoilers from a television show’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) listing by blacking out the number of episodes in which an actor appears. This prevents a user from accidentally finding out that a character is not around for the entire run of a series. […]

“Google Dad Directions” is a comedy sketch by Above Average that shows what driving would be like with an app that gives directions like a stereotypical dad. The app gets sidetracked, gives unwanted recommendations, and fails to admit when it’s wrong.

A beautiful horse named Sapphire, who appears to have a good ear for music, tapped out a surprisingly respectable tune on an electric keyboard using her mouth and tongue. According to Sapphire’s human, the horse loves playing the keyboard. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

For the past four years, the Calgary Outdoor Swimming Pools Association has hosted “Dog Day”, a charitable event in which local dogs are invited to come for one last swim before the pools are cleaned and emptied for the season. According to CBC News Calgary, the event this year raised over $800 for the Calgary […]

In “Brief History of the Royal Family“, the brilliant CGP Grey offers an abridged and amusing look at the very complicated legacy of the British royal family, providing simple explanations that gloss over the “messy parts” and “non-necessary” characters while acknowledging such royal feats as Queen Elizabeth’s record-setting reign.

“The Extreme Minuet” is an incredibly fast and precise performance of one of Mozart‘s minuets created by 43 people tossing coins into carefully arranged beakers. Each of the 43 performers had electrodes attached to their arms, so it’s possible the team used computer control similar to that demonstrated by neuroscientist Greg Gage in a recent TED Talk to precisely […]

During a Canadian Football League game between the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders this past Monday, a frisky jackrabbit stormed the field at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta and showed off by jumping around in the end zone. via reddit

In a clip from America’s Funniest Home Videos, a toddler reacts with total amazement at seeing a garage door opening.

Downhill longboard racer Zak Maytum recently jetted down a Boulder, Colorado highway at speeds reaching up to 70 miles per hour in a death-defying video captured by Venom Bushing. Maytum skillfully kept clear of oncoming traffic and managed not to eat the rough pavement throughout his awesome downhill adventure. music by Metallica – “The Four […]

“Aspect Ratio: Which Should You Choose?” is a video by Now You See It that takes an in-depth look at why filmmakers choose the aspect ratios they do, and the impact each ratio can have on a story. The episode uses specific examples from both classic and modern cinema

Paris, France-based Antonio Da Silva of AMDS Films has created “Hell’s Club,” an massive movie mashup where all sorts of popular film characters meet up at a nightclub in one scene. It gets really crazy when the Terminator joins the crowded club to execute Tony Montana. There is a place where all fictional characters meet… […]

They Might Be Giants has released “Definition of Good”, the new music video directed by Todd Goldstein created for week 36 of their year-long Dial-A-Song Direct series.

Craig Benzine, also known as Wheezy Waiter, the host of the Mental Floss series “Big Questions” answers a viewers question as to whether or not ginger ale really helps to aid gastrointestinal disturbances and how it goes about doing it. There are few things going on here that can affect your stomach – carbonation, ginger […]

uBreakiFix did a full teardown of the new BB-8 Droid Toy by Sphero from Star Wars: The Force Awakens to see how it works. image via uBreakiFix via Geeks are Sexy

In June of this year, the Japanese Klezmer band Jinta-la-Mvta performed an incredibly rousing version of the Frank Zappa jazz instrumental “Peaches En Regalia” for KulturfestNYC, a a week-long festival of Jewish performing arts produced by The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. On June 15, 2015 Japanese Klezmer band Jinta-la-Mvta played Joe’s Pub as part of […]

In the latest episode of the animated Google Play series “California Inspires Me“, actress Rashida Jones talks about growing up in Los Angeles and although her house was constantly filled with all sorts of actors, musicians and artists but she preferred a career in the law. I did not want to be in entertainment in […]

Grant Thompson, “The King of Random”, suggests 10 cell phone life hacks that help get better reception.

Supercut Videos has created a non-stop supercut of people saying “Go, Go, Go!” in movies.

image via Companion Companion is a safety app that was designed to let contacts virtually escort each other home. Users can send contacts a request, and if they accept they are taken to a page with a map with live location tracking to “follow” their friend home. The app uses the phone’s sensors as a series […]

A black maltipoo (maltese/toy poodle mix) named Patches who wears a bright yellow uniform has gleefully resumed his duties as a school crossing guard in the Pennsylvania town of Jersey Shore after a long summer away from the kids he helps across the street. Patches’ human Bradley Davis, who’s worked with the dutiful dog for […]

Impressive five-year-old Claudio Stroe does a series of push-ups while balancing on four bottles. Claudio is the younger brother of record-holding child bodybuilder Giuliano Stroe. via Boing Boing

The latest installment of Cracked‘s series of honest commercials reveals the truth about how insurance companies work.

The Japanese city of Onomichi, Hiroshima has created an interactive street view map for cats. Users can click around the cat-height tour of the city and find cat-related points of interest, cat videos, and even profiles of the city’s cats caught on camera. images via Hiroshima Cat Street View via Vox

In a new animated short by Andrew Bridgman of Dorkly, the architect behind the exhaust port on the Death Star speaks out about how his design was not flawed at all. The poor guy couldn’t account for “Magic Space Wizards” who could shoot a bomb that takes a 90 degree turn down a narrow exhaust […]

In a new video by Screen Rant, host Rob Flis points out ten hidden messages and secret meanings in popular movies that people may have missed. Flis dives into memorable films like Iron Man, Jurassic Park, Prometheus, and more. Audiences expect to be riveted, surprised, or simply astonished when a blockbuster film comes to theaters. […]

After an Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) party in 2014, talented opera singer Christina Elizabeth inhaled some helium from one of the leftover balloons and performed “Deh Vieni Non Tardar“from “Le Nozze Di Figaro (“The Marriage of Figaro”)” . The effect was somewhat squeaky, but her powerful voice kept shining through. After the ISM welcome […]

Kimberly Koge recently captured footage of her determined little toddler, Yoshi, adorably completing a backyard American Ninja Warrior obstacle course that his dad built for him. According to Kimberly, Yoshi is obsessed with the American Ninja Warrior television show. American Ninja Warrior host, Matt Iseman, honored the “Tiny Ninja Warrior” by adding exciting commentary to […]

Improv Everywhere recently turned a busy New York City crosswalk at 7th Avenue & 32nd Street into a ballroom by having rehearsed dancers “bump” into each other and begin dancing. The staged dancers performed their routine and cleared the crosswalk before the light changed. photos via Improv Everywhere

Ukrainian science video team Kreosan demonstrates how to turn a bottle of Coca-Cola into a rocket by adding butane to the bottle and turning it over. When the bottle is flipped, it starts a reaction that causes the mixture to rapidly expand and blast out of the opening of the bottle, propelling the object up into the […]

A cockatoo with a good ear, skillfully whistled his way through the opening bars of the theme song from Game of Thrones. According to his human Nikhil Dhayatkar, the musical bird is a big fan of the show. My pet cockatiel singing the game of thrones tune . Truly a fan like me via Tastefully […]

Vanity Fair asked talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Bill Maher, Trevor Noah and James Corden to give some advice to Stephen Colbert as he becomes the new host of the Late Show.

An adorable pug with a big tongue and a pair of pink sunglasses effortlessly knocks out the beat to the classic Metallica song “Enter Sandman” on a tiny set of rose-colored drums, without breaking a sweat. via reddit

Digg has assembled a second compilation of famous comedians dealing with hecklers. Here’s part one:

Tina S, the 16-year-old French guitar prodigy who has covered everyone from Van Halen to DragonForce, is back to play a spine-tingling version of Jason Becker‘s 1988 song “Altitudes.” The original song for comparison:

Why walk when you could be not walking? The C.A.R.D.BOARD (or CyBord AirBored Rolling Device) is a parody of hoverboards and other high-tech transportation devices by Ryan Higa. Higa demonstrates the high tech device in a product video which features the many uses and forms of the CARDBOARD.

As many students return to classes after summer vacation, John Oliver gives them some back to school advice in a web exclusive clip from Last Week Tonight. The clip includes some useful tips about math, geography, and a guide to who dies at the end of some classic novels.