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ScreenCrush presents “Screams”, a supercut tribute to horror master Wes Craven, who we lost on Sunday. In tribute to the life and career of horror director Wes Craven, here’s a compilation of some of the many (many) screams from his movies.

Baffled Lehigh University professors hilariously attempt to explain various Millennial slang words. via Huffington Post

Professional photographer Ryan Heywood shows you exactly how not to clean expensive camera gear using running water, chlorine, soap and sand. via PetaPixel

In the latest episode of AsapSCIENCE, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown look at what quantity of a variety of substances constitute a lethal dose to humans. The episode looks at how much alcohol, caffeine, and even water it would take to kill a person.

Burger Fiction has compressed the entire Back to the Future trilogy into a 1.21 minute edit. “1.21” is in reference to the 1.21 gigawatts of power required by the “flux capacitor” in the DeLorean time machine.

Photographer Jamie Brightmore has captured the wonderful surreality of watching daily life from up above with “Satlapse“, aerial time lapse cinematography created from still images taken from a bird’s eye view. I’ve been experimenting and developing this technique for over 8 months, shooting my first test in November 2014 using a DJI Phantom 2, GoPro […]

EverBlock is a system of giant LEGO-like interlocking construction blocks. The blocks can be used to create furniture, buildings, or anything the user can think to build with them. The system is made from a durable high-impact polypropylene copolymer that is treated with UV inhibitors so the blocks are strong and suitable for outdoor use. […]

An adorably gleeful golden retriever tried his very best to turn his outdoor tub into a jacuzzi by pedaling his front paws over and over again in the water. Splish, splash. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Designer Masaya Hashimoto of Vibram Italy has created a line of wrap-around shoes that were inspired by and named for furoshiki, the traditional Japanese art of wrapping cloth. Wrapping cloth shoes, as well as a work of the first of footwear products for my career, was a chance to bring a new approach to connect […]

“Our Greatest Adventure” is a StarTalk featurette about the fictional Ares 3 mission to Mars from the upcoming film The Martian hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. The short video gives some of the specifics of the mission that is central to the plot of the film. The Martian is based on the Andy Weir novel of the […]

New Jersey surfer Ben Graeff found ample opportunity to ride his board down the streets of Longport after a torrential downpour hit the area and left enough behind in its wake.

RCgroups.com user Harcoreta has built a working 3D-printed GEnx-1B B787 jet engine model with a reverse feature. A demonstration video shows the model in action, and Harcoreta included more details about the build in a post to RCgroups.com. images via Harcoreta via reddit

Large-scale artists Ella & Pitr, whose work we’ve previously posted, have created “Lilith and Olaf“, the world’s largest outdoor rooftop mural as part of the NuArt Festival that will be taking place at the beginning of September. The mural, which occupies over 22,000 square feet (21,000 square meters) of the Block Berge Bygg Construction building […]

While out fishing on the Black Warrior River one day, two men from Alabama Adventures watched with amused disbelief as a tiny little orange kitten swam towards their boat. Once the kitten was safely onboard, the men were startled to see another orange kitten making his way over to them in the exact same way. […]

For the first time in the 20-year history of the competition, a Russian man named Kereel “Your Daddy” Blumenkrants became the first person from his country to win the Annual Air Guitar World Championships, which were held in Oulu, Northern Finland. Coming in second was Matt “Airistotle” Burns from the United States and Michael “Operation […]

While riding through Hawkstowe Park in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, a slightly terrified bicyclist named Ben Vizina captured his encounter with an alert, but surprisingly unbothered, mob of kangaroos, who peacefully hopped away in his wake. We uploaded this cool video showing the safety of cyclist Ben who is safe and unharmed. Kangaroos […]

“Splitting New York” is a compilation video of Vine personality Logan Paul doing a series of splits around New York City. In the video, Paul drops into a split in locations like a subway car, busy intersections, and a museum. via PIX 11

In this video uploaded by Brookelynn Hoopz, a woman shows off her impressive skills spinning nine Hula Hoops at the same time using her arms, legs and even with the bun in her hair. via reddit, Daily Picks and Flicks

All Things Must Pass, an upcoming film by actor/director Colin Hanks, documents the momentous global rise of the legendary music store from its Sacramento, California roots in 1960 to its heartbreakingly inevitable downfall in 1996. Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. […]

In a video from 2004, Gina Gardner Brown captures her three-year-old daughter Emily completely covering her younger brother Ethan in peanut butter on top of a table. Although she questions the children about the event, the exact motivation for the peanut butter coating remains a mystery, but Ethan certainly seems to have enjoyed it. via […]

A wonderfully audacious domestic raccoon named Willie enjoys a refreshing turn around the family pool while his worried brother Waylon nervously waits on deck, ready to the rescue when needed. Several days later Waylon decided that he wanted to join in on the fun and learned how to swim. According to their human Vicki Coppen, […]

After squeezing one rubber duck in a store, Charlie Murphy then squeezed a bunch of them causing an army of rubber ducks to respond in unison to their commanding officer. Andreas Nikolaisen decided to see what this would sound like in reverse.

The latest version of Vine adds new music controls with a “Snap to Beat” feature. The feature easily selects in and out points for a song to create perfectly looping audio. When the feature is disabled, users can separately control the audio and video tracks of their Vine. Another new feature lets users who are […]

Watch out, it’s Kylo Ren! A commercial for the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens LEGO sets uploaded by Star Wars Junk reveals some details about the film, including what the new BB-8 droid sounds like. via Star Wars Junk, Star Wars Episode 7 News, /Film

On Last Week Tonight host John Oliver shared some of his favorite made-up lies from his new book Stranger Than Truth, which he would like you to believe is coming out in April 2016.

Bottle Boys surprise people in Islands Brygge, Copenhagen with a wonderful cover of “Stole the Show” by Kygo using a variety of bottles, featuring an instrumental by Erki-Andres Nuut playing a blade of grass. Prepare for glass meets grass! Since for this month’s video we have collaborated with Erki-Andres Nuut from Estonia, who is a […]

Horror film director, writer, and producer Wes Craven has died at the age of 76 after a battle with brain cancer. Craven was the creative force behind more than two dozen films, and is probably best known for the A Nightmare on Elm Street series which introduced the character of Freddy Krueger. photo via Wes […]

Huffington Post editor Ben Craw made a ridiculous supercut of Donald Trump saying “China” 234 times. via Andy Baio

Mauricio Abril shows four easy steps on how to draw Mickey Mouse. via Tastefully Offensive

Two tiny kittens fight it out in a tiny boxing ring in a video uploaded to America’s Funniest Home Videos. Happy Caturday!

Japanese actor Uchimura Mitsuyoshi recently appeared on the television show Life! dressed as a mustachioed squid and performed a set of odd calisthenics and smiled almost the entire time. Come on, everyone let’s dance with the Great Squid! via WTF Japan Seriously

On August 21st, three adorable panda bear cubs at the Giant Panda Zoo in Ya’an, China made their world debut while soundly sleeping in comfy matching wicker baskets. image via China Stringer Network/Reuters via Reuters, Amy Spitalnick

image via Climate Relief Fund A group of California non-profit organizations have joined with environmental philanthropists Tom Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor to create the crowdfunding site The California Drought Relief Fund (CDRF), in order to raise money to help those who are being hit the hardest by the worst drought the state has […]

Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox and talented musical artist Joey Cook, who was a finalist on season 14 of American Idol, recently teamed up to perform a vintage 1918 “World’s Fair” style cover of the Plain White T’s song “Hey There Delilah“. The new cover is available to purchase online from iTunes. Joey actually […]

The Tesla Watch is an elegant steampunk-styled analog watch from ThinkGeek that features a “weathered-brass look on metal findings, a leather strap, and two light-up vacuum tube LEDs on top”. The Nikola Tesla-themed watch is available to purchase online. Tesla came up with all sorts of inventions and has sort of become the poster scientist […]

Japanese jewelry artist Shinji Nakaba has crafted a wonderful line of wearable sculptures that features remarkably tiny skulls and faces carved into tiny pearls and other found objects. According to Nakaba, no material is more valuable than another. (translated) I am making jewelry from recognition as “wearable sculpture” I use not only precious metals and […]

photo via Alexey Kurulyov Zveryatam, an online store based in Russia, has released a creepy muzzle that transforms any ordinary dog into a deadly-looking werewolf. Fuckdown Your Emotions‘ lead guitarist Alexey Kurulyov has shared a photo of his canine wearing the unique muzzle. It is available to purchase online. image via Zveryatam image via Zveryatam […]

In a recent video by Muppet Studios for the Oh My Disney blog, Rowlf the Dog performed a dramatic reading of the Disney Haunted Mansion theme “Grim Grinning Ghosts” with a goofy spirit behind him to act out each part described in the song, especially the socializing. When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones […]

French artist Charles Pétillon has created “Heartbeat“, a stunning installation that features an enormous cloud of low-flying white balloons that seemingly invaded the Covent Garden Market Building in London before coming to a halt and taking its place, hanging delicately over shoppers. According to the artist, the balloons represent change in perspective. The balloon invasions […]

Marvel has released two behind-the-scenes featurettes for Avengers: Age of Ultron that reveal how James Spader brought the villainous Ultron to life in a full-body motion capture suit.

FrontYardVideo created a wonderful time-lapse video of a caterpillar’s metamorphosis into a beautiful Monarch butterfly. via The Kid Should See This

The Rage Room is a special facility at Battle Sport Inc. in Toronto, Ontario where people can relieve their stress, anxiety, and unbridled rage by shattering “breakable items, and unleash an unrelenting wave of destruction!” Finding and booking a time slot for some cost effective anger management is available on their website. The Battle Sports […]

A lone marmot climbed atop a wooden fence on Blackcomb Peak near Whistler, British Columbia, sat upright and let out a couple of ear piercing screams. The mountain-dwelling squirrel probably wanted to warn others that the humans of Lone Goat Soap were nearby and filming. Alpine marmots emit variable alarm calls when they encounter humans, […]

Derek Brown, a talented saxophonist with beatboxing skills, performed a flawless version of the Prelude to “Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G major” inside the empty Lucky Buck warehouse in Hillsdale, Michigan, somehow making his tenor horn sound just like a stringed instrument. Brown, who also goes by the name BEATBoX SAX, offers online […]

Hal Rudnick of Screen Junkies highlights a collection of famous celebrities’ roles in hit movies that you may have forgotten about. They share clips of Bryan Cranston and Nathan Fillion in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Elijah Wood as the “video game boy” in Back to the Future Part II (1989), and more.

BloodBlitz Comedy has created a creepy thriller trailer for the Harry Potter film series that reimagines young Harry as the deadly villain that everyone fears. via Geeks Are Sexy

Hackney, London-based photographer Barry Craig of Digital Giant recently duct taped a Superman toy to the front of his Phantom 3 drone and recorded footage of the Man of Steel flying over Victoria Park. So, I duct taped a Superman figure to my Phantom and flew it over Victoria Park. #phantom #drone #dji #quadcopter #superman […]

Grumpy Cat, the frowning puss with a sweet disposition, very patiently tolerated the measuring and fitting required to become the very first feline to be immortalized by the famous Madame Tussauds. Grumpy’s likeness will become a permanent fixture at the San Francisco location later this year. In step with Grumpy Cat’s digital celebrity, her figure […]

Naturalist Brad Josephs posted a video of a grizzly bear that swatted his GoPro camera in Alaska.

Musicians/producers/djs Diplo and Skillrex, who have been working together as Jack Ü, recently teamed up with former teenybopper Justin Bieber to create “Where Are Ü Now“, an amazingly produced multi-layered song. In speaking with The New York Times, both Diplo and Skillrex broke down sections of the song, explaining how they developed different sounds along […]