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In 2014, photographer Diana Kim who grew up bouncing from home to home after her parents divorce, felt a special affinity for the homeless men and women around Honolulu and began Homeless Paradise, a personal project to help the members of this population. In doing so, Kim discovered her estranged father to be one of […]

(larger) Will McCrabb recently shared an image on Twitter that displays George Miller‘s original storyboard for Mad Max: Fury Road that he drew up back in 1999. Miller’s new film closely follows his initial vision of the movie he began putting together 16 years ago, minus a few changes to the names of characters and […]

Star Wars Yuto Yamaguchi has created OruFun, the art of folding the pages of a book to create 3D sculptures resembling iconic superheros, the Star Wars logo, and more. Yamaguchi’s entire collection of 3D book pages are available to view on Instagram. Folding patterns for making your own 3D sculptures are available to purchase on […]

Hudson Yards, one of New York City’s largest construction developments ever, announced that they will be building an observation deck on the 30 Hudson Yards building that will be 1,100 feet in the air, almost 50 feet taller than the observation deck of Empire State Building. The observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards will be […]

Barely Productions has released a Barely Ad that reveals the revolutionary new Apple FB|607, a massive new iPhone that measures 2.5 by 3 feet and weighs 112 pounds.

The Newport Transporter Bridge in Newport, Wales is a unique 100-year-old bridge that moves a section of road across a river on cables like a ferry, rather than having one continuous road that spans the river. The transporter bridge design was required to meet several unique conditions present at the crossing where it was built. […]

Matthew Pennington recently captured a striking lightning display during a fireworks presentation in Brandon, Florida. Pennington made use of the slow motion function of his iPhone 6 while filming, resulting in beautiful detail as the lightning slowly creeps across the sky. via reddit, Daily Picks and Flicks

In June 2014, Dutch opera singer Ambrož Bajec-Lapajne performed several couplets of Franz Schubert‘s classic Lied, “Gute Nacht“, while undergoing a craniotomy for a brain tumor, a procedure during which he needed to remain awake and responsive. I’m a professional opera, concert and choral singer that was diagnosed with a brain tumour (a GBM as […]

“The Story of Kullervo” is a previously unpublished story by The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien. The story was written while Tolkien was an undergraduate student, and elements of the story later appeared in Tolkien’s other work, notably in the character of Túrin Turambar from The Silmarillion. “Kullervo” is based on the story of […]

While performing in Edmonton, AB, Canada on August 12, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters invited a fan named Brian to come up on stage to perform the vocals of the classic Rush song “Tom Sawyer” after Grohl admitted that he didn’t know all the words. Nobody knows every word to “Tom Sawyer”, you know […]

Talented illustrator and designer Abe Green has created a clever series of drawings on his Starbucks coffee cups that reveal The Secret Life of The Starbucks Siren. Each coffee cup illustration imagines Starbucks’ iconic Siren logo as an octopus, an athlete, a spider, and more. The entire series of drawings are available to view on […]

Nerf has released their new Rival line of motorized and spring-action blasters that put high-impact foam rounds down range, at a velocity of about 70 miles per hour, for some intense competition. The red and blue motorized Nerf Rival Zeus MXV-1200 blasters and spring-action Nerf Rival Apollo XV-700 blasters are available to purchase online from […]

The details of a newly awarded patent by Airbus presents a supersonic airplane that could travel at speeds up to Mach 4.5, meaning a trip from New York to London would take only one hour. The jet uses multiple types of propulsion including a rocket engine that would have the plane take off vertically like a space […]

San Diego fire fighter Brian Anderson recently subjected his sister to non-stop lip synching during a seven hour road trip. She was not impressed by it. The full list of songs can be found in the video description. via Huffington Post

Tez_Gelmir has created an incredible custom rocking horse based on the 74-Z speeder bike from Star Wars for his daughter’s first birthday. He made the kid-friendly Rocking Speed Bike using plywood, some impressive 3D printing work, PVC tubing, screws, and bolts. Tez_Gelmir’s entire step-by-step build process is available to view on Instructables. photos via Tez_Gelmir […]

Vox explains why most internet memes use the typeface Impact, designed by Geoffrey Lee in 1965.

photo via Wikipedia Fans of fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien are currently trying to raise nearly $3 billion with an Indiegogo campaign to build a real-world version of the city of Minas Tirith from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Backers can claim plaques with their name, overnight trips, and even a lordship or ladyship of the finished city. If […]

Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently left a fake letter that features a slew of silly demands from “management” on numerous doors in a random apartment complex. Wysaski starts the list off with a few fairly normal demands and then gets goofy with requests like “do not make rent checks out to ‘you greedy […]

This little guy is ready to have it story told when they do the feline version of The Shawshank Redemption. photo via unknown via reddit

“How to Toast Around the World” by Let’s Grab a Beer is a lighthearted informative video that demonstrates how to pour, toast with and consume one’s beer in such countries as Germany, Hungary, Armenia, China, Japan, Brazil and the United States. via Digg

In January 2015, Turkish artist Sena Ruda bravely quit her job as a Human Resources specialist and started a business around her beautiful and elaborately quilled paper designs. So far Ruda has been quite successful, creating gorgeous pieces that are used for weddings, ad sponsorships and even for the cover of a self-help book. Ruda […]

A robotic “mother” developed by a team of researchers at Cambridge University and ETH Zurich builds its own robot children from motorized blocks, and assesses which designs are best. The robot then uses that data to improve designs for the next generation of robots, which creates a type of “survival of the fittest” evolution for the […]

Ferrolic is a device by designer Zelf Koelman that uses ferrofluid and magnetic fields to display moving patterns, text, and even the time in a beautiful and unique way. A few years ago I fell in love with the magical characteristics of a little black “blob” in a bottle. One could manipulate the position and […]

In July 2011, Denver-based artist Jake Weidmann was named a Master Penman through the prestigious International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH), making him the youngest person to join the elite group of only 14 people to have ever held that title. Recently UPROXX profiled Weidmann, speaking with the artist and […]

The Lytro is a camera that captures the full light field of an image to create “living pictures” that can be re-focused after the image is taken or even viewed in 3D. We have included a “living picture” of a dog as an example. The Lytro gives photographers a new level of control over their […]

In the latest episode of Anglophenia, host Kate Arnell offers a simple lesson in making several distinctly British summer cocktails. The list includes the “Bramble”, the “Bramley Somerset Temperley Sour”, the “English Country Garden” and of course, the ever-classic “Gin and Tonic” The British summer is much like meeting a celebrity in real life – […]

The Teletubbies perform “I Fink You Freaky” by Die Antwoord in the latest amazing edit by Robert Jones. Here’s the original music video:

Bill Nye the Science Guy recently explained the science behind blowing shit up with Arnold Schwarzenegger to help the “Austrian Oak” out with his Omaze charity auction, “Blow Sh*t Up With Arnold.” Schwarzenegger’s charity is set up to benefit After-School All-Stars, a program that helps provide kids with health and leadership skills. Arnold guarantees that […]

Newly released footage captured the 20-foot great white shark nicknamed “Deep Blue” flashing its teeth to scuba diver and shark researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla. The shark was filmed off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico where Padilla appeared to high five “Deep Blue” in a video released earlier in 2015. via reddit

Al Swearengen (Ian McShane) Fans of the long since cancelled HBO series Deadwood may have a glimmer of hope with some very intriguing tweets put forth by actor Garret Dillahunt, who hinted that a movie of the same name may be in the works. Perhaps he’s got it on good authority as Dillahunt did play […]

Wheaties has recently hopped into the craft beer market with Fulton Beer, a brewery out of Minneapolis, to create a limited-edition cereal-inspired Hefeweizen (wheat) beer called HefeWheatie. According to a blog post from General Mills, the beer will only be available to purchase beginning on August 26th, 2015 at the Minneapolis-based St. Paul market in […]

In a wonderfully creative three minute time lapse by John and Sara Jennings of Counterbalance Photography captured 9-months of Sara’s growing belly while also documenting what they were doing to get the room ready for the baby. Several months earlier, the Jennings built an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine in order to announce to gender of […]

A new James Bond 007 feaurette takes a look at Léa Seydoux who plays Madeleine Swann and Monica Bellucci who plays Lucia Sciarra, the “Bond Women” in the new James Bond film SPECTRE.

A large tortoise named Joy very cleverly figured out how to open the sliding screen door that led directly into the house. Unfortunately, Joy didn’t know how to close it behind him once he got inside, nor did another smaller tortoise named Jeffrey, per their human Joseph Miller. Joy the Tortoise lets himself in the […]

Bryan Bishop of The Verge takes a look inside of ILMxLab, the VR and augmented reality think-tank at Industrial Light & Magic that is currently working on the new Star Wars films. The lab is a developmental playground for any and all kind of interactive or immersive experience. Virtual reality, AR, theme park attractions; it’s […]

A 25-year old long-haired tabby named Corduroy in Sisters, Oregon was recently declared the “Oldest Living Cat” by Guinness World Records for a second time after losing to Tiffany Two, a 27-year old tortoiseshell cat who sadly passed away shortly after winning the title. The record-breaking feline previously held the record back in 2014, but […]

The Sesame Workshop has signed a deal with HBO to air the next five seasons of Sesame Street on the premium cable network and its streaming services HBO NOW and HBO GO. The deal will let Sesame Workshop produce nearly twice as many episode of Sesame Street each season, and nine months after new episodes are released on HBO, […]

A vociferous Quaker parrot (monk parakeet) named Chopsticks hammed it up on camera until he laughed himself silly during a demonstration he was doing with his human Jessi Knudsen Castañeda at Animal Wonders, an animal rescue agency outside of Missoula, Montana. Animal Wonders, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, was founded by Jessi Knudsen Castañeda and Augusto […]

Okilly Dokilly is a metal — or “Nedal” — band inspired by The Simpsons character Ned Flanders. Each member of the band wears Flander’s signature outfit as they perform songs that are made up mostly of Ned quotes from the show. Okilly Demos by Okilly Dokilly photos via Okilly Dokilly via Rip It Up

The Handitaur is a five-piece finger puppet set, created by novelty retailer Archie McPhee, that transforms your hand into a legendary centaur. The Handitaur, which includes four hooves and one torso, is currently available to purchase online. We’ll admit that having a hand is practical, you can pick things up and press buttons, but wouldn’t […]

On a recent episode of Conan, comedian Adam Pally came out on set with Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter dressed up as a green-faced mashup of Abraham Lincoln and Jim Carrey‘s version of The Mask character. In the past, Pally has showed up dressed as James Bond, a Buckingham Palace guard, and Borat.

Vancouver man Spencer Seabrooke nearly fell recently as he set a new world record for “Longest Free Solo Highline” in the sport of slacklining, where a length of flat webbing is tensioned between two anchor points with some bounce left in the line. Seabrooke walked 64 meters across the Stawamus Chief north-north gully in Squamish, British Columbia at a height […]

Joshua Karthik, co-founder of Stories in Motion, shot some beautiful 4k aerial video of the wonderful lavender fields in Provence, France using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter Drone. In July 2015, we traveled to discover the lavender fields of Provence. Our road trip started from Aix-En-Provence and ended past Valensole in the east covering […]

Dylan Grosz of the apartment search service Apartment List demonstrates 6 clever hacks that can increase the size of a Chipotle burrito by 86% without spending any additional money. So I took my geeky love of data and my black hole of a belly to Chipotle for several days and ordered 5 burritos each day […]

The Cat Scratch Laptop by SUCK UK is an amazing cardboard laptop toy for geeky felines that comes with a scratching post keyboard, a fluffy toy mouse, and a “slide in” desktop wallpaper that can manually be changed out. It is available to purchase online. Does your kitty feel left out while you are busy […]

Daniel Freed Schwartz shot an insane GoPro video of him skiing down a series of three escalators and then into a parking garage. He shot the video for GoPro’s Line of the Winter contest, showcasing the best ski lines from the 2014-2015 season.

Canadian parliamentary candidate Wyatt Scott kills a dragon, shoots lasers from his eyes, and fist bumps a space alien in his official campaign video. Scott is running as an independent candidate to represent Mission Matsqui Fraser Canyon, British Columbia. via The Mary Sue

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is set to return to television nightly with full episodes on Antenna TV. The show will air at 11:00PM starting on January 1, 2015. Although Steve Allen was the original host of The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson is credited for establishing many of the elements of late night television that […]

They Might Be Giants has released “Omnicorn”, their new music video about a rare creature with every type of horn on its head, directed by Paul Sahre for week 32 of their Dial-A-Song Direct series.

Paris-based Comedian Daniil le Russe recently created a funny Vine video where he demonstrates how to get to work on time in the morning. It’s simple, just set up a trail of alarm clocks that start at your bed and end at the office. via reddit