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The Dutch game development magazine Control invited Japanese game designer and Pac-Man creator, Toru Iwatani, to speak at the Netherlands-based Festival of Games conference in June 2010. According to Control’s English publication, ctrl500, Iwatani shared some of his original Pac-Man sketches during a bus trip to the conference. Here is

redditor freezingfire14 spotted this hilarious customized DVD cover for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at a local GameStop. via reddit

The wonderful Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) plays the extremely talented, oft-beleaguered and very blacklisted novelist and writer Dalton Trumbo whose successful career came to an end after being declared a Communist in 1947 in the upcoming biopic Trumbo. The film also features Dame Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, Louis C.K. and John Goodman. The successful career […]

In “The Colors of Feelings“, creative director Thomas Blanchard has used the circular motion of varying hued and textured paint (mixed with oil, milk, honey and cinnamon) to visually represent the intangible nature of emotions. The Colors of Feelings” is an experimental dreamlike video rocking us smoothly through circular moves. It is also an analogy […]

In the latest episode of “You Suck At Cooking“, the normally acerbic host somberly describes how to quickly whip up a dish of “Break-up Pasta“, also known as spaghetti aglio e olio. It’s gloomy out, which makes it a great day to make “Break-up Pasta”. “Break-up Pasta” is a good way to end a relationship, […]

The official trailer for the the upcoming documentary Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead by Douglas Tirola about the comedy magazine National Lampoon focuses on the cultural impact of the magazine. As we wrote about previously, the film features interviews with former writers and notable Lampoon fans like Chevy Chase, Judd Apatow, and John Goodman. The film will be released by Magnolia Pictures online […]

Members of Skydive Chicago successfully took to the skies in order to set a new vertical free fly world record by performing a 164-person formation pattern. Organizers Jon DeVore and Mike Swanson spoke with Red Bull about how it feels to connect with other people that high up in the air. There’s no true signal. […]

redditor mikesweeney recently posted a set of adorable pictures on imgur, explaining that his friend had lovingly designed a set of Star Wars-themed corrective helmets for his infant son Jack, who had to wear head protection for one year after undergoing surgery to correct his congenital craniosynostosis (a premature fusing of the skull). My buddy’s […]

“Eat & Drink & Poop & Pee.” is a brilliant design by artist and Laughing Squid senior contributing writer Justin Page. The design is inspired by the classic “John & Paul & Ringo & George.” Beatles T-shirt by Experimental Jetset. The design is available on a variety of products through Page’s Society6 store. So I […]

If you see a bird of prey while flying. Land. I have added this to my operating procedure. Adam Lancaster of Melbourne Aerial Video learned a valuable lesson when a massive wedge-tailed eagle decided that she didn’t like his high flying drone and punched it out of the sky with her powerful talons. And while […]

The latest episode of the Vulture series Secret History of Television explains the history of television spinoffs, shows that are created around characters taken from an existing series. The episode also explains why spinoffs of scripted shows are on a decline. When a popular show spawns a new show, it can lead to disaster, but it can also lead to […]

Daniel Ofili, a 23-year old adventurer from the British city of Kent, amazingly rode his bicycle 1800 kilometers (1118 miles) across the harsh terrain of the Sahara, camping out all along the way. Ofili’s 36-day journey began in Morocco and culminated in Senegal. Battling the elements, Daniel rode his bike far from civilisation, avoiding villages […]

On a recent episode of Good Mythical Morning, comedians Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal of Rhett & Link taste tested a variety of different pet foods and then tried to determine what pet that each food is actually intended for. Both Rhett and Link, who were not allowed to use their hands, awkwardly ate the […]

In anticipation of its premiere on September 19th, BBC One has released the second trailer for the ninth series of Doctor Who during which the beloved Gallifreyan (Peter Capaldi) takes on enemies both new and old with the help of his fellow traveller Clara Oswald. Just the same old, same old. The Doctor and Clara […]

The Hateful Eight is the eighth feature film by director Quentin Tarantino about a group of dangerous bounty hunters trapped together in post-Civil War Wyoming. The first official trailer features a number of actors from Tarantino’s earlier films returning to work with him again including Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, and Michael Madsen. image via […]

Storm-chasing photographer Greg McCown of Saguaro Pictures recently captured a spectacular photo he called “Lucky Strike“, a single shot in which a lightning bolt strikes alongside a full-color rainbow and giant cactus tree during a Tuscon, Arizona storm. According to McCown, this was a hard-won accomplishment. Finally! After years of trying I finally got my […]

A collection of 12 new photos from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and some interesting plot details have been unleashed in the August issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine. They share a great first look at Domhnall Gleeson‘s character General Hux and some news on Adam Driver as Kylo Ren. images via Entertainment Weekly

California-based sisters Jill Watt of the Dapper Toad blog and Lorna of Knits For Life, who previously worked together to make an amazing “Yarnbomb Squid Tree,” are back with their newest creation, “Rooty the Stilt-Walking Carrot Yarnbomb.” The creative siblings utilized a “bulky gauge Brother KH-270 knitting machine” and some crafty hand-crocheting to cover a […]

In an effort to conserve water and protect dangerous reactions triggered by sunlight, Los Angeles has deployed protective shade balls to float on the surface of the water in one of its reservoirs. The shade provided by the hollow plastic balls prevents evaporation and keeps the sunlight from causing chlorine and bromide in the water […]

HERMES is a humanoid robot being developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where PhD students Joao Ramos and Albert Wang are teaching the robot human reflexes to help it complete complex tasks like walking. The robot is controlled by a human wearing a rig that allows them operate HERMES, but also receive feedback from […]

A tiny hamster had the the “Best Day Ever”, riding the tiny rides and stuffing his tiny face with tiny treats provided by vendors at Walt Disney World in this special episode of the”Tiny Hamster” series by Hello Denizen and “WDW (Walt Disney World) Best Day Ever” series by Disney. As always “they work closely […]

Peter Philips (a.k.a. “Mars VFX“) recently recut footage from the newly released trailer for SPECTRE to make it appear as if actor Roger Moore is reprising his role as James Bond in the upcoming 007 film, instead of Daniel Craig. Philips was inspired to make his clever edits to the trailer by The Usual Suspect‘s […]

The second trailer for the upcoming Jem and the Holograms movie based on the 1980s cartoon introduces the character Synergy, Jem’s holographic robot. The trailer also shows the band’s rise to fame, and the tension caused by Jem going solo. Jem and the Holograms will be released in theaters on October 23, 2015.

JulioNIB has created an impressive Hulkbuster mod for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V that allows gamers to both wear and control Iron Man‘s massive Hulkubster suit of armor. Sachitha Harshana (a.k.a. “LioN KoLLA“) captured in-game footage, using the Rockstar Editor, of GTA V protagonist Trevor Philips in the Hulkbuster armor and rampaging […]

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang recently launched a pyrotechnic display titled Sky Ladder that created a burning ladder reaching 500 meters into the air for his grandmother’s 100th birthday. A weather balloon held the firework-covered wire rig in the air as the display burned for a full 80 seconds. Sky Ladder was attempted previously in 1994 and 2001, but complications […]

World Wide Interweb has created an intense supercut video of short-tempered video gamers freaking out. Computer monitors are smashed into oblivion, keyboards explode into a million pieces, and much more.

FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created a new Marvel-themed animated short where the Hulk (Bruce Banner) angrily knocks out yet another long list of annoying errands on his day off from work. Hulk cuts own hair at barber shop, Hulk disagrees with dentist, Hulk gets fresh milk at store, Hulk mows lawn with helicopter, […]

On a recent episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers, actress Winona Ryder confirmed to the inquisitive host that a sequel to the much loved 1988 film Beetlejuice is in the works. Ryder referred to an on-camera interview that director Tim Burton had done at an earlier time, like this one with MTV that took […]

Earlier this year “The Stickman” showed off his amazing talents playing the Chapman Stick which led to him winning the Solo Instrumental video challenge on indi.com. via reddit

Michael Snajczuk crashed his motorcycle in Grand Theft Auto V which kicked-off an insane chain-reaction resulting in a massive 5 minute long pileup on the highway. via reddit

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, asked people at VidCon 2015 to explain concepts to him that are intangible, such as shadows, rainbows, fog, sunrise, outer space and lightning.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has created “Overkill”, a supercut of every single explosion from every movie he has starred in. A full list of films can be found in the video description. Schwarzenegger made the video to promote his Omaze event where people can enter to win a chance to “Blow Shit Up With Arnold” to help […]

The BeachBot is a robotic turtle designed by Disney Research in a partnership students at ETH Zürich that is capable of creating large works of art in the sand of a beach. photos via BeachBot via Contemporist

Poopy Cat, the wonderful cat litter box company who likes to have a little fun with their marketing, has created the “Intercative Experiment“, an interactive quiz that requires humans to respond to questions regarding their cat’s behavior, playfulness, response to stimuli and sleep habits in order to get a general idea of the feline’s personality. […]

Cellist David Chen performs a moving cover of the song “All My Little Words” by The Magnetic Fields from their album 69 Love Songs. Chen loops multiple cello parts, and is joined by Annie Jantzer on vocals to fill out the performance. Chen recently released an EP of looping cello songs titled Cello Put in Pop that […]

In 2010, a very skilled and balanced African grey parrot named Stanley took a very smooth ride all the way down the curved banister, much to the appreciation the dogs waiting below. According to Stanley’s human, Janice Jensen, the dogs were giving him “applause at the end”. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Freelance editor and reviewer Mr. Sunday Movies has created a new video where he points out six hidden Easter eggs and references from the most recent Deadpool trailers (red band and green band) that people may have missed.

Jason Mulder and Maria Bitko, two employees at Action Park in Vernon, NJ, recently rode down the park’s 1,975-foot water slide — the longest in the world — while wearing GoPro cameras. The videos of Mulder and Bitko’s rides each last over one minute as they speed down the slide on what looks like a truly exhilarating ride. via […]

“Toon Skyrim” is the name of a beautiful mod, currently being created by UniqueUses, that makes Bethesda‘s popular video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim look like an animated cartoon wonderland. UniqueUses’ mod basically simplifies the graphics of the game and smooths them out, making everything seem super basic and cartoonish. UniqueUses is working on […]

A video taken by researchers at the ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories shows a number of children interacting and becoming violent with a remotely controlled Robovie 2 robot during an experiment at an Osaka, Japan shopping center. The researchers used data from the experiment to develop an algorithm to help the robot evade future abuse. via […]

In a new parody trailer, created by Patrick Willems, he gives us an eerie look at what an Ant-Man movie might be like if it were directed by Werner Herzog. Patrick’s interesting take on the Marvel film, narrated by Scott Thomas, features Scott Lang (Ant-Man) shrunk down to the size of an insect with no […]

Moscow, Russia-based artist Egor Zhgun has created “Madventure Time,” a marvelous animated parody of the official Mad Max:Fury Road trailer that is set in the cartoon world of Adventure Time. Zhgun drew inspiration for his parody from a series of amazing illustrated mashups, created by Ryan May, that mixed together characters from Mad Max and […]

The UK-based animation production company Trunk has created a gorgeously eerie video for “Rattle That Lock” a new single by legendary guitarist David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd), off his new album of the same name. According to the Trunk blog, they were notified via phone call that the musician wanted to work with them. Trunk […]

National Geographic recently took a detailed look at the chameleon, noting that its remarkable features such as its ability to use color to communicate, deliberate movement patterns, telescopic eyes and projectile tongue, make the chameleon an incredibly fascinating animal. Scientist Christopher Anderson has been studying chameleons for years and still finds that there is still […]

A beautiful herd of hungry elephants take a clever shortcut through the lobby of the Mfuwe Lodge at the South Luangwa National Park in Eastern Zambia, in search of the ripe fruit hanging off the wild mango tree on the other side. This wondrous sight is fairly common during the later part of the year. […]

British comedian Joe Charman has released a compilation video, made up of his numerous clips from Vine, that show him performing all sorts of amazing trick shots. Charman makes sure to announce, “Yeah, I’ve got skills.”, before nailing each shot. He then finishes them off by promptly asking “What you gonna do about it?”. Throwing […]

Sven Hagemeier from Germany celebrated his 26th birthday by setting the Guinness World Record for “Longest Birthday.” Hagemeier flew from Auckland, New Zealand to Brisbane, Australia and then to Honolulu, Hawaii to extend his birthday to 46 hours, breaking the previous record of 35 hours and 25 minutes. Hagemeier says he has more low-key celebration […]

Cracked imagines a fantasy universe where car commercials were actually honest.

Fusion has put together a brief history of weed in the 21st Century, showing how its acceptance has increased over the years as it has increasingly become legal around the United States. The prohibition of weed in America dates back to the early 20th century, but since 2000 there’s been a dramatic change in the […]