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“A YEAR OF PING PONG” is a short film by Supermarché that follows The New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz as he plays ping pong every day for a year. Will Shortz tests his own limits of committment, and his brains ability to be fully activated. “Playing ping pong everyday is sort of […]

CLS Videos has created wonderful split-screen tribute video featuring some of the most beautiful footage of Middle-earth captured in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies. Music featured in the video includes “Under Giant Trees” by Agnes Obel, “Byegone” by Volcano Choir, and “Only If for a Night” by Florence […]

CanopyStair is a spiral staircase that straps to the trunk of a tree. Each step is modular and can be strapped to the tree without the use of tools. The CanopyStair was designed by Robert McIntyre and Thor ter Kulve as a way to easily climb a tree, and the duo put care into the design so that […]

Amazon will celebrate its upcoming 20th birthday with big discounts on “Prime Day” July 15, 2015. Similar to a traditional Black Friday sale, the company will offer a number of temporary deals throughout the day available only to Amazon Prime members. Non-members can sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of the […]

photo by Tony Cagala for The Coast News Minnesota-based artist and photographer Kevin Doyle recently honored his late wife Eileen Doyle, who passed away due to pancreatic cancer in November 2012, by dressing up as a Stormtrooper and walking 645 miles to the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con. Doyle and his wife both enjoyed all things […]

Los Angeles-based musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt has created a new video where John Travolta (Danny Zuko) and Olivia Newton-John (Sandy Olsson) sing a death metal version of the Grease song “You’re The One That I Want“. Travolta’s part was sung by Thomas Hinds and Newton-John’s was sung by Dori Kreisz in the hardcore remix […]

San Francisco Chronicle produced a short video about The 52nd Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest that took place on July 9, 2015 in San Francisco’s Union Square. This year’s contest winner was Byron Cobb, a 25-year veteran cable car driver.

“I’m the Doctor, and I save people!” A defiant Doctor Who, played by Peter Capaldi, faces down old and new enemies, dons a pair of shades, plays an electric guitar and even tangles with Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones in the first official trailer for the Ninth series (35th season) of the show, which […]

CollegeHumor provides an excellent example of an extremely inappropriate time to correct a person’s grammar.

In this three-minute time-lapse video by Mode Glam, a handsome man named Matty Watts models 100 years of men’s fashion, starting with the twirly moustache and double-breasted plaid blazer of 1915 and culminating with the scruffy beard and denim shirt of 2015. The model also added in a few humorously exaggerated dance moves with each […]

Paramus, New Jersey is a delightful short film by Turnaround Films about a voyeuristic view of a couple eating as seen through the window of a White Castle in Paramus, New Jersey. As the scene unfolds, our faithful narrator attempts to figure out what is going on between the woman and man. via Vimeo Staff […]

“The United States of Beer“, a short animated film by talented illustrator Drew Christie, is a humorous and amusing trip through American history with the fermented brew at the center of the action. My latest animation explores what makes American great: beer. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams agree with me. Rutherford B. Hayes does not. […]

Justin Ponsor created a fantastic illustration of The Muppets as characters in Mad Max: Fury Road. I love the Muppets so I tend to picture them as all kinds of pop culture phenoms. In this case, once I pictured Dr. Teeth as Immortan Joe, I had to make it happen. Painted in Photoshop CS4 in […]

Claire Wineland, a wonderfully outspoken and insightful teenager who has been dealing with cystic fibrosis for most of her life, shares her experience of being put into a medically induced coma five years ago and describes how her mind interpreted the world going on outside. I’ve never been to Alaska. I’ve never, like, shown any […]

The upcoming video game LEGO Dimensions has gotten bigger on the inside with the addition of Doctor Who characters. Peter Capaldi will portray the Twelfth Doctor, and characters like Daleks will play a role in smaller playsets. The game, which features a bunch of brands like Back to the Future interacting together in a fashion […]

VinePair, a reliable online resource for information about beer, alcohol and spirits, has put together colorful photographic visualizations of the flavors and notes that can be found in such spirits as bourbon, gin, scotch, tequila and vodka. Like beer, spirits have a wide range of tastes and aromas. Lots of things contribute to the flavor […]

The Hammel VB 950 “Red Giant” shredder absolutely destroys a whole bunch of engine blocks in a 2012 video. We previously posted a video of the “Red Giant” eating a car. via Gizmodo Sploid

In “Fingers Bloody Fingers“, the first chapter of the VH1 animated series The Complete History of Heavy Metal, Black Sabbath founding member and guitarist Tommy Iommi shares how he lost his fingertips and how that loss forced him to create his now-legendary sound. Animator Paul Blow shared how the story came to be told. The […]

A tiny black and white kitten named Neo intently watches her mom clean herself and clumsily tries to copy her motions. Eventually, however, Neo gives up and just lets mom lick her belly for her. image via Ari Kesonen via reddit, Daily Picks and Flicks

Shoe enthusiast Brad Hall is back with an exciting new unboxing and review of the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 designed by Kanye West. His verdict, “They are very stylish and comfortable!”

Salavat Fidai, the experimental artist from Ufa whose work we’ve previously posted, has continued his series of exquisitely detailed and delicate sculptures onto the protruding lead (graphite) at the end of a pencil. Some of these sculptures and other creations can be purchased through Fidai’s Etsy Shop. A video posted by Salavat Fidai (@salavat.fidai) on […]

ShelfPack is a rolling suitcase with built-in expanding shelves that allow for easy storage and organization while traveling. Interested customers can pre-order the ShelfPack now, which is expected to begin shipping in August 2015. photos via ShelfPack via Digital Trends, The Awesomer

On a recent episode of SciShow host Hank Green explains how a female worker bee becomes a queen bee through the mysterious process of eating royal jelly.

On a recent episode of Conan, recorded on location at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, host Conan O’Brien presented footage of celebrities auditioning to replace Hugh Jackman as the live-action version of Wolverine. Nick Offerman, Patton Oswald,

Bangor, Maine-based husband and wife team, John and Christine Carney, of the ThickandThinDesigns Etsy store has created a set of Tentacle Cupcake Toppers that come with three different tentacle designs. The green and purple acrylic toppers are available to purchase as a six pack or 12 pack online from Etsy. Acrylic is shatter resistant, durable […]

The Shift Sneaker is a shoe design concept by +rehabstudio that pairs with a smartphone app to quickly change color and design. Although the Shift Sneaker does not yet exist, it is designed with existing technology and materials in mind, though some of the components like phase-change fibers and metamaterials are not currently available for consumer […]

The Hydro Hammock is a portable hot tub complete with a separate heating system. The synthetic material of the hammock means that it can be used out in cold as a hammock or at the beach as a sort of in-ground pool. It’s worth noting that the hammocks come in two different versions–a single- and […]

A brown and white baby goat stood upon his hind legs and made repeated efforts to head butt a friendly horse, who more than anything, seemed to be entertained by the persistent youngster. via The Presurfer

Flash Mob Jazz and the singers of Lady Armstrong performed a fun swing version of the immensely popular Lorde song “Royals“. via reddit

“More men have walked on the moon than been Ronald McDonald.” “Ronald” is a short documentary by The Guardian that focuses on Joe Maggard, one of the few men to have played McDonald’s official Ronald McDonald mascot. Maggard served between 1995 and 2007, though he says he never really retired. In the documentary, Maggard discusses his work […]

Johnny Depp recently dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean films, with his sidekick Scrum (Stephen Graham), to surprise some of the patients at the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Depp did a wonderful job of getting into character as the witty pirate, interacting with the sweet children, […]

1 Week. 25 Times. 2 Condoms. The Amazon original series Catastrophe is an incredibly likable and atypical romantic comedy starring series writers Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgat as two people who meet in London, spend a week together, and go back to their own lives before circumstances thrust them into each other’s lives for a […]

Entertainer Reggie Watts talks about his life, early career, and how California inspires him in a short animation by Drew Tyndall. The video is part of the California Inspires Me series that is a collaboration between Google Play and California Sunday. Previously, we’ve covered earlier installations in the series by artists like Brian Wilson, Jack Black, and Kim Gordon. […]

Amy Schumer narrates a behind-the-scenes video of her recent Glamour cover shoot to reveal what she was really thinking. Her thoughts focused primarily on wind, the number of people touching her, and how many faces she can make.

ThinkGeek has created a set Empire approved of Darth Vader and Stormtrooper 12V USB car chargers, perfect for helping you harness the “Dark Side of the Force” while on the go. The Empire has it all: cookies. Matching uniforms. Fancy ships. The budget to build not just one but two moon-sized space stations (after SOMEbody […]

7 Ways to Chop an Onion You Suck At Cooking is a wonderfully acerbic video series that offers humorous advice on such culinary tasks as chopping onions, making tuna salad and mixing up a quick bean dip. The series premiered in early January 2015 with a recipe for an easy guacamole, “4 ingredients plus salt […]

LADYBABY is a Japanese entertainment group that features two teen girls (17-year-old Rie Kaneko and 14-year-old Rei Kuromiya) and Ladybeard, a relatively famous cross-dressing bearded man. The group has released a series of videos, and have a CD available to pre-order on Amazon Japan. image via LADYBABY via Dorkly

Eddie Codel, a long-time friend of Laughing Squid, has just announced The Flying Robot International Film Festival, an open competitive film festival showcasing films made using drones. They will be opening for submissions soon, so sign up via their website, follow on Twitter and join their Facebook group. The Flying Robot International Film Festival is […]

Professional movie trailer editor indrancole3 takes us down memory lane with a nostalgic supercut of 1990s Disney films. via reddit

Luís Azevedo of The A to Z Review has created a fantastic video essay and detailed write-up that explores the many father figures present in films by director Wes Anderson. We previously wrote about Azevedo’s video essay that looks at the books in Wes Anderson movies. Throughout Wes Anderson’s filmography there’s a constant search for […]

RealBigBoys reminds us of the unforgettable scene from the 1994 film Forrest Gump where he beatboxes with his dying mother. via reddit

Happy, an excited and appropriately named Jack Russell terrier with generalized ataxia, a neurological disorder that causes mobility issues, recently went for a swim at a nearby lake with her brand new life vest. At all times, Happy remained under the watchful eye of her human from Animal Hope, a Fort Worth, Texas rescue organization […]

Animator Filipe Costa of PipocaVFX and artist Matheus Muniz teamed up to create “All Pixels Must Die”, an animated pixel art compilation video of some of the most shocking death scenes in HBO‘s television series Game of Thrones. The 8-bit music and sounds for their video were created by Paulo Bohrer II. via The Roosevelts

Inventor Izzy Swan of Think Woodworks has created a whimsical drill-powered walking machine. In a video posted to his YouTube page, he explains the build process and demonstrates how it works as he rides it around his neighborhood. The machine was inspired by the mechanism of the walking sculpture Strandbeest by artist Theo Jansen. Swan has created a […]

Facebook is updating their controls for News Feed, the personalized stream of posts you see when you’re on Facebook. You now have the ability to select which friends and pages you see first. To help prioritize stories, and make sure you don’t miss posts from particular friends and Pages, you can now select which friends […]

“Driving at Night” is a supercut by Jack Mugglestone that seamlessly combines scenes from the excellent films Drive and Nightcrawler, both of which rely heavily on driving through the streets of Los Angeles as a major plot theme. via Indiewire, GeekTyrant

Mashd N Kutcher had fun trolling the entire crowd at a club with surprise bass drop. via reddit

“One-Minute Time Machine” is a charming short film about love and time travel written by Sean Crouch and directed by Devon Avery. The movie stars Brian Dietzen and Erinn Hayes as two people meeting for the first time. Dietzen uses his one-minute time machine to give himself multiple chances at winning over Hayes, but he learns time […]

Disney recently released an official Star Wars app for iOS and Android devices that allows fans to view the latest Star Wars news, play sounds from the movies and television shows, take selfies with Yoda and Boba Fett, check the weather, plus much more. The interactive app is currently available to download from the iTunes […]