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A tiny long-haired dachshund puppy named Knox the Dox rides around a big grocery store in a tiny shopping cart that’s being pushed by his normal-sized human because, as Knox says, “Sometimes I push the cart and sometimes I get to ride!” My servants carry me in my throne wherever I want them to go. […]

Wallace the rabbit has gone from being an incredibly accommodating bunny to acting as a mad king and has demanded that his human provide him with a throne. Following the mandate, his dedicated human built a Game of Thrones-style Iron Throne using carrots and cardboard. It is beginning to feel like spring, but winter is […]

Earlier this month, a pair of excited dogs tried to chase after a squirrel but were impeded by the high piled snow that blocked the door. While the eager canines made an admirable effort, the snow proved too much and forced them to made a quick retreat back inside.

In January 2014, lgreko 100 captured footage of a reticent raccoon cautiously emerging from a clever hiding place inside of a hollowed log and using both “hands” to accept a piece of food that a young child was gently offering. via Pikabu, Daily Picks and Flicks

Daydreaming of warmer days. While the Dalmatian is the animal that most people think of when they think of fire fighters, two loyal felines named Boogie and Carlow are poised and ready to represent life inside a New York City firehouse with separate Instagram accounts that provide a cats-eye view of life inside. Boogie resides […]

You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane Mr. Bond Sony Pictures has released the first teaser trailer for SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond film in which Agent 007 follows the trail of a closely guarded secret organization with nefarious intentions. A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister […]

photo by Emily Sinovic via Multnomah County Animal Services Yesterday, two bright pink chickens were spotted wandering on the waterfront in Portland, Oregon. After Portland-area news organization KATU reported the runaway animals, an officer from Multnomah County Animal Services promptly picked up the chickens and brought them to the animal shelter for safe keeping. Workers […]

The Eizzy Folding Table is an ingenious four-person portable picnic table that can be unfolded in just a few seconds. When closed up for transport, the table measures 20 by 20 inches and 30 inches in height. Unfolded, the table expands to 63 by 63 inches and 36 inches in height (complete with four seats). […]

In The Atlantic article “The Science of Near-Death Experiences,” journalist Gideon Lichfield sought to find out what occurs in the brain of patients (dubbed “experiencers”) who have experienced near-death experiences. What Lichfield found was profound disparity in the way that experiencers and scientists viewed the events. Experiencers described seeing lights, rising above themselves, or coming […]

KQED Arts explores the vibrant video art movement that emerged in San Francisco in the 1970s in this fascinating mini documentary. The movement was spearheaded by a loose community of San Francisco artists and collectives who produced counterculture video art and media-jamming performance art with the first generation of portable video cameras. A quintessential event […]

PROBA2, a mini-satellite operated by the European Space Agency, recorded today’s total solar eclipse from its vantage point in low earth orbit. The images were captured by the satellite’s SWAP imager, an instrument for recording extreme ultraviolet images of the sun. The total solar eclipse was also pretty impressive as seen from earth. image via […]

Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo as Iron Man All-New Superpowered Post-Punk Marvels is a new and awesome illustrated project by Brazilian designer Butcher Billy that reimagines famous post-punk and new wave rock stars as epic comic book superheroes from the Marvel universe. This is a follow up to Billy’s 2013 series of illustrations showcasing post-punk and […]

“They call it #permascowl” Pompous Albert is a beautiful Selkirk Rex who has the distinct curly hair specific to the breed, an adorable permanent scowling face and the sharp tongue of one who is not afraid to speak his mind. Despite his sullen exterior and his tendency to brag, Albert is a sweet pussycat who […]

photo via Rachael Rafanelli The Starlight Parade, an annual event during Portland, Oregon’s Rose Festival, has a new grand marshal for 2015, Petey the PDX Carpet. Rachael Rafanelli of KGW captured some photos of the new marshal, who comes complete with an airplane seatbelt and googly eyes. Petey’s even already met leader of North Korea […]

Earlier today, UK-based photographer Amy Shore was photographing a total solar eclipse from her backyard in Leicestershire when she happened to capture this remarkable photograph of a bird flying right in front of the overshadowed sun. photos by Amy Shore via PetaPixel

In his typographic project Feelers, artist and designer Ari Weinkle has created a supremely creepy animated typeface composed of wriggling, disembodied animal limbs. GIFs for all the letters can be viewed on the project’s Tumblr blog. images and GIFs by Ari Weinkle via The Creators Project

Movie and sci-fi fiends will rejoice in this photo collection that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the model shop for Blade Runner, the 1982 sci-fi film directed by Ridley Scott. Among the 142 photos in the collection are images of the miniatures in various stages of production, as well as candids of the production artists […]

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie drinks seven large McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes in four minutes and 41 seconds in this video that is either impressive or alarming, depending on your opinion of Shamrock Shakes. For those of you keeping count, that’s 1.2 gallons, 5,740 calories, and 805 grams of sugar. For the curious, The Huffington Post […]

Yesterday Filmmaker Ruairi Robinson (previously) released this visually striking, action-packed teaser for his sci-fi film project, The Leviathan. In the teaser, crews in futuristic aircraft are shown hunting a fearsome beast (the eponymous leviathan) in a far-off planet. As Robinson is describing the teaser as a “proof of concept/pitch,” it’s unclear whether the project is […]

Artist Chris Carlson (previously) creates a fantastic M. C. Escher-inspired anamorphic chalk mural in this fascinating time-lapse video. photo via AWE me

Facebook has announced that they’ll be rolling out the ability to send payments to friends using Messenger in the United States over the next few months. Users need only to add their debit card to their account to send and receive payments, which can be initiated using a new “$” icon in the app. The […]

Adobe designer Dave Werner has created a visually impressive cover of the Sesame Street song “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon” written by Jeff Moss. Werner’s video features an Ernie puppet who sings the song as he travels through fantastical worlds with a number of other well-known toys. Werner also created a behind-the-scenes […]

“AWAKE” is a new time-lapse film by filmmaker Alexis Coram that captures the stunning prismatic beauty of the aurora borealis as it dances across the Fairbanks, Alaska winter sky. I spent 4 nights outside of Fairbanks in February – two of those nights were entirely overcast and not a light could be seen. The other […]

image via Bored Panda The Lord Nermal t-shirt from RIPNDIP Clothing features what looks like a little cat peeking curiously out of the shirt’s pocket, but pulling the pocket down a little reveals that Nermal is actually mischievously flipping the bird with both paws. The shirt comes in both gray and white. image via RIPNDIP […]

Animator TJ Fuller has created a delightful series of animated GIFs in which multicolored animals locomote in mesmerizing, never-ending loops. His latest work can also be viewed on Instagram. GIFs by TJ Fuller via Hi-Fructose

The Analog Memory Desk features a spool of butcher paper that transforms the desktop into a giant notepad. Cranks on the desk allow the paper to be scrolled, rather like a reel-to-reel tape recorder, so that old notes can be retained on a second spool. The Analog Memory Desk is a design concept by designer […]

New Scientist reports that researchers at University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia have discovered that geckos shed water from their skin through a novel mechanism in which water launches off their bodies like popping popcorn. “Geckovescence,” as the mechanism is known, is caused by spinules, microscopic hair-like structures on the gecko’s skin. As water […]

vSENS is an “electronic nose” that can detect trace amounts of chemical gases and vapors. The device uses nanofibers to rapidly detect chemicals, such as pesticides and bomb-making materials, with a sensitivity in the parts-per-trillion range. The manufacturer of vSENS, Utah-based Vaporsens, suggests the device could be used for everything from food safety to security. […]

The Lincolnshire Trust for Cats, a seven-acre sanctuary in Osgodby, Lincolnshire, UK, is a comfortable place for British cats to live out the rest of their lives when their humans die, or in other words, a retirement home for felines who have outlived their humans. The trust only asks for a will provision addressing the […]

New Orleans Tricentennial Tower is a 320-foot-tall tower, complete with a double helix of observation gondolas, that has been proposed for New Orleans. The attraction is topped with an observation deck and restaurant, while the gondolas run down to ground level on two sets of rails that spiral around the structure. The proposed tower was […]

Photographer Alicia Rius has captured the eerily anthropomorphic nature and the distinctive personalities of hairless cats in her beautiful portrait series simply called Sphynxes. The cats, who are known for their lack of fur, their wedge-shape heads and their enormous eyes, are very gentle, loyal and friendly despite their startling extraterrestrial visage. In fact, Rius […]

Artist Roger Chouinard uses metal scraps, old tools, and other found objects as the basis for whimsical drawings. Chouinard is creating the drawings for a planned book project called Play Book. photos via Roger Chouinard via Lustik, Junk Culture

In the 2014 light installation Hyperjump, 25 moving lights projected synchronized beams of light within a cavernous Soviet-era gymnasium housed in a 19th century hall at Saint Petersburg State University in Russia. The lights were synced to music, creating an immersive audiovisual effect for viewers. The installation was created by Saint Petersburg-based art collective Tundra. […]

Adventurous bathers braved temperatures well below freezing in Whitehorse, Yukon, last month to participate in a hair freezing contest at Takhini Hot Pools. The Canadian natural hot springs flow at a temperature of 116.6° Farenheit, creating a relaxing contrast to the bitter cold of the Yukon winter, and a perfect chance to create wacky frozen […]

Artist Rob Gonsalves uses a combination of realism and illusion to dreamlike effect in his wonderfully surreal paintings. Gonsalves is inspired in part by the works of M. C. Escher and René Magritte. Originals and prints of Gonsalves’ work can be purchased at Huckleberry Fine Arts of Rockville, Maryland. photos via Huckleberry Fine Arts via […]

JumpFromPaper is a Taiwan-based fashion brand that makes bags, purses, and other accessories that are designed to look like two-dimensional drawings. The effect, at least in photographs, is uncanny–only side views reveal the bags to be slim three-dimensional objects. JumpFromPaper’s bags are available for purchase on their online store. Post by Jump From Paper. photos […]

Broke-Ass Stuart interviews Laughing Squid partner John Law about his adventures in the San Francisco underground including The San Francisco Suicide Club, Cacophony Society and Burning Man on a live episode of The Kinda Late Show with Broke-Ass Stuart.

In a 2009 video by YouTube user reefovids, an adorable group of baby otters at the New Forest Wildlife Park in Southampton, England rush to the fence in visible excitement to greet their favorite caretaker as soon as they hear her laugh. via SaAFE4WORK, Daily Picks and Flicks

“A Taste of Austria” offers a glimpse of Austria from the streets of Salzburg to the peaks of the Austrian alps in time-lapses recorded over a two-year period. Vienna-based filmmakers Thomas Pöcksteiner and Peter Jablonowski of FilmSpektakel recorded about 600 time-lapses of Austria during the course of the project. via Vimeo Staff Picks

Impress Me is a new Pop TV series by actor Rainn Wilson‘s production company Soul Pancake and is based off of creator Ben Shelton‘s web series “The Impression Guys“. Like the original series, Impress Me stars Jim Meskimen and Ross Marquand as talented impressionists who are trying to find work as serious actors. Guest stars […]

Russian photographer Nick Lariontsev captures the surprising beauty of mold growing in this 2009 time-lapse video. He used a clever custom time-lapse camera rig to create the video, as well as this time-lapse video of butterflies developing: photo via Nick Lariontsev via PetaPixel

The Lotus Building is a remarkable public building in China with a striking design inspired by a blooming lotus flower. The building is surrounded by steel “petal ribs” that evoke three stages of a lotus flower, from bud to fully-opened bloom. Inside the structure features cathedral-like ceilings, conference rooms, exhibition halls, and offices. A system […]

Using a Sony FS700 camera, ofthebunnies created “Snow Day with Buddy,” a gorgeous super slow motion film of his dog Buddy, a beautiful golden retriever, playing in the snow. The piece is made all the more dramatic with Chopin‘s melancholy Nocturne Nº 20 as the soundtrack. via reddit, Boing Boing

photo by Ken-ichi Ueda Planthoppers–small insects that feed on plants and hop like grasshoppers–are typically disguised as leaves or plants in their adult form, but as immature nymphs many species take on a much less subtle appearance. Planthopper nymphs are notorious for sprouting waxy filaments that variously resemble optical fibers, afterburners, and bizarre feathery tendrils. […]

“A Single Life” by Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins, and Marieke Blaauw is a short animated film that features a woman named Pia who travels the path of her life by spinning a single record that plays on a turntable. The film had been recently nominated for an Oscar. A Single Life is an animated short […]

A busy little blonde ferret sets about making a nest under a slide-out cabinet, diligently scrounging around michan16122‘s bathroom in search of the perfect items to build her snuggly new home. via Tastefully Offensive

Comedian Paul Gale (previously) has created a parody of the Amazon Prime service with “Amazon Prime for Women,” a brief but amusing and highly topical parody that directly addresses the gender pay gap. For years, Amazon has led the online retail revolution by offering fast delivery of your favorite products at low prices, but we […]

Videographer Mark Day recently posted a video of highlights from the 2015 Edwardian Ball–the annual two-night celebration of writer and artist Edward Gorey–which took place in San Francisco back in January. The video includes backstage footage as well as some great shots of the ball’s elaborately costumed participants. This year’s event was hosted by the […]

Italian artist Alessandro Boezio playfully remixes human anatomy in his wonderfully creepy sculpture series, Stranatomie. He has more whimsical sculpture work on his site. photos via Alessandro Boezio via Hi-Fructose

In this delightful short video, director Joey Garfield has a very amusing talk with the Sucklord (previously), the New York City-based artist renowned for his irreverent pop culture mashup figurines. The video was produced by Ghost Robot. via Vimeo Staff Picks