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Following the announcement that Yahoo acquired Tumblr, Yahoo also unveiled a complete redesign for photo sharing service Flickr. In a Tumblr post, CEO Marissa Mayer said that the redesign “puts photos front and center,” allowing for full-resolution image uploads and removing a lot of the white space in the original design. Flickr is also offering users one free terabyte of space — room for over 500,000 photos — and now supports 1080p HD videos up to three minutes in length. The redesign also introduces a new slideshow mode for viewing photos and a new Activity Feed that shows friends’ uploads alongside activity on your own photos, as well as the ability to share uploaded photos on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. The new features have already rolled out, and a newly redesigned Flickr Android app is currently available for download in the Google Play Store.

According to ABC News, Yahoo plans to launch an advertising campaign for the newly revamped photo sharing service, beginning with 11 billboards located in New York City’s Times Square. The company’s New York team will also be moving into the former New York Times building around the corner from Times Square by December of this year.

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On a recent episode of Conan, late night host Conan O’Brien gave a comical YouTube video response to Quick and Simple Life Hacks 8 by Household Hacker. He pokes fun at their life hacks, such as: how to light a candle with a stick of spaghetti and how to make ice cream last longer with aluminum foil.

Here is the original Quick and Simple Life Hacks 8 video:

Household Hacker even commented on Conan’s video response:

videos via Team Coco, Household Hacker

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Ray Manzarek, founding member and keyboardist of The Doors, has died at the age of 74 from a long bout with cancer. Memoriam donations are being taken in his name at Stand Up To Cancer.

From The Doors website:

Manzarek is best known for his work with The Doors who formed in 1965 when Manzarek had a chance encounter on Venice Beach with poet Jim Morrison. The Doors went on to become one of the most controversial rock acts of the 1960s, selling more than 100-million albums worldwide, and receiving 19 Gold, 14 Platinum and five multi-Platinum albums in the U.S. alone. “L.A.Woman,” “Break On Through to the Other Side,” “The End,” “Hello, I Love You,” and “Light My Fire” were just some of the band’s iconic and ground-breaking songs. After Morrison’s death in 1971, Manzarek went on to become a best-selling author, and a Grammy-nominated recording artist in his own right. In 2002, he revitalized his touring career with Doors’ guitarist and long-time collaborator, Robby Krieger.

Smother Bros. Comedy Hour Performance
Taped: December 6th, 1968 Aired: December 15th

image via The Doors, video via Misfit52687138

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield held his first press conference since returning to Earth from his mission aboard the International Space Station, during which he discussed his immense social media presence throughout the mission. Hadfield also talks about what it’s like to re-adapt to gravity and goes over some of the specific research taking place aboard the International Space Station in this video from the Canadian Space Agency.

Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, the Harp Twins, perform an electric harp duet version of the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: The Original Series theme songs. The song is available to purchase on iTunes.

video and photos via Camille and Kennerly

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The Night Heron was a pop-up speakeasy hidden in a water tower high atop a building in Manhattan. Open for just six weeks starting in late March, the illegal establishment entertained small groups of guests with drinks and live music, all in the confines of a wooden water tower. The only way to access the speakeasy was to receive a special pocket watch from somebody who had already attended–the pocket watches served as tickets. The Night Heron was organized by N.D. Austin, the co-creator of Wanderlust Projects. For more on the speakeasy check out this article by The Atlantic Cities and this video by Brooklyn Laboratories.

For a related project, see The Candyland Trespass Safari, an unauthorized exploration of the Domino sugar factory in Brookyln organized by Wanderlust Projects.

photos by Yoni Brook

via Thrillist, Jon

Recently, redditor Fidget08 snapped this photo of a tree with its bark blown off in Dubuque, Iowa. According to Fidget08, the bark was blown off by lightning last night.

via reddit, Hypervocal