In an enlightening interview for The Beat with Ari Melber, host Ari Melber sat down with Dan Harmon, the incredibly funny and wonderfully irreverent creator of Community and co-creator of Rick and Morty, to learn more about Harmon’s inspirations, experiences, style, and foundation upon which he formulates such esoteric humor….
The Top 100 Entries From a Challenge to Create Unique 3D Renders From the Same Animated Scene
Visual effects designer Clinton Jones (previously) put out a CG challenge out to 3D animators to create their best render from a simple animated scene that he created. He received 2,400 responses to his call and compiled the top 100 into a seamless montage. Over the last month, I challenged…
What If Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s Communicator Badge Popped Off Each Time He Did His Shirt Tug
Star Trek fan Spock Pointy Ears Vulcan compiled a couple of amusing compilaitons during which Captain Jean-Luc Picard performs his eponymous “Picard Maneuver”, a move where he tugs his shirt, but imagines what it look if like Picard’s communicator badge popped off each time he did it. via Boing Boing
‘Summer of Soul’, A Powerful Debut Film by Questlove Celebrating the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969
Summer of Soul is a powerful documentary that celebrates the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969. This festival, which occurred during the same summer as Woodstock, received far less attention and much of the footage in the film has not been made public until now. Icons such as Stevie Wonder, Sly…
Giant Sulcata Tortoise With Underdeveloped Back Legs Takes His Very First Steps Using a Custom Wheelchair
A beautiful giant 11 year old sulcata tortoise named George Bailey who lives at an exotic animal reserve in Knoxville, Tennessee, took his very first steps with a custom wheelchair that was made just for him by Walkin’ Pets. The crew adapted their Walkin’ Scooter product with a harness to…
Oregon Woman Posts Sign That Her Cat is a Thief and Invites Her Neighbors to Retrieve Their Stolen Items
A very sly black cat named Esme who lives in Beaverton, Oregon with her human Kate Felmet, has a fondness for bringing home various gloves, masks, and other small items that she steals from neighboring garages. Concerned about the missing items, Felton posted a clever sign outing Esme as the…
Candid Interviews With Rock Stars at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards Afterparty in New York City
The MTV Vault released inside footage of candid interviews with famous rock stars attending the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in New York City. Among the performers interviewed were David Lee Roth, Joey Ramone, Rick James, Beastie Boys, Van Halen (with Sammy Hagar), and Run-D.M.C. The 1985 VMAs After…
A Pair of Curious Pet Otters Are Utterly Baffled by Their Human’s Popcorn Popper As It Pops Popcorn
Two rat curious pet otters named Kotaro and Hana (previously) were invited into the kitchen to watch their devoted human pop some popcorn with an automatic popcorn maker. The otters were completely entranced at first. Yet, when the kernels started exploding, the lutrine pair became utterly baffled and made a…