Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
Vsauce Explores Misnomers by Giving Examples and Suggesting That Perhaps Humans Are Their Own Misnomer
In a recent episode, Vsauce host Michael Stevens explores the idea of misnomers, or misleading names, with examples like peanuts, Halley’s Comet, and koalas. Stevens also suggests…
A Parody of the Meghan Trainor Song ‘All About That Bass’ Sung in Voices From ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Family Guy’
Impressionist Mikey Bolts recently performed a parody of the Meghan Trainor song “All About That Bass” (previously) using voices from the animated television shows King of…
A Nebraska Couple Celebrates a ‘Big Lebowski’-Themed Wedding in a Bowling Alley
Newlyweds Chelsea and Jesse McNew shared their The Big Lebowski-themed wedding story and photos with the Offbeat Bride blog including photographs by Ben Semisch. The couple was…
Tripp and Tyler Give Valuable Tips on Modern Phone Etiquette
With the help of Herb Tankersleigh (Paul Ryden), Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton of Tripp and Tyler (previously) give a series of valuable tips on modern…
The History of American Slang Demonstrated Using the Sample Word ‘Couch’
BuzzFeedVideo demonstrates the history of American slang using the sample word “couch,” showing how a piece of slang can develop over decades from one subculture…
xkcd Chronicles the Landing of the Philae Spacecraft on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko With a 142-Panel Comic
Webcomic xkcd by Randall Munroe chronicled the successful landing of the Philae spacecraft on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with a 142-panel epic. Readers can scroll through all 142 panels…
‘Interview With a Time Traveler’, A Short Film Exploring the Burden of Traveling Through Time
“Interview With a Time Traveler” is a short film that explores the burden of traveling through time. The film is centered around a nameless time traveler…
Stunning Rendering of the Solar System to Scale by Artist Roberto Ziche
Artist Roberto Ziche has created a stunning rendering of the solar system to scale. The planets, our Moon, and the four dwarf planets Pluto, Haumea,…
‘Reactions’ Shares a Series of Accidental Chemical Discoveries That Changed the World
Host Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D. shares a series of accidental chemical discoveries that changed the world in a recent episode of the American Chemical Society series Reactions.…
Animated TED-Ed Lessons Explain How Wounds Heal and How Scars Form
Two TED-Ed lessons by educator Sarthak Sinha and animator Noel Wong explain how wounds heal and how scars form. They break the processes down to a cellular…