‘Downton Abbey’ Parody ‘The Britishes’ Applies Modern Smartphone Etiquette to Turn-of-the-Century Telephones
The Downton Abbey parody The Britishes applies modern smartphone etiquette to turn-of-the-century telephones in the latest episode “Stop Looking at Your Phones.” The series is a joint production…
Jimmy Fallon Introduces Three More Young Inventors Who Share Their ‘Fallonventions’ on ‘The Tonight Show’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon introduced another round three young inventors during the show’s Fallonventions segment (previously). The children shared…
Unicode Planning to Add Five Skin Tones to Diversify Emoji in 2015
A proposed technical report by Unicode, the organization responsible for emoji, outlines plans to add a diverse range of five skin tones to the images as…
It’s Okay To Be Smart Explains Different Ideas About Why Some People Are Left-Handed
Host Joe Hanson explains different ideas about why some people are left-handed in a recent episode of It’s Okay To Be Smart. There is no definitive…
Crumbles Converts Typed Words Into One-Word Video Clips From Movies and Television
Crumbles is a new way to send messages that takes typed words and converts them intoto a video using short one-word clips from movies and television.…
A Painfully Accurate Portrayal of Every Meeting Ever
“Every Meeting Ever” is a comedy sketch by Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton of the comedy team Tripp and Tyler that summarizes common types of people…
‘All About That Space’, A Sci-Fi Parody of the Meghan Trainor Song ‘All About That Bass’
“All About That Space” by Creature is a sci-fi parody of the Meghan Trainor song “All About That Bass” (previously) that is full of references to…
Awkward Clips From the 1992 ‘Wayne’s World’ VCR Board Game
Polygon Managing Editor Justin McElroy has compiled some of the most awkward clips taken from the Wayne’s World VCR board game based on the classic Saturday Night…
A Thanksgiving Mashup Featuring More Than a Dozen Songs About Food, Home, and Giving Thanks
“18 Thanksgiving(ish) Songs in One Minute” is a mashup by musicians Chad Neidt and Ari Herstand that combines short samples of 18 songs about food, coming…
Two Bizarre Parody News Broadcasts Explain Giphy, An Online GIF-Sharing Service
Giphy (previously) has created two bizarre parody news broadcasts to explain their online GIF-sharing service. Giphy works by letting users easily search for GIFs and share…