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Actor Tim Russ From ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Explains Why Star Wars Day Is on May 4th
Actor Tim Russ (best known for his portrayal as the Vulcan Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager) explains why Star Wars Day is on May 4th…
Gorgeous Vibrantly Colored Vegan Mandala Cheesecakes by Stephen McCarty
Los Angeles-based chef Stephen McCarty of Sukhavati Raw Desserts creates gorgeous, vibratly colored vegan cheesecakes featuring kaleidoscopic mandala patterns on top. McCarty cakes are impressive…
Chef Marco Pierre White Demonstrates the Real Way to Chop an Onion With a Frying Pan
Chef Marco Pierre White denounces chef Jamie Oliver’s crystal-and-banana method of onion chopping with his own “real” chopping method—which involves bludgeoning the onion with a…
A Convenient Way to Pack a Sliced Apple With a Rubber Band
Grant “The King of Random” Thompson demonstrates a quick way to pack a sliced apple using a rubber band. While a quick chop with an…
A Remarkable Quilt Featuring a Colorful Animated Galloping Horse Based on 19th-Century Photographs
Animator Nina Paley designed a remarkable quilt consisting of 12 blocks, each featuring a horse in a different position as it gallops. When photographed and…
A Fascinating, Futuristic Interactive Hologram Demonstration Using Microsoft HoloLens
The Microsoft HoloLens was demonstrated at the Microsoft Build Developer Conference in San Francisco.
A Hilarious Triceratops Dog Costume Turns Any Pooch Into a Three-Horned Dinosaur
photo via Breed Favorites The Triceratops dog costume by Animal Planet is a hilarious one-piece costume that turns any pooch into a three-horned Cretaceous dinosaur.…
New Astonishingly Realistic Miniature Food by Shay Aaron
Rainbow cake Tel Aviv-based miniaturist Shay Aaron has sculpted many new pieces of astonishingly realistic miniature food since our last post about his work. Each…
How to Make a Pizza Decorated to Look Like Captain America’s Shield
In honor of the upcoming movie The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the latest episode of geeky cooking show Nerdy Nummies features host Rosanna Pansino demonstrating…
Dam Curry Rice, A Fun and Functional Wall of Rice Holds Back Delicious Curry Sauce
photo via 38beem Restaurants and cooks at homes in Japan are serving curry rice in a functional and eye-catching way: by building a wall of…