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Aaron Paul Joins ‘Westworld III’ as a Construction Worker Trying to Remain Human in a World of Robots
In a teaser trailer for the third season of the HBO series Westworld, a weary blue collar worker (Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad) tries to…
Woman Seeks Advice From Her Overly Generous Mother Who Takes Care of Too Many Kids and Dogs
In an amusing semi-autobiographical stop-motion animation entitled “Freaks of Nurture” by filmmaker Alexandra Lemay, a young woman needing career assistance calls her mom for advice.…
Bewildered Man Finds Himself Looking For Existential Answers From a Rather Talkative Talking Tree
In the wonderfully surreal short film “The Talking Tree” by Stefan Hunt and Matthew Webb, a young man (Eka Darville of Jessica Jones) was cutting…
Absurd Object Personifications Set in Motion
Russian filmmaker and graphic artist Vladimir Tomin has “Continued” his wonderfully surreal series of absurd object personifications that are set in motion in order to…
Exquisitely Detailed Papercraft Installations Inspired by Two Very Different Nobel Prize Winning Novels
Working with the Nobel Prize Museum on their “Sharing Worlds” project at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation in Dubai, artisans Lucie Thomas…
Incredible Footage of the Great Annual Easter Fireworks Battle on the Greek Island of Chios
In 2008, Diagonal View posted incredible footage of Rouketopolemos, the great annual fireworks battle on the Greek island of Chios. This long-running tradition takes place…
How to Make a Mini Robotic Bug From Household Items
Joshua Donald of JoshBuilds shared a very simple way to build a mini long-legged robotic bug toy that’s mostly made of easily accessible household items.…
Artist With Background in Neurology Etches Microscopic Interpretations of Brain Patterns Onto Gold Leaf
A creative episode of SciFri takes a look at Dr. Greg Dunn who embodies a rare combination of talents in both art and science, specifically…
How to Gently Teach a Cat to Walk on a Leash
The wonderful Robert Dollwet, aka CATMANTOO (previously), offers some very helpful hints and guidance around teaching a cat how to walk on a leash. It’s…
A Fire Breathing Game of Thrones Dragon Lamp
3Demon has created a truly fierce dragon lamp that looks like it’s either breathing fire (light on) or breathing ice (light off) in true Game…