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a daily dose of unique and curious things
Finn Wolfhard of ‘Stranger Things’ Is a Teenage Rivers Cuomo in Weezer’s Video for Their ‘Take On Me’ Cover
At the end of January 2019, the band Weezer dropped the Teal Album, a surprise compilation album consisting of popular cover songs. One such cover…
Musician Finds Himself in Times of Trouble When The Beatles Vanish From Memory in the Film ‘Yesterday’
In the humorously surreal Danny Boyle film Yesterday, a musician named Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) returns from Paris to his rural English town after an…
Tolkien, A Film About the Author’s Origins and the Fellowship of Friends Who Highly Influenced His Work
The full-length, feature film Tolkien explores the origins of legendary author J.R.R. Tolkien. The author, who lost both his parents by the tender age of…
A Pair of Psychiatrists Try to Out Analyze Each Other in a Hilarious 1990 Clip From ‘A Bit of Fry and Laurie’
In a clip from a "A Bit of Fry & Laurie", a couple of men in a medical exam room (Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie) try to out-analyze each other.
A 3D Printed Yarn Zoetrope With Crocheted Characters That Fill Coffee Cups With Love for Valentine’s Day
Filmmaker Sam Tilson of Super Silly Films built a wonderfully charming, giant 3D printed yarn zoetrope for Valentine’s Day that features a heart spewing volcano…
A Straight Line Transcends the Rigid Borders of Its Geometric Grid in the Surreal Animation ‘Extrapolate’
In the wonderfully surreal animation “Extrapolate” by Dutch artist Johan Rijpma (previously), a hand drawn straight line transcends the rigid boundaries of its geometric grid.…
‘I Am Richard Pryor’, A Documentary That Pays a Heartfelt, Honest Tribute to the Legendary Comedian
I Am Richard Pryor, is an original documentary film that pays honest but heartfelt tribute to the legendary comedian who tackled really difficult issues through…
Nerdy Science and Math Themed Valentine’s Day Cards by Evil Mad Scientist That You Can Download and Print
For the seventh year in a row, the folks at Evil Mad Scientist has released this year’s version of their charming, wonderfully geeky, Valentine’s Day…
LEGO Minifigure Pals Try to Get Past Their Furry Feline Tormentor in ‘The Great Escape’ From the Playroom
In “LEGO: The Great Escape”, a LEGO stop motion animation by Nukazooka, two bored Minifigures decided that they were getting a bit stir crazy inside…
Translucent ‘Ghost Apples’ Created by Ice That Formed Around Apples Hanging From a Tree
Michigan horticulturist Andrew Sietsema captured beautiful photos of “ghost apples” that remained hanging from a tree inside a frozen apple orchard. These incredible natural sculptures…