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A 1967 Animated Luden’s Cough Drops Television Ad Featuring a Unique Soundtrack Created by Frank Zappa
Artist Ed Seeman posted the award-winning 1967 television ad for Luden’s Cough Drops, which featured his own brilliant animation and a unique soundtrack created by…
Multi-Instrumental Covers of the Theme From Original ‘Magnum P.I.’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Multi-instrumentalist Ollie Longz aka Banjo Guy Ollie (previously) performed a couple of amazing television covers. The first was the original, iconic Magnum P.I. theme that…
Incredibly Realistic Hand Gesture Candles
The aptly named CandleHand creates candles in the shape of incredibly realistic looking hands making a variety of recognizable gestures. The candles are made in…
A Rescued Retired Racehorse Finds a Creative Second Career as a Highly Successful World Famous Artist
The short film “My Paintbrush Bites” by Joel Pincosy and Joe Egender tells the story about a horse named Metro Meteor, a retired rescued racehorse…
How Pixar Creates Emotional Obstacles That Lead to Pivotal Moments of Character Self-Realization
In a nostalgic video essay, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take offer insight into the “Pixar Moment” that makes everyone cry. This technique…
Why Spoilers May Not Actually Spoil a Story
Video essayist Thomas Flight talks about spoilers, specifically whether or not these unexpected revelations actually ruin the story in film, television shows, books or podcasts.…
A Beautiful Documentary About the Yamabushi Monks in Japan Who Immerse Themselves In Nature
In the short documentary "Mountain Monks", filmmaker Fritz Schumann has captured the quiet beauty of the ancient Yamabushi monks.
An Impossible Screw That Will Only Turn Clockwise
The machinist behind Latherman’s Crazy Machines shares a really perplexing screw he made that only turns clockwise within its turret. When he removes the turret,…
Geek vs Nerd vs Dork
Chuck and Beans explain the difference between a geek, nerd and dork on Shoebox. See Also: Nerd Venn Diagram: Geek, Dork or Dweeb? via Miss…
Dog Receives a Massage From a Pair of Boxing Robots
A curled up dog, who’s part dingo, was given a very comforting massage from the pair of boxing robots that the children had received for…