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An Insightful List of Several ‘Breaking Bad’ Characters Presented in an Ascending Level of Wickedness
As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the rich symbolism and character development within the sublime AMC series Breaking Bad, Debra Minoff and Susannah…
The Forgotten Luxury of Taking a Reflective Moment During the Closing Credits of a Film or Television Show
In a rather thoughtful episode of Everything Is a Remix, host Kirby Ferguson shares why he finds closing credits of a film or television show…
Freddie Mercury’s Final Days Documented in an Amazing Series of Interviews, Performances and Clips
Superfan QueenAllTheWay edited together a rather heartbreaking but beautiful tribute to the late, great Freddie Mercury. Using a montage of interviews, performances and clips, the…
A Vintage Style Art Print That Imagines the Map of the Entire United States Made Up Over 1,000 Song Titles
In 2012 we wrote about the “Song Map”, a whimsical road map by Dorothy, that reimagined all roads and locations with names taken from song…
Science Series Host Ponders How Best to Rob the Earth of Its Energy Through Various Sources of Light
In the fourth episode of the humorous Funny or Die faux Carl Sagan style documentary series Our Fascinating Planet, host Ted Rimmarniet (Demetri Martin) looks…
A Brilliant Comparison of Queen’s 1985 ‘Live Aid’ Show With the Staged Remake in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
I DIDNT REALIZE THEY DID IT THIS PRECISELY pic.twitter.com/05f6ZW1TMn — BEST OF FREDDIE MERCURY (@MOMENTOFMERCURY) November 11, 2018 Is this the real life or is…
Filmmakers Detail the Immense Care They Took Capturing Free Solo Climb Up El Capitan in Yosemite
In 2017, champion free climber Alex Honnold scaled El Capitan at Yosemite National Park, a 3,000 foot cliff from base to summit, without the benefits…
A Giant Mechanical Minotaur and Enormous Spider Invade the Streets of Toulouse, France for Three Days
La Machine, the incredible machine art group based in Nantes, France, have built a giant kinetic Minotaur named “Le Gardien du Temple” (The Guardian of…
An Adorable Otter Takes a Water Bottle Shower
An absolutely adorable otter named Bingo loves taking a bath, especially when he can luxuriate in the water while his human keeps the shower flowing…
Ze Frank Hilariously Narrates the Voraciously Full Lifecycle of the Insatiable Damselfly and Dragonfly
In a rapacious episode from his land and sea animal focused video series True Facts, narrator Ze Frank examines the insatiable appetite of the predatory…