How Silent Letters in Words From the English Language Reveal Their Specific Etymological Origins
In a taciturn episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain how…
Glossary of Broken Dreams, A Prescient Film Paved With Good Intentions by Johannes Grenzfurthner
Johannes Grenzfurthner, artist, filmmaker and self-described “Lumpennerd”, has released the trailer for his rather prescient film entitled “Glossary of Broken Dreams”. The film, which was…
Star Wars Puppeteer David Barclay Tells the Story of When Carrie Fisher Made Jabba the Hut Blush
With the premiere date of the Star Wars story Solo coming up very soon, Great Big Story paid a visit to Dave Barclay, the “puppeteer…
How the Incredible Visual Effects in Black Panther Brought the Superhero Film to Life
WIRED met with Daryl Sawchuk, an animation supervisor at Method Studios, to go behind the scenes and look at how the incredible visual effects in…
Two-Year-Old Boy Comforts His Nervously Panting Bulldog During a Series of Severe Thunderstorms
During a series of severe thunderstorms, a two-year-old boy in the Long Island town of Aquebogue sat under the table with the family’s nervously panting…
Underwater Photographer Swims With Graceful Giant Manta Rays and the Fish Who Hopped Aboard
Colorado wildlife and underwater photographer William Drumm captured exquisite footage of enormous “mythical” manta rays in the waters of Isla Socorro. As he swam alongside…
Rage 2, A Post-Apocalyptic Open World First-Person Shooter Video Game Full of High Speed Carnage
Bethesda released carnage-filled gameplay footage for Rage 2, an upcoming post-apocalyptic open world first-person shooter developed by id Software and Avalanche Studios that is a…
Josh Brolin Tries Out Different Voices For His Avengers: Infinity War Character Thanos
Avengers: Infinity War star Josh Brolin sat down with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to try out some different voices for his character Thanos…
ALonGAphukenbrakE, A New Fake Prescription Drug Ad for Adults Still Suffering From PAR•ENT•ING
The Dad is back with ALonGAphukenbrakE, an amusing new fake drug commercial for adults who are still suffering from PAR•ENT•ING. Having friends or family to…
A Functioning Slingshot Version of Rey’s Star Wars Blaster Pistol That Shoots Glow Sticks
German slingshot armorer Jörg Sprave, owner of The Slingshot Channel, created a functioning slingshot version of Rey’s Star Wars NN-14 blaster pistol that shoots glow…