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The Museum of the Moon, A Beautifully Ethereal Lighted Sculpture of the Earth’s Moon in Miniature
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luke Jerram (@lukejerramartist) on Jul 6, 2018 at 7:38am PDT British artist Luke Jerram has created…
Performer Joyously Celebrates the 21st of September With a Unique Dance to the Earth, Wind and Fire Song
Musician, writer and comedian Demi Adejuyigbe celebrated the 21st of September by joyously dancing to the fabulous Earth, Wind and Fire song “September”. The wonderful…
The Incredible Ames Window Optical Illusion Explained
In a classic episode of the Australian science program The Curiosity Show, host Dr. Deane Hutton demonstrates the incredible Ames Window illusion, an optical illusion…
Sated, A Low Carbohydrate, High Protein, Keto-Friendly Ready-to-Drink Meal Replacement Shake
Engineer Ted Tieken has created Sated, a keto-based, ready-to-drink meal replacement shake that’s high in fiber, high in protein and low in carbohydrates, a formula…
A Ballooning Gulper Eel Reveals Its Massive Jaws
While exploring the waters of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument of Hawai’i, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus captured the sight of an odd…
Anniversary of ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Honored With a Colorful Stop-Motion Animated Google Doodle
Google partnered with Fred Rogers Productions, the Fred Rogers Center and BixPix Entertainment to create a wonderfully nostalgic, colorful stop-motion animation to celebrate the 51st…
Chris Cornell Combines the Lyrics From Metallica’s ‘One’ With the Melody of U2’s ‘One’ in a Live Mashup
While performing at the Santander Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2013, the incredibly talented Chris Cornell performed an usual cover of the Metallica song…
A Hand Embroidered Animated Music Video For the They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song ‘Lake Monsters’
For week 33 of their rebooted ongoing project Dial-A-Song project, the band They Might Be Giants wrote the song “Lake Monsters” and enlisted Hiné Mizushima,…
Postmodern Jukebox Performs an Upbeat 1950s Cover of Toto’s ‘Africa’ With Casey Abrams and Snuffy Walden
Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with musicians Casey Abrams and Snuffy Walden for a rousing, upbeat 1950s style cover of the internet’s favorite…
A Fantastic Anime Trailer For ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’
Russian animator Dmitry Grozov (aka Ahriman) created a fantastic anime style trailer for Star Wars: A New Hope. It’s not clear if he’s going to…