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Filmmaker Seeks Out Macabre Rituals Taking Place All Over the World in New Netflix Series ‘Dark Tourist’
In the Netflix series Dark Tourist, New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier of the film Tickled is on a quest to seek out the macabre rituals,…
A Fascinating Explanation About the Confusing Concept of Cousin Removal Within Family Trees
In a lineal episode of Do Online Now Guys (D.O.N.G.), host Michael Stevens of VSauce sat down with a marker and white cardstock paper to…
A Wonderful Emotionally Smart Mirror That Will Only Turn Itself On When It Detects a Smiling Face
Berk Ilhan, an award winning designer in New York City, has created the “Smile Mirror“, a really wonderful emotionally smart mirror that will not turn…
Attachable Smartphone Cases Transformed Into Haute Couture at a Maison Margiela Fashion Show
A post shared by Maison Margiela (@maisonmargiela) on Jul 5, 2018 at 6:46am PDT During the Maison Margiela Autumn-Winter 2018 “Artisanal” Collection fashion show, Creative…
LEGO Unveils Their James Bond ‘Goldfinger’ Aston Martin DB5 Featuring a Working Ejector Seat
LEGO has announced that they will be releasing a new LEGO 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 reproduction kit in August 2018 (though LEGO VIP‘s…
Newfoundland Fisherman Rescues a Helplessly Stranded Arctic Fox From an Isolated Iceberg
While returning ashore for more supplies on June 22, 2018, Alan Russell, a fisherman in Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, noticed a arctic fox who…
Spunky Dog Gracefully Jumps on Back of Miniature Horse to Go For a Ride and Do Trick Jumps
A spunky little nine year old Jack Russel terrier named Dally gracefully jumped upon the back of a very friendly miniature horse named Spanky at…
An Incredible Photo of Lightning Striking the Spire of One World Trade Center in New York City
A post shared by WeatherGoingWILD (@weathergoingwild) on Jul 17, 2018 at 4:32pm PDT Storm chaser Michael Koch of Weather Going Wild shot an incredible photo…
Tom’s Restaurant, The Exterior of Seinfeld’s Monk’s Café & Inspiration For Suzanne Vega’s ‘Tom’s Diner’
On a recent trip to Morningside Heights in Manhattan, I stopped by Tom’s Restaurant, which was used as the exterior of Monk’s Café, where many…
A Wonderful Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Book
Wizards of the Coast is publishing Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Outlined, a wonderful D&D coloring book featuring fantastic illustrations by Todd James (aka REAS). The…