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How ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Backhandedly Stresses the Vital Importance of Seeing Everyone as Equal
In an oddly hopeful piece Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism once again turn their insightful eyes towards the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale,…
Freediver Slowly Sinks to the Bottom of a 33 Meter Pool In a Seated Lotus Position On One Breath
Champion freediver Stig Pryds quite impressively put his body into a seated lotus position, took a single breath and slowly sank down 33 meters to…
A Fantastic Synthwave Cover of ‘The Imperial March’ Theme Song From Star Wars
The talented synthwave duo Litiowave performed an fantastic synthwave cover of John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars. A “Sithwave” story.…
The Case of the Wandering Uterus and Other Erroneous Definitions of the Word ‘Hysteria’
In a frenzied episode of SciShow, host Hank Green explains the very complicated, strange and frankly disconcerting history of the term “hysteria”. The term originated…
Model Karlie Kloss Shares the Creative Process That Went Into Making Her Gown for the 2018 Met Gala
Vlogger and supermodel Karlie Kloss shared the wonderfully creative process that went into making her gown for the 2018 Met Gala from a first person…
An Amusing Parody of the Google Duplex A.I. Assistant Calling an Entitled Young Woman’s Parents
On May 9th, Google CEO Sundar Pichai gave an impressive live demonstration of the Google Duplex A.I. Assistant, in which a human-like voice called a…
Yoda Bookend Uses the Force to Hold Up Books
Hallmark is featuring a Yoda bookend that makes it appear as if the Jedi Master is using the Force to hold up your collection of books.
An Atlas Robot Goes For a Run While a SpotMini Robot Autonomously Navigates Through an Office
Boston Dynamics shows off their agile Atlas robot going on a brisk run and hopping over a log while their four-legged SpotMini robot autonomously navigates…
Jim Gaffigan Brings His Unique Sense of Humor to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest
You Can Choose Your Family star and comedian Jim Gaffigan met up with The New Yorker to unleash his humor and puns while coming up…
Will Smith Shares the Fascinating Story of How He Became ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’
The likable and big personality star, Will Smith, sat down to share the fascinating story of how he became The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Smith…