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Clever Insect Illustrations Inspired by Star Wars
Brighton, England freelance artist Richard Wilkinson released a fantastic collection of clever illustrations that imagine insects as memorable Star Wars characters and vehicles. Prints of…
Thrilling Footage Shot From a GoPro Camera Inside of a Bowling Ball Being Shot Out of a Cannon
For his daughter Emma’s school science fair project in 2017, Gabe McCubbins helped her place a GoPro HERO4 camera inside of a bowling ball and…
Deadpool Celebrates the Past 10 Years of the Deadpool Franchise in Hilarious Deadpool 2 Promo
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) sat down to celebrate the past ten years of the Deadpool franchise in a hilarious promo for Deadpool 2 that pokes fun…
A Forlorn Little Avocado Half Searches For Its Mate and Their Pit Through the Streets of New York City
In the absolutely adorable short film “The Pits” written by David Bizzaro, who also provided the wonderful puppetry, and directed by Mike Hayhurst of Evening…
Tully Monster Plushie, A Cuddly Stuffed Version of the Mysterious Paleozoic Lamprey-Like Creature
The Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, New York who created the Ammonoid Cephalopod Plushie, has come up with a new plushie of the mysterious, fossil-based,…
A Brilliant Short Film That Brings the Absurdist Situational Single Panel Comic ‘The Far Side’ to Life
“Squared Away” by St. Louis creative house Bruton Stroube Studios is a brilliant short film that brings the absurdist, situational single panel comic “The Far…
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…