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World Chase Tag, A Competitive Sport Combining Parkour, Obstacles, and the Childhood Game of Tag
Brothers Christian and Damien Devaux founded World Chase Tag, an exhilarating competitive sport that combines parkour, obstacles, and the classic childhood game of tag. This…
A Literal Cheeseburger With All the Usual Fixings Completely Made Out of Cheese
Tastemade showed how to make a literal cheeseburger, with the bun, veggies and all the usual fixings completely made out of a delectable assortment of…
Only Slightly Exaggerated, A Hayao Miyazaki Inspired Animation Promoting Tourism in Oregon
A highly creative ad campaign entitled “Only Slightly Exaggerated” to promote tourism for Travel Oregon features a gorgeous, brightly colored animation that presents the multitude…
A Little White Parrot Marches Back and Forth In the Window Mimicking the Sound of Seagulls Outside
A little white parrot marched back and forth inside a window sill, mimicking the sound of the seagulls who fly around outside. According to the…
Kid Arthur, An Adventure-Filled Cartoon Putting a Modern Spin on Ancient King Arthur Legends
British animators Joel Veitch and David Shute of Rathergood teamed up with Frederator Studios and Sony Pictures Animation to create an exciting new GO! Cartoons…
Tomb Raider Star Alicia Vikander Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Herself
Tomb Raider star Alicia Vikander (Lara Croft) sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about herself during an Autocomplete Interview. How…
Jude Law Plays a Young Dumbledore in First Trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, J. K. Rowling‘s latest film set in the Harry Potter universe and…
How The Dude From ‘The Big Lebowski’ Become an Icon For Laid Back, Uncomplicated Lifestyle
In an abiding episode of their very insightful video essay series, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism digs into the 1998 Coen Brothers film The…
A Heartwarming Animation About an Abandoned Greyhound Who Helped Other Animals Heal
A beautiful animation tells the amazing story of Jasmine the Greyhound. In 2003, police in Warwickshire, West Midlands England, came upon a locked barn from…
How Army Ants Employ Innate Algorithms to Build Bridges With Own Bodies To Allow Them to Cross
In a study conducted by Biologist Simon Garnier of the Swarm Lab at the New Jersey Institute of Technology discovered some very interesting exhibited behavior…