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A Woman Pulled Over by a Sarasota Police Officer for a Completely Unjustified Reason
Adam Smith of Sarasota, Florida posted footage of his wife, Angelica Smith, being pulled over by Sarasota Police officer Cliff Cespedes for a completely unjustified…
Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman Face-Off in Rap Battle For Mountain Dew and Doritos Super Bowl Ad
Mountain Dew has released a great new commercial for Super Bowl LII commercial where Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman compete in a heated rap battle,…
A Solemn Nick Offerman Stars in the They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Music Video For ‘The Greatest’
The music video for the fifth week of their rebooted year long project Dial-A-Song project, the band They Might Be Giants features the wonderful Nick…
Two Little Dogs Engage in a Bit of Road Rage While Riding in Different Vehicles Alongside One Another
While riding down a Magalang, Philippines road in a car with the window open, a little dog named Moony engaged in a bit of road…
A Gorgeous Train Ride Through Snowy Norwegian Mountains As Seen From the Driver’s Perspective
Take a virtual train ride from the driver's perspective as it navigates through the Scandinavian winter of the Norwegian countryside.
A Mischievous Gray Cockatiel Repeatedly Knocks All Sorts of Household Items Off of Various Surfaces
Kayla Barham of Bird Memes posted an amusing compilation of an adorably mischievous white-faced cockatiel who evidently enjoys creating entropy wherever he goes. He achieves…
Laughing Squid Video Archive Digitization Project
The Laughing Squid Video Archive Digitization Project features video shot by Scott Beale in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Simon’s Cat Does a Bit of Housekeeping in a Humorous Compilation of Classic Episodes
In Paws & Chores, a well-intentioned Simon’s Cat tries to do a bit of housekeeping without inflicting too much damage on Simon and/or the house.…
Musician Plays a Gorgeous Medieval Tune of His Own Composition on a Beautiful Hurdy-Gurdy
Musician and composer Andrey Vinogradov performed a gorgeously mournful original medieval tune on a beautiful hurdy-gurdy, which is also known as a wheel fiddle. The…
How a Good Title Ensures That the Film Stays in an Audience’s Memory For a Long Time
In a humorous video essay, filmmaker Karsten Runquist explains the critical significance of a taking the time to create a good title so that the…