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A Gorilla Family Curiously Examines a Mirror Without Realizing That They’re Looking at Themselves
In a fascinating clip from the BBC Earth program Gorilla Family and Me, Scottish wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan captured amusing footage of his adopted gorilla…
A T-Rex Conducts the Colorado Symphony as They Play John Williams’ Jurassic Park Theme Song
During their A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con: The Tetralogy performance in 2017, Christopher Dragon of the Colorado Symphony got into costume as a T-Rex…
Weird and Funny Japanese Commercials From 2017
JapanThing created a 15-minute compilation video featuring some of the best weird and funny Japanese commercials that were created in 2017. via Tastefully Offensive
Slender Man, A Supernatural Horror Film Based on the Creepypasta Internet Meme Character
Sony Pictures released the first official trailer for Slender Man, the upcoming supernatural horror film directed by Sylvain White based on the creepypasta internet meme…
A Playful Quiz Using Clips From Star Wars to Determine If You Are on the Light Side or Dark Side
In a departure from their normally serious, yet insightful video essays, the folks at ScreenPrism created a playful quiz using clips from different Star Wars…
How the Familiar Comfort of Animation Provides the Perfect Medium to Express Satirical Commentary
In a fascinating video essay, filmmaker Will Schoder explains how the familiar and comforting memories of childhood cartoons makes animation the perfect medium to express…
An Animated Examination of the Sleep Patterns of Different Species Within the Animal Kingdom
In a bright eyed episode of The Atlantic series Animalism, science writer Ed Yong posits why humans and animals need sleep, offers theories addressing his…
A Long Tendrilled Translucent Jellyfish Reflects Back the ROV Hercules Lights in a Bright Burst of Color
While exploring off the Revillagigedo Archipelago off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus captured the sight of…
How the Camera on the $1,000 Google Pixel 2 Compares to a $20,000 Hasselblad Camera
YouTuber Tyler Stalman recruited his photographer friend Jason Ang who owns a Hasselblad H4D-31 over to help him to conduct a side by side comparison…
Beautifully Detailed Negative Space Designs Cut Into the Blades of Delicate Brown Leaves
A post shared by Omid (@omidasadiart) on Jan 1, 2017 at 1:44pm PST Visual artist Omar Asadi has created an absolutely gorgeous series of highly…