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Lush Plumes of Colors Swirl Over, Around and Through Geometric Shapes and Letters in ‘MYST’
The short, richly hued film “MYST” by the very imaginative color artist and creative director Thomas Blanchard, features lush plumes of colorful acrylic ink swirling…
Miles Morales Becomes Spidey in the Upcoming Animated Film ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Sony Pictures released a trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, an upcoming animated superhero film directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. The…
Stunning Photos Capturing the Beauty of New York City Through the Lens of a High Flying Drone
A post shared by Humza Deas (@humzadeas) on Nov 9, 2017 at 10:26am PST Award-winning New York City street artist and filmmaker Humza Deas has…
A Look at the Gorgeous Real World Locations Used in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
A new featurette for Star Wars: The Last Jedi takes a behind the scenes look at many of the gorgeous real world locations used in…
Virtual Reality Collides With the Real World in a New Easter Egg Packed Trailer for ‘Ready Player One’
Warner Bros. released the first official trailer for Ready Player One, an upcoming sci-fi adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Ernest Cline‘s…
A Lively Cockatiel Does a Little Tap Dance on the Top of a Box Without Any Human Encouragement
At the end of November 2017, we wrote about a lively little cockatiel named Totoro who would gracefully tap dance whenever his human tapped on…
Watson and Kiko, Two Very Affectionate Dogs Who Absolutely Adore Harry Their Little Brother Cat
Watson and Kiko are two beautiful golden retrievers who simply adore one another as much as they adore their feline little brother Harry. This wonderfully…
How a Universal Basic Income Program Can Help to Eliminate Poverty in a Sustainable Manner
In a very prescient animated essay, the ever-insightful Kurzgesagt explains how establishing basic income program (UBI) amongst the population can help to create a sustainable…
How and Why Certain Fish Have the Ability to Generate Their Own Electricity
In an electrifying animated lesson from Ted Ed, scientific educator Eleanor Nelsen explains via narrator Julianna Zarzycki, why certain fish have the ability to create…
What an Undisturbed Box of Novelty Holiday Chocolates Looks Like After 100 Years
In or around 1910, a little girl named Eileen Margaret Elmes received a tin box of novelty chocolates for Christmas. The cover of the box…