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The Force, A Musical Tribute to Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) of Star Wars by Melodysheep
Musician John D. Boswell (a.k.a. “Melodysheep“) of Symphony of Science has created “The Force,” a musical tribute to Carrie Fisher, the one and only Princess…
Heroic California Man Pulls Over to Rescue a Wild Rabbit Trapped by the Flames of the Thomas Fire
An unknown man who was driving on Highway One in Ventura County, California, pulled his car over to the side of the road and seemingly…
The City of Springfield Celebrates Christmas in the Latest Simpsons Couch Gag Opening
The Simpsons and the city of Springfield all celebrate Christmas in their own hilarious ways in the latest couch gag for the upcoming episode, “Gone…
Vividly Colored Visualizations of Classical Scores Created With an Online Music Animation Machine
Graphic artist Stephen Malinowski has created a wonderful video series in which he animates classical and jazz scores in gorgeously vivid colors that interact with…
Why Domestic Animals Have Developed Much Smaller Brains Than Their Counterparts In the Wild
MinuteEarth explains through amusing animation, exactly why the brains of domestic animals (pets, farm animals) are far smaller than the brains of their wild counterparts.…
Well Groomed, A Fascinating Film About the Vivid World of Competitive Creative Dog Grooming
Filmmaker Rebecca Stern has created “WELL GROOMED“, a fascinating film that goes inside the vivid, somewhat startling world of creative dog styling competition at the…
Kate McKinnon Hilariously Voices Exertion Sounds and Does an Amazing Impression of Gal Gadot
While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote her new movie Ferdinand, a very chic, red-lipsticked Kate McKinnon hilariously vocalized various “sounds…
Portal Returns as a Bridge Constructor Spin-Off Game Featuring Aperture Science’s GLaDOS
Bridge Constructor Portal is Headup Games and ClockStone STUDIO‘s upcoming Bridge Constructor spin-off video game that will task users with getting a truck from one…
The Shape of 2017, A Celebratory YouTube Rewind Featuring Popular Trends and Memes From 2017
Nearly 300 YouTube creators, musicians, and surprise celebrity guests from around the world teamed up to recreate popular trends and memes that captured people’s attention…
Everything Happens For a Reason in an Ominous Trailer for the Fourth Season of Black Mirror
The rather ominous trailer for the fourth season of Charlie Brooker‘s brilliantly speculative dystopian Netflix series Black Mirror gives a small peek into the six…