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Check It, A Powerful Documentary About a Gang of Gay Black Teens Available on Louis C.K.’s Site
Check It is a truly powerful documentary about the singular gang of gay black teens who warded off their vulnerability by becoming a protective family…
How to Make Air Bubble Goggles With Your Hands to See Clearly Underwater
Filmmaker Mitch Bergsma (a.k.a. “MicBergsma“) has created a great video back in 2011 where he demonstrates how to make a handy pair of bubble goggles…
An Oddly Patient Simon’s Cat Learns the Importance of Always Keeping His Eyes on the Prize
After chasing a quick little mouse into his hole, an unusually patient Simon’s Cat waited outside through rain, sleet, snow and hail of the four…
The Creature Garden, An iOS App for Kids That Lets Them Create Custom Worlds and Creatures
The Creature Garden is an an iOS app for kids, created by Tinybop, that allows the kiddos to use their creative minds to make wonderful…
Gratiator, An Adventurous Cheese Grater Sword
Industrial designer Lilach Greenblatt of Peleg Design has created the Gratiator, a cheese grater resembling a handy little sword that is ready for some cheesy…
100 Years of Beauty in Vietnam Shown Decade by Decade in a Two-Minute Timelapse
Cut provides a chronologically visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in Vietnam, including the turbulent years during the Vietnam War.
Brandon Hardesty Explains Why Drop Dead Fred ‘Wasn’t That Bad’ of a Movie in His New Web Series
Brandon Hardesty, host of the series No Small Parts, is back with a new series titled It Wasn’t That Bad. In this series, Brandon takes…
A Hungry Squirrel Gives Himself a Tiny Green Mustache While Gobbling Down Some Avocado
A sweet little squirrel named Seymour fully enjoyed a healthy slice of avocado, gobbling it down so fast that he gave himself a tiny green…
Cassie, An Incredible Two-Legged Agility Robot Inspired by Ostriches
The Dynamic Robotics Lab at Oregon State University and Agility Robotics created Cassie, an incredible two-legged agility robot inspired by ostriches that can “stand, steer,…
The Daft Punk Song ‘Get Lucky’ Recreated Through a Fascinating Variety of Historic Classical Styles
French musician Persiflette created an fascinating instrumental cover of the Daft Punk song “Get Lucky” using a fascinating variety of classical music styles from iconic…