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An Incredibly Compassionate Thai Man Makes It His Mission to Give Stray Shelter Dogs Their First Hug
A compassionate man in Nakhom Pathom, Thailand set outbto gain the trust of stray dogs to give them their very first hug.
The Hollow Mask Optical Illusion Explained
In a fascinating educational video by the Royal Institution, mathematician and host Rachel Dorris explained the disarming optical illusion created by a hollow mask to…
The Cast of ‘Will and Grace’ Reunite in a Musical Trailer for Their 12-Episode Run in Fall 2017
After reuniting in 2016 ahead of the Presidential election, the cast members of Will and Grace are making a long-awaited return to NBC in Fall…
Shoe-Shi, Popular Sneakers Brilliantly Recreated With Edible Sushi Roll Ingredients
A post shared by Yujia Hu (@theonigiriart) on Apr 5, 2017 at 3:05pm PDT Sushi Chef and food artist Yujia Hu of SakanaSushi in Milan,…
Designer Uses FaceApp to Add Smiles to Paintings and Sculptures at an Amsterdam Museum
Went to a museum armed with Face App to brighten up a lot of the sombre looks on the paintings and sculptures. The results… pic.twitter.com/N0zYGAFgKW…
A Dizzying Timelapse Shot From a Helicopter Captures the Bustling Beauty of New York City
In the third episode of their “A Taste of…” series, filmmakers Thomas Pöcksteiner, Peter Jablonowski and Lorenz Pritz of FilmSpektakel left their Austrian hometown of…
A Brief History of the Alien Film Franchise to Help Prepare for the Upcoming Alien: Covenant
Filmmakers Blake Faucette and Matthew Williams of Distractotron created an educational video where they give everyone a brief history of the entire Alien franchise to…
John Oliver Takes on the Dodgy Business Practices of a Private Dialysis Provider in the United States
The wonderfully forthright John Oliver used his half-hour allotted to Last Week Tonight to explain the complicated process of kidney dialysis, how President Richard Nixon…
A Young Man Dives Into a Nightmarish Virtual Reality Video Game That Has Real Life Repercussions
Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry of Nukazooka and musician Stefan Smith have created “A Virtual Nightmare,” a special effects video about a young man who…
The New Ugly Duckling, A Fantastic Animated Retelling of the Classic Ugly Duckling Fairy Tale
“The New Ugly Duckling” is a fantastic animated retelling of the classic “Ugly Duckling” fairy tale, created in 2014 by Flamboyant Paradise for the NET…