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Star Wars Soy Sauce Dishes
Rowen Design of Japan has created a set of four Star Wars Soy Sauce Dishes in the shape of well-known characters like Darth Vader, C-3PO,…
How the Flash Handle of a Vintage Camera Became the Iconic Lightsaber From Star Wars
In an interesting episode of In Focus by DigitalRev, they take a look at how the flash handle of a vintage 1940s Graflex camera ended…
Samuraiguitarist Performs Smooth Jazz Covers of Classic Video Game Theme Songs
Talented musician Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “Samuraiguitarist“) has created a new video, featuring gaming personality and host Pamela Horton, where he performs smooth jazz covers of…
Squidward Sings ‘Bounce Back’ by Big Sean
Squidward, the bitter anthropomorphic octopus from SpongeBob SquarePants, sings “Bounce Back” by Big Sean in a new mashup video by Mylo the Cat. Here is…
Beautiful Underwater Footage of a Strawberry Colored Squid With Oddly Mismatched Eyes
The Monterey Bay Aquarium and Research Institute has captured absolutely beautiful underwater footage of a graceful histioteuthis heteropsis gliding through the deep sea. This cephalopod…
A Loyal Stray Dog Shows a Compassionate Trucker How to Locate His Bunny Pal In Need of Assistance
A post shared by Humane Society of Summit Co. (@summithumane) on Feb 8, 2017 at 6:32am PST While driving his rig through Jacksonville, Florida, Ohio…
How the Film ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Challenged Conventions of the Romantic Comedy Genre
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay discussed the concept of recognizable genres. Tucker used the example of the wonderful 1989 Nora Ephron film…
Simon’s Cat and Kitten Offer a Very Handy Guide to Understanding How Cats Show Their Love
Simon’s Cat and kitten amusingly offer, through a series of vignettes, a handy guide to understanding and interpreting the unusual ways in which cats demonstrate…
An Adorable Compilation of the Dogs (and Cats) of the 141st Westminster Dog Show
In honor of the 141st Westminster Dog Show taking place over February 13 and 14, 2017, Vogue created an absolutely adorable compilation of the dogs…
Bob Odenkirk Plays an Out of Luck Greeting Card Writer Trying to Get His Life Back in ‘Girlfriend’s Day’
Out of luck greeting card writer Ray Wentworth (Bob Odenkirk) faces danger and possible death to get his life back in the Netflix original movie…