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Hannah Horvath Wants to Leave Her Mark on New York in a Teaser for the Final Season of Girls
Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) wants to leave her mark on New York City in a short teaser for the sixth and final season of the…
You Can Now See How Crowded a Store is in Real-Time Using Google’s ‘Popular Times’ Feature
Google has added real-time and department-specific results to its “Popular Times” feature to help users make plans in time for busy Black Friday shopping. Just…
ABC’s of Evil, Cute Children’s Book Style Illustrations of Pop Culture Monsters and Villains
Columbus, Ohio artist Jeremy Kalgreen of Amorphia Apparel has created the ABC’s of Evil, a series of cute children’s book style illustrations of pop culture…
How to Tell the Difference Between a Venomous Water Moccasin and a Banded Water Snake
Coyote Peterson captured a venomous water moccasin and a non-venomous banded water snake, comparing them side-by-side.
How to Make a ‘Fish on a Stick’ Toy for Kids Using a Single Palm Leaf
Grant Thompson (a.k.a. “The King of Random“) demonstrates how to make a “fish on a stick” toy for kids from a single palm leaf in…
Beauty and the Hulk, A Mashup of Marvel Films and the Live Action Beauty and the Beast Reboot
Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Wesley Martins teamed up with Darth Blender to create “Beauty and the Hulk,” a clever mashup of footage from Marvel…
DIY ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Paper Snowflake Patterns for the 2016 Christmas Season
Paso Robles, California graphic designer Anthony Herrera, whose work we have written about in the past, has created a brand new series of DIY Rogue…
Doctor Strange Retold as an Old School 8-Bit Animated Video Game
CineFix released a powerful new episode of 8-Bit Cinema where they retell the story of Marvel‘s superhero film, Doctor Strange, as an old-school 8-bit animated…
A Frantic Dad Gives His Family the Best Gift He Can in a Touching Stop-Motion Holiday Ad for Sainbury’s
In the wonderfully inclusive stop-motion official 2016 Christmas advert for the British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, a frantic father named Dave, voiced by James Corden of…
The Origin Story of the Compubody Sock, A Privacy Sweater Connecting a Person’s Head and Laptop
How-to guru Becky Stern shares the origin story of her Laptop Compubody Sock, a large sweater that connects a person’s head to their laptop for…