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Hoshino, A Star Wars Fan Film About a Blind Jedi’s Journey to Becoming One With the Force
“Hoshino” is a magnificent seven-minute Star Wars fan film, created by Stephen Vitale and Eric Carrasco, that follows Jedi Master Ko Hoshino’s (Anna Akana) remarkable…
Drifter, A Phone-Free Action Speaker Designed to Take Music on the Go
Drifter by FRESHeTECH is a phone-free action speaker designed to take music on the go. Users can pair the speaker to a phone over Bluetooth,…
Woodworker Builds a Beautiful, Yet Deadly Spiked Baseball Bat for the Zombie Apocalypse
Portland, Oregon woodworker Frank Howarth of Frank Makes demonstrated how to build a beautiful, yet deadly spiked baseball bat just in case a zombie apocalypse…
Brightly Hued Candies and Other Objects Arranged by Color to Create Visually Pleasing Designs
A photo posted by Adam Hillman (@witenry) on Oct 20, 2016 at 4:40am PDT Artist and New Jersey student Adam Hillman has a put together…
Vacant New York, An Interactive Map Highlighting Vacant Commercial Properties in Manhattan
Vacant New York is an interactive map created by Justin Levinson that highlights vacant commercial properties in Manhattan. Users can zoom and scroll through the…
Sunday Sketching, A Fun Collection of Illustrations, Essays and Journals by Christoph Niemann
Renowned artist, New York Times columnist and author Christoph Niemann has published a new book entitled Sunday Sketching, a fun collection of essays, journals and…
Jimmy Kimmel Shares This Year’s ‘I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy’ YouTube Challenge
Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel is back for his 6th annual YouTube challenge where he asked parents to film themselves telling their kids that they…
A Short Documentary on Atlantium, A Global Micronation Based in Australia
“Atlantium: The Smallest Country in Australia” by director Craig Rasmus is a short documentary on the Empire of Atlantium, a small micronation in New South…
Former President Jimmy Carter Talks About Why He Decided to Go Into Politics in a 1976 Lost Interview
President Jimmy Carter opened up about politics versus faith, his relationship with his father and his desire for power in order to make positive change…
A Star Wars: The Force Awakens T-70 X-Wing Fighter Christmas Ornament With Battle Sounds
ThinkGeek is featuring a Star Wars: The Force Awakens T-70 X-wing fighter Christmas ornament from Hallmark that fires off “authentic movie battle sounds” when BB-8‘s…