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A Morbid Spec Ad for Volvo Set to a Crooning Alphabetical Song About the Way People Died
ABC of Death is a new humorously morbid spec ad for Volvo Cars that distinctly recalls Edward Gorey‘s amusingly sinister book The Gashlycrumb Tinies with…
Zelos, A Harried Woman Orders Her Own Clone to Help Her Live Up to All of Her Responsibilities
In the remarkable award-winning film short “Zelos“, a harried woman (Erica Piccininni), finds that she is unable to keep up with the numerous pressures of…
A Full POV Video Ride Through the TRON Lightcycle Power Run Roller Coaster at Shanghai Disney
SoCal Attractions 360° shared a full POV video ride through of the TRON Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster at Shanghai Disney. The video was taken…
Apple Reveals New Line of Thinner and Lighter MacBook Pro Laptops With Innovative Touch Bar
Apple revealed a new line of thinner and lighter MacBook Pros that feature an new Touch Bar feature to replace traditional function keys.
Nightmare Machine, Existing Photos of Faces and Places Turned Scary Using Artificial Intelligence
A photo posted by Nightmare Machine (@nightmare_machine) on Oct 26, 2016 at 7:03pm PDT Three scientists from the MIT Media Lab – Pinar Yanardag, Manuel…
An Informative Reminder That There’s More on the Ballot Than Just the Presidential Election
As November 8 nears closer, Vox put together an informative video to remind people that there’s more than just the Presidential election on the ballot…
How to Build Negan’s Barbed Wire-Wrapped Baseball Bat ‘Lucille’ From The Walking Dead
On a deadly episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Vinny Logozio demonstrated how to build your own version of Negan‘s barbed…
An Ingenious Origami Inspired Flat Measuring Spoon That Can Be Folded Into Four Different Sizes
Inventor Rahul Agarwal has created Polygons, an ingeniously designed measuring device that sits flat in the drawer, yet uses the principles of origami to create…
How Dan Akroyd’s Personal Fascination With the Paranormal Influenced Ghostbusters
Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler talks about how Dan Akroyd‘s personal fascination with the paranormal influenced the creation of Ghostbusters. In the episode…
A Stranger Things Christmas, A Mashup of Stranger Things and A Charlie Brown Christmas
“A Stranger Things Christmas” (or “Merry Christmas Will Byers”) is a mashup of Stranger Things and the classic Peanuts Christmas special A Charlie Brown Christmas.…