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A Supercut Featuring 34 of the Most Creative Cuts From Stranger Things
Filmmaker Rishi Kaneria has created a supercut tribute to Netflix‘s hit series, Stranger Things, that features 34 of the show’s most creative cuts. music by…
Crafting with Feminism, A Wonderfully Quirky Book of Fun Female-Positive Projects by Bonnie Burton
A photo posted by Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) on Jul 7, 2016 at 5:08pm PDT Bonnie Burton, author, Star Wars aficionado, Jessica Fletcher fan and longtime…
Google Launches Allo, A New Smart Messaging App That Lets Users Express Themselves
Google has launched Allo, a new smart messaging app that lets users express themselves through adjustable text, images, and emoji. The app also includes a…
Mario and Luigi Try to Save the Princess in a Live-Action Version of Super Mario Galaxy
The filmmakers at Corridor Digital used a Samsung Gear 360 camera to create a live-action, special effected filled version of Super Mario Galaxy that follows…
A Seamless Side by Side Comparison of the Movie ‘Whiplash’ With the Short Film That Inspired It
In “WHIPLASH: From Short to Feature”, the very prolific and talented filmmmaker Jacob T. Swinney juxtaposed scenes from the 2014 award-winning Damien Chazelle film Whiplash…
The Comma Queen Explains How to Properly Employ Punctuation In and Around Parentheses
Now that summer is over and things have returned to normal, the very amusingly informative Mary Norris aka “The Comma Queen” offered helpful advice regarding…
A Comical Tour of Melbourne and Its Most Livable Qualities
“Melbourne: A Guide to Living” by Sam Gould is a comical tour of Melbourne and its most livable qualities. The humorous guide is a sequel…
How Frustration Drives Squirrels to Find Creative Solutions to Unexpected Problems
KQED Science took a look at the fascinating research of Mikel Maria Delgado, a UC Berkeley researcher who studies the similarity between squirrels and humans.…
A Very Nervous Coyote Peterson Allows Himself to Get Stung by a Velvet Ant Known as the Cow Killer
Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson has once again intentionally allowed himself to get stung, quilled or bitten by a wild animal in order to show…
A Lonely Tree That Could Be the Last of Its Kind
Great Big Story visited London’s Royal Botanic Gardens to see a rare tree that could be the last of its kind. The Encephalartos woodii on display…