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Mascots, A New Film by Christopher Guest About a Strange Group of Costumed Sports Mascots
Mascots is the new film by director Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show) about a strange group of costumed sports mascots competing for…
Finding Dory Told Using Only Emoji
Disney presents a recap of Finding Dory told using only emoji.
Gene Wilder Defines ‘The Blahs’ in an Animated Alka-Seltzer Ad From 1960
“You know, we wouldn’t have invented a disease unless we had something to take for it” In 1960, Alka-Seltzer ran a cleverly animated ad that…
Playful Goats Climb All Over Fairly Tolerant Rhinos Who Let Them Know When They’ve Had Enough
A group of rescued rhinos at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary in South Africa very generously allowed playful goats use their big bodies as…
Daring Artist Becomes a Human Paintbrush for a Giant Fully Articulating Robotic Arm
Dragan Ilic, a Serbian-Australian-American artist, has created the DI-2K4, a fantastic fully articulating robotic arm that can hold and direct him as if he were…
The Incredible Joy, Liberation and Intimacy That One Can Experience Just By Talking to Strangers
In February 2016, author and self-described “stranger enthusiast” Kio Stark gave a TED Talk in Vancouver, speakint specifically about talking to strangers – the profound…
Pomplamoose Covering ‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga Recorded For Their New Live Album
Pomplamoose has just released a live album, which is now available exclusively on Patreon. Here they are doing a live recording of their wonderful cover…
San Francisco Artist Immortalizes Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka In a Mosaic Portrait Made of Candy
A photo posted by Jason Mecier (@jasonmecier) on Aug 29, 2016 at 5:31pm PDT The talented San Francisco pop artist Jason Mecier paid very fitting…
Some Possible Explanations for the Phenomenon Known as ‘Runner’s Diarrhea’
In the Gross Science episode “Why Do I Have to Poop When I Run?” host Anna Rothschild covered some possible explanations for the phenomenon known as…
Siblings, A Bizarre Music Video About Family by Brian David Gilbert and His Siblings
“Siblings” is a bizarre music video about family by Brian David Gilbert, his sister, and his brother. The video includes strange music, visual effects, and…