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You Can Now Apply to Bid for .blog Domain Names
Automattic is has announced the release of their new TLD (top-level domain) .blog. Interested parties can apply for .blog domain names through get.blog. The extension…
Funny and Irreverent Fortune Cookies From the New OK Cookie Co.
The OK Cookie Co. creates funny and irreverent fortune cookies. It was started by the creators of Cards Against Humanity as a demonstration of their newly…
A Video Essay Analyzing What Makes Heath Ledger’s Joker the Ultimate Villain for Batman
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay created a new video essay analyzing what makes Heath Ledger‘s version of the Joker the ultimate villain…
Blackbox, A New Shipping Service for Artists By the Creators of Cards Against Humanity
Blackbox is a new shipping company by the creators of Cards Against Humanity. The goal of the service is to help independent creators and artists…
Creative Musician Builds a Band of Musical Instruments Controlled by Robots
A recent episode of GoPro Music takes a look at the band Octant that is led by creative “half technician and half lead singer” Matt…
A Tour of Tekserve, New York City’s ‘Original Apple Store’, Which Is Going Out of Business After 30 Year
Gizmodo took a tour of Tekserve, New York City’s “original Apple store” on one of its last days in business with the store’s co-founder Dick…
Kevin Smith Talks About How Star Wars Impacted His Life and Revisiting the Prequels
On an enlightening episode of The Star Wars Show, director Kevin Smith visited the fine folks at Lucasfilm to talk about all things Star Wars,…
A Terrified Seal Jumps Onto the Deck of a Passing Boat to Escape a Circling Pod of Hungry Orcas
That guy deserves to live. While out on a whale-watching excursion with his family and friends, Kirk Fraser was taken by surprise when a terrified…
The Competitive and Sometimes Vicious Sport of Combat Juggling
Great Big Story visited with Denver, Colorado variety performer Sam Malcolm to learn more about the competitive and sometimes vicious sport of combat juggling. Sam…
Real World Examples That Help People Visual One Part per Million
A TED-Ed lesson by Kim Preshoff gives a number of real world examples to help people visualize the concept of one part per million. The…