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The Fast Talking Dude Who Was the Real Life Inspiration for The Big Lebowski Title Character
In celebration of their celebration of Big Lebowski Week, comedian Vince Mancini of Uproxx profiled the wonderfully eccentric, extremely verbose Jeff O’Dowd, whose likeness, personality…
A Large Monster Helps a Small Boy Deal With His Mother’s Illness in ‘A Monster Calls’
A large monster (Liam Neeson) helps young Conor (Lewis MacDougall) deal with his mother’s illness in the film A Monster Calls based on the novel by…
Devoted Man Takes His Terminally Ill Dog on a Driving Adventure Across the United States
A photo posted by Robert Kugler (@robkugler) on Dec 3, 2015 at 12:48pm PST Upon learning in May 2015 that his beloved dog Bella was…
The Onion Reviews the New Ghostbusters Reboot
Peter K. Rosenthal, head film critic for The Onion’s Film Standard, reviews the new Ghostbusters reboot.
AsapSCIENCE Turns to the Natural World to Search for Pokémon in Real Life
AsapSCIENCE has turned to the natural world to search for Pokémon in real life after the popularity of Pokémon Go. The episode highlights some strange…
Suicide Squadron, A Mashup of Star Wars Footage and Music From a Suicide Squad Trailer
Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Christiani Buffoni teamed up with Darth Blender to create “Suicide Squadron,” a mashup trailer mixing footage from Star Wars with…
DURUS, A Robot Built to Walk Like a Human
DURUS is a bipedal robot developed at SRI International designed for more efficient motion than similar two-legged robots. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s AMBER…
SoundSense, An Open-Source Wearable Device That Alerts Those With Hearing Loss to Important Sounds
The Brooklyn-based assistive technology startup Furenexo, who believes in creating effective, affordable solutions for people with disabilities, have created the SoundSense, an open source piece…
A Complex Beginners Tutorial on How to Finger Tut
StatusSilver recently filmed Finger Circus crew member John Hunt (a.k.a. “Pnut“) of Vallejo, California giving a beginners tutorial on how to finger tut, which actually…
Trashonauts, An Animated Short About a Grumpy Space Garbage Man and a Cute Alien Magnet
Artist Jack Corpening of the Ringling College of Art & Design has created “Trashonauts,” a cute animated short about a grumpy space garbage man named…