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Artist Creates a Giant Anamorphic Tribute Portrait of James Conway Farley Using Thrift Store Clothing
In a site-specific installation for Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, artist Noah Scalin used thrift store clothing to create…
A Incredible, Vibrantly Colored Angelfish Created With One Strategically Body Painted Model
In January 2016, South Tyrolian artist Johannes Stötter, internationally famous for his incredible self-taught bodypainting illusions, created a vibrantly colored angelfish using only one painted…
Neil Young Performs a Duet With Another Version of Himself While Sitting Upon a Rotating Tree Trunk
The great Neil Young appeared on the June 21st episode of The Tonight Show in an amusing duet upon a rotating tree stump with another…
Impossible Burger, An Incredible Plant-Based Burger That Looks, Smells, Cooks & Tastes Like Real Meat
The aptly named Impossible Foods in Redwood City, California has created an incredible burger that possesses all the appearances, textures, aromas and flavors of real…
Jimmy Kimmel’s Staff Read Strange Texts From Their Dads for Father’s Day
Jimmy Kimmel had his staff read strange texts from their dads to celebrate Father’s Day in a segment from Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Similarly in May,…
The Comma Queen Explains How to Fix a Dangling Participle Within a Sentence
In a new episode of her humorously informative grammar series, the very knowledgeable Mary Norris aka “The Comma Queen” explains the concept of a participle…
Mutants With Odd and Useless Powers Audition for a Spot at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters
The Norwegian comedy group PistolShrimps recently created “Rejected X-Men,” a great comedy sketch where mutants with odd and useless powers audition for a spot at…
Shots From the Sci-Fi Classic Blade Runner Rendered in the Style of Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Photographer and digital artist Bhautik Joshi has rendered some iconic shots from the sci-fi classic Blade Runner in the style of Van Gogh‘s Starry Night. The piece was…
Luke Skywalker Explains What He’s Been Doing for the Past 20 Years in an Animated Short by Dorkly
In a new animated short by Dorkly, Luke Skywalker tells Rey exactly what he has been doing on his empty island for the past 20…
RPG, A Short Film About a Dungeons & Dragons Party Dealing With the Death of a Character
“RPG” is a short film about a group of Dungeons & Dragons players that has to deal with the death of one of their characters…