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How ‘Fargo’ Used Location to Create Multiple Layers of Commentary About the American Midwest
In her latest visual essay “Fargo : A VideoEssay“, talented French filmmaker Candice Drouet takes a look at the now-classic 1996 Coen Brothers film, remarking…
Composer Jonathan Wolff Explains How He Created the Music for Seinfeld in a 1990s Interview
Composer Jonathan Wolff explained how he created the music for Seinfeld in a mid-1990s interview with E! News by playing along to Jerry Seinfeld‘s opening monologues…
Colin Furze Sets Off a 5,000 Shot Fireworks Death Star to Celebrate Three Million YouTube Subscribers
Inventor Colin Furze celebrated hitting a benchmark 3,000,000 YouTube subscribers by igniting a 5,000 shot fireworks death star mounted high on a crane. Congratulation on…
An Adorable Line of Miniature ‘Bread Cat’ Shaped Resin Toys That Look Good Enough to Eat
A photo posted by Rato Kim (@ratokim) on May 26, 2016 at 12:48am PDT Korean designer Rato Kim has created a really adorable line of…
A HBO Tribute to Hodor of Game of Thrones
An emotional video that is a tribute to the simple-minded Game of Thrones giant Hodor, played by Kristian Nairn with his final words.
James Corden Answers 73 Questions and Sings Some Public Domain Carpool Karaoke
James Corden answered 73 questions in a video by Vogue contributor Joe Sabia. Corden gave Sabia a quick tour of The Late Late Show studio while…
Zelda the Shiba Inu Digitally Added Into Popular Photographs and Movie Stills
Seattle photographer Olivia Lazer had a little fun with her Shiba Inu, named Zelda, by digitally adding the beautiful canine into popular photographs and movie…
The Dark and Cannibalistic Origins of Bob’s Burgers
The Court of Source takes a look at the dark and cannibalistic origins of the Fox animated series Bob’s Burgers and how earlier work by…
A Crocheted Wearable Mermaid Tail Towel That Cleverly Transforms Into Its Own Transport Bag
A photo posted by MJ's Off The Hook Designs (@mjsoffthehook) on Jun 4, 2016 at 7:04pm PDT Canadian crocheter MJ of MJ’s Off the Hook…
How to Paint a Latex Zombie Mask
Visual effects artist Frank Ippolito recently invited Tested editor Norman Chan to his studio to give an interesting demonstration on how to paint a latex…