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A Young Girl Learns About Growing Up in the Latest Trailer for The Little Prince
A young girl learns a lesson about growing up in the latest trailer for The Little Prince, an animated feature based on the classic book by…
Drawing Angry Eyebrows on a Baby
Eyebrows were drawn on this baby, causing the little one to have a very funny, angry look. Here are some more #BabyEyebrows.
An Explanation of the Concept-Based Language Invented by Sir Isaac Newton
In the latest episode of their continually fascinating etymological whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain…
Street Artist Lor-K Transforms Old Mattresses Into Giant Food Sculptures
A photo posted by Lor-K (@lor_k_life) on Apr 15, 2016 at 10:34am PDT French street artist Lor-K has created EAT ME, a tasty project where…
A Brilliantly Designed Warrior Puppet Dances to Music Played by an Accommodating Guitarist
A remarkably detailed warrior finger puppet designed by talented puppeteer Barnaby Dixon made its debut by dancing along to the dulcet tones of an incredibly…
Existentialism Then and Now
John Atkinson takes a look at existentialism in the past and present in his latest Wrong Hands comic.
A Welcoming Supercut of Characters Saying ‘Welcome to’ in 74 Different Movies
Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction have created a welcoming supercut video of characters saying “welcome to” in 74 different movies. We are…
A Rare Trailer for ‘Star Wars: Revenge of the Jedi’ Dug up by the Academy Film Archive
The Academy Film Archive has dug up a rare trailer for Star Wars: Revenge of the Jedi that “originated from a cinema in the United…
Clever Gamer Uses Super Mario Maker to Create Marriage Proposal for His Girlfriend
Clever gamer Shane Birkinbine (a.k.a. “Retro Shanerator) recently proposed to his girlfriend by making a custom level in Super Mario Maker. He spelled out his…
A Incredible Scaffold Stairway Built to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Rotterdam’s Reconstruction
The Dutch architecture team of MVRDV created the Stairs to Kriterion, a grand temporary scaffold staircase that goes from the base of the city’s Central…