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Students from the Academy of Music for the Blind Perform an Original Song for Art Film Soundtrack
Students from the Academy of Music for the Blind performed an absolutely beautiful original song to accompany the equally stunning “Please Touch the Art”, a…
The Second Annual Flying Robot Film Festival Puts Out a Call For Original Aerial Cinema Submissions
The Flying Robot International Film Festival (FRIFF), the world’s first open international competition dedicated to video shot by drones, is in its second year and…
The Genetic Component That Causes Night Owls to Chronically Sleep Late
Vox reporter Brian Resnick and narrator Elizabeth Scheltons explain, via clever animation, how a certain genetic component called a chronotype causes a small part of…
A Detailed Breakdown of the Ways Budget Airlines Save Money to Stay Competitive
Wendover Productions has created a follow-up to their video “What Makes Flying So Expensive?” with a detailed explanation of how budget airlines save money to…
Banjo Guy Ollie Performs a Multitrack Cover of Metal Man’s Theme Song From Mega Man 2
Banjo Guy Ollie recently performed a multitrack cover of Metal Man's theme song from the 1988 video game Mega Man 2.
Russian Crews Bring Uniformed Cats Aboard Ships to Help Make River Cruises More Popular
In an effort to make their cruises more popular, VODOHOD River Cruises decided to bring fluffy cats on board the Nikolay Chernyshevsky, dress them up…
Beakman Returns to Help Captain Disillusion Debunk Online Free Energy Claims
Beakman (Paul Zaloom) from the 1990s children’s science television show Beakman’s World returned to help YouTube science host Captain Disillusion debunk perpetual motion machines and…
How to Make Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cupcakes
In celebration of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows roundhouse kicking its way into theaters on June 3rd, Los Angeles baker and author…
Shaquille O’Neal Dons Different Costumes and Goes Undercover as a Lyft Driver in Atlanta
Shaquille O’Neal donned different costumes and went undercover as a Lyft driver in Atlanta. O’Neal chatted with his passengers about basketball, his favorite movie Kaazam,…
Acclaimed Joey Skaggs Film ‘Art of the Prank’ to Be Featured at San Francisco and NYC Film Festivals
In September 2015, we wrote about Art of the Prank, a full-length documentary about legendary prankster Joey Skaggs and his hilariously glorious history of manipulating…