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A Powerful Film That Captures How Empty a Big City Like Paris Can Feel When Anxiety Is Bearing Down
French filmmaker Mathieu Stern, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created “Alone in Paris“, a powerful new short film that captures how empty a big,…
Jossie Malis Releases Episode 5 of His Beautifully Bizarre Animated Series ‘Bendito Machine’
“Bendito Machine V” is the fifth episode of the beautifully bizarre animated series by Jossie Malis of the animation and design studio Zumbakamera. It follows…
A Sweet Hippopotamus Patiently Opens Wide For a Thorough Teeth Cleaning
A hippo named Tatsuo at the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, opened up wide so his caretaker could give him a thorough tooth and mouth cleaning.
The L.L.Bean Bootmobile in Freeport, Maine
On a trip to Maine, we stopped by the L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport, where L.L.Bean is headquartered. There we spotted a wonderful L.L.…
InkHunter, Test Out Tattoos in Real-Time With Augmented Reality Before Committing to the Ink
InkHunter is a new app designed to let users virtually try on tattoo design in real-time before committing to the ink. Users draw a simple…
An Entertaining Experiment Proving That Corn Kernels Can Be Popped With a Flat Styling Iron
YouTuber HopeEternity17 recently embarked on an oddly entertaining experiment to see if corn kernels could be popped using a flat styling iron. While the experiment…
A Gorgeous Compilation of Ultra-High Definition 4K NASA Video of Aurora Borealis Taken From Space
NASA has released a gorgeous compilation of ultra-high definition 4K video of aurora borealis taken from the International Space Station. The video was produced with…
Free Running Stuntman Damien Walters Does an Amazing Backflip Over a Speeding Formula E Car
FIA Formula E recently captured breathtaking footage, in their video titled “Leap of Faith,” of British gymnast and freerunning stuntman Damien Walters doing a backflip…
Popular Video Weapons Built Out of LEGO Bricks
Zazi Nombies builds replicas of weapons and items from popular video games out of LEGO bricks. On Zazi Nombies’s latest episode, he builds the classic…
Statue of Ronald McDonald Arrested in China
Photos show police in Guangzhou, China arresting a statue of Ronald McDonald outside a McDonald’s restaurant. The restaurant was told to remove the statue because…