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The Potential of Emotional Reading Technology Becoming Available Through Artificial Intelligence
The latest animated video from The School of Life gently postulates that the technology of the future will be able to read moods, detect emotional…
Sacha Baron Cohen Tells Howard Stern How He Snuck His Ali G Character Into the 2016 Oscars
Sacha Baron Cohen appeared on The Howard Stern Show to promote his new movie The Brothers Grimsby. During the full interview Cohen told host Howard Stern how…
A Brilliant Old-Timey Cover of New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ Only Using Instruments Available in 1933
Orkestra Obsolete played an old-timey version of the New Order song "Blue Monday" using only instruments available in 1933.
Movie Posters Featuring Stunning Flat Lay Photos of Recreated Objects From the Films
The Royal Tenenbaums Manchester, England artist Jordan Bolton has created a wonderful series of movie posters that feature stunning flat lay photos of original objects…
The Pokémon Cartoon Series Intro Recreated in Grand Theft Auto V
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based gamer Comrade, also known as Merfish, has created a new video where the intro for the Pokémon cartoon series is recreated in…
An Animated Look at What It’s Like for Fans and Non-Fans to See Marvel Movies
In a new animated short by Dorkly, based on a funny comic created by Julia Lepetit and Andrew Bridgman in 2013, that imagines what it’s…
Dos Equis Retires ‘The Most Interesting Man in the World’ by Sending Him to Mars
Dos Equis is retiring The Most Interesting Man in the World, an advertising campaign for the famed beer brand, by sending the bearded gentleman to…
Bill Gates Recreated His 1973 High School Yearbook Photo For His Reddit AMA Identity Verification
Bill Gates recently gave a reddit AMA, and for his identity verification he recreated a photo of himself from his 1973 high school year book.…
YouTubers Control an Actual Agent 47 in a Real Life Version of the Video Game ‘Hitman’
RealmPictures, the group who created live action first-person zombie and alien shooters controlled by Chatroulette users, is back with a real life version of the…
Reggie Watts Serenades BB-8 on The Late Late Show With James Corden
On a recent episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, Reggie Watts brought the cute Star Wars droid BB-8 on stage and serenaded…