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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at John Williams’ Soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
“The Sound of a Galaxy” is a new featurette that gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how five-time Academy Award winning composer John Williams‘ crafted…
One of Those Days 3, First-Person Video of a Downhill Ski Run Filled With Deathifying Stunts
“One of Those Days 3” is the third installment of Candide Thovex‘s ongoing series where the French pro skier captures first-person footage of himself engaging…
The Oatmeal Offers Up Some Additional Amusing Suggestions for the New Facebook Reactions
The Oatmeal has offered up a number of additional amusing suggestions for Facebook to complement the nice but rather limited brand new Facebook reactions. After…
Dedicated Artist Draws Giant Murals in Mountain Snow Using Only His Snowshoed Feet
Thanks to Marshall Birnbaum for this drone photo Posted by Simon Beck's Snow Art on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 French artist Simon Beck travels around to…
Kevin Spacey Is Declared the Better Actor Over Jimmy Fallon in a Round of MasterClass Junior
On the February 23rd episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon and the amazing Kevin Spacey played a round of MasterClass Junior, a game…
A Collection of Curiously Impossible Dogs
Impossible Dogs by Grant Snider on Incidental Comics
Facebook Rolls Out a Range of New Reactions to Join the Iconic Like Button
Facebook has rolled out a range of new reactions to join the iconic Like button. The new options are Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, and Angry,…
Research Explains the Phenomena of Esca-Stopping, When People Suddenly Stop at the End of an Escalator
Big Thick Ideas host Zack Willis shares some research that helps explain the phenomena of “esca-stopping,” or people stopping at the end of an escalator.…
Throwing Rocks At The Google Bus, A New Book by Douglas Rushkoff About Technology and Society
Throwing Rocks At The Google Bus, new book from author Douglas Rushkoff, addresses the very timely issue of the socio-economic split between ongoing advances in…
A Pair of Adorably Useful Earplugs Shaped Like Each End of a Tiny Dachshund
Designer Mao Yamamoto has created a clever set of earplugs in which one plug is shaped like the front end of a dachshund and the…