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John Oliver Takes a Look at the Inequality of Access to Voting in the United States on Last Week Tonight
John Oliver takes a look at the inequality to access to voting in the United States on Last Week Tonight. Every American deserves an equal…
New Game of Thrones Season Six Teaser Features Familiar Characters on Display in the Hall of Faces
HBO has released a new teaser for the upcoming sixth season of Game of Thrones that features quite a few familiar characters on display in…
Realistic-Looking Latex Gray Tabby and Black Cat Masks by Archie McPhee
Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has just released realistic-looking latex gray tabby and black cat masks that will both instantly turn anyone into a friendly,…
Roman Atwood Surprises His Kids by Filling Their Entire Living Room With Snow
Roman Atwood woke his kids up to see how much it snowed overnight, little did they realize that their entire living room would also be…
The New Games Movement That Started in San Francisco in Late 1960s Is Returning in June 2016
In 2008, game blogger Yehuda Berlinger wrote a fairly comprehensive article about the New Games, a movement of creative urban play that begin in the…
American Comedian Brooks Wheelan Travels the World to Learn About Humor in Other Countries
France In the new Above Average video series “Laughs in Translation“, American comedian Brooks Wheelan travels around the world to learn about what his peers…
The Physiological Reasons Explaining Why Most Teenagers Can Be So Incredibly Moody
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of ASAPScience explain via whiteboard animation the physiological reasons why most teenagers are as moody as they often are. Puberty…
How to Be Alone, A Beautiful Spoken Word Poem on How to Be Happy When Alone With Oneself
Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman has captured the heart and the soul of performer Tanya Davis‘ absolutely gorgeous spoken word poem about embracing the beauty of being…
Fetch, A Clever App and Online Generator That Helps to Determine a Dog’s Breed From a Photo
Microsoft Garage Works has created Fetch!, a very clever facial recognition app and a separate an online generator called “What is your dog?”, which allows…
Conan and His Deadpan Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky Talk About Love on Valentine’s Day
Conan and his hilariously deadpan associate producer Jordan Schlansky discuss love on Valentine’s Day.