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Nina Simone Talks About Her Love of Clothing, Her Daughter and Martin Luther King in a 1968 Interview
In the most recent episode of the wonderfully animated series Blank on Blank, the great Nina Simone spoke with Italian radio host Lillian Terry in…
A Clever Door Sensor That Plays the Bass Riff From ‘Seinfeld’ When Someone Enters the Room
Caliixxs has built a clever door sensor that plays a collection of bass riffs from the classic sitcom Seinfeld when someone enters the room. The…
Off-Duty Stormtroopers Play Around and Shop in a Department Store
Two off-duty Stormtroopers play Star Wars: Battlefront and do some shopping while browsing in a department store in an amusing video found and shared by…
‘How to Avenge a Guy in 10 Days’, A Romantic Comedy Remix of The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Vulture has created “How to Avenge a Guy in 10 Days,” a hilarious romantic comedy remix of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The next film in…
Rashida Jones Joins Jimmy Fallon to Sing Holiday Parodies of Popular Songs With Queen Latifah and Eric Nally
Rashida Jones joins Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to continue their tradition of singing holiday parodies of popular songs. This time they are joined by Queen…
Squatty Potty Remixes Their Pooping Unicorn Commercial to Create the Autotuned Slow Jam ‘Poop Like a Unicorn’
Squatty Potty has remixed their delightful pooping unicorn commercial to create the autotuned slow jam “Poop Like a Unicorn.” The song uses clips from the…
‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Hafthor ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson Crushes Keg Toss World Record
Strongman competitor and Game of Thrones actor Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson (The Mountain) crushed the “Keg Toss” world record at the Giants Live tour in Sweden,…
‘X’, A New Book by Brian Solis About User Experience and Business Design That’s Cleverly Shaped Like an iPad Air
Brian Solis, author, blogger, marketing expert, has released his newest book “X: The Experience When Business Meets Design“, the result of over 3 years of…
A Heavily Modified Turntable Plays a Mechanical Techno Song
In “Mechanical Techno: Ghost in the Machine Music” artist and musician Graham Dunning created a heavily modified turntable that plays a mechanical techno song by triggering…
A Captive Circus Mountain Lion Chained to a Pickup Truck Is Rescued and Released Into the Amazon Rainforest in Peru
A beautiful but horribly neglected mountain lion in Peru named Mufasa, who spent most of his life performing as a circus animal when he wasn’t…