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What Makes a Good Movie Action Scene and Why They Sometimes Suck
Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski of Corridor Digital have created a new video where they explain why some action scenes in movies suck and what…
NASA Releases an Incredible Enhanced Color Image of Pluto
NASA has released an incredible enhanced color image of the dwarf planet Pluto taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC) on the New Horizons…
The Cast of ‘Doctor Who’ Recreate the Iconic Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ Album Cover With a Couple of Daleks
image via Doctor Who Actors Peter Capaldi (The Doctor) and Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) of Doctor Who recently took a walk across Abbey Road with…
Netflix Picks Up the Captivating Speculative Fiction Series ‘Black Mirror’ for a Third Season
Netflix announced yesterday that they will be producing a 12-episode third season of Charlie Brooker‘s incredibly captivating, speculative fiction series Black Mirror. The series was…
Jimmy Fallon Hosts ‘Good Burger’ Reunion With Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell on ‘The Tonight Show’
During a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon reunited Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell for a Good Burger sketch. Thompson and Mitchell…
How to Make Amazing Optical Illusions Using Household Items
British psychology professor, author, and performer Richard Wiseman of Quirkology demonstrates how to make ten amazing optical illusions using household items in his most recent…
A Wonderful Soft Sculpture Replica of the Tenacious Subway Pizza Rat by Tina Trachtenburg
Tina Trachtenburg aka Mother Pigeon, whose wonderful work we’ve previously posted, was so inspired by the determined rat who tried to get a slice of…
Conan O’Brien Releases Footage of What Happened Prior to Pizza Rat Taking Its Slice to the Subway
In “The Further Adventures of Pizza Rat“, Conan O’Brien released footage showing what led up to the now famous Pizza Rat taking its slice of pizza…
‘Pet Baby’, A Practice Baby That Would-Be Parents Can Treat Like a Pet
“Pet Baby” by Above Average is a service that sends would-be parents a practice baby that they can treat like a pet. Unlike adopting a…
A Realistic Latex Howling Wolf Mask by Archie McPhee Based on the Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt
Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has released a realistic-looking latex Howling Wolf Mask that is based on the classic Three Wolf Moon t-shirt. The mask…