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‘In Service of Monsters’, An Art Show Tribute to Film Director Guillermo Del Toro at Gallery1988 West
King of the Monsters by Chet Phillips Gallery1988 (West) in Los Angeles is hosting In Service of Monsters, an art exhibit paying tribute to film…
New York City Nature Scene, Soft-Sculpture Pigeon ‘FlashFlocks’ by Tina Trachtenburg That Look Very Real
photo by Scott Beale New York City artist and performer Tina Trachtenburg aka Mother Pigeon, crafts incredibly real-looking pigeons and other urban wildlife inspired by…
‘Universal Fingers’, An Impressive Finger Tutting Dance Video Featuring Finger and Face Tutter CTUT
“Universal Fingers” is an impressive finger tutting dance video by StatusSilver featuring finger and face tutter CTUT. In the video, CTUT manipulates his fingers in…
The Casper Napmobile Tour, A Traveling Mattress Center on Wheels Making Its Way to Major East Coast Cities
Casper, the popular company that’s making a big impression with a new way of shopping for a mattress and the clever way they advertise their…
The Works of Tudor Period Poet John Skelton Brilliantly Read Aloud in the Original Middle English
The Skelton Project is a wonderful endeavor dedicated to keeping the memory of John Skelton, beloved tutor of King Henry VIII and de-facto Poet Laureate,…
Military Trained Cats Save a Fellow Feline From a Horde of Hungry Zombies Using Weapons and Explosives
Moscow-based filmmaker and visual effects artist Michael Tivikoff (a.k.a. “Mr.TVCow“) has created a video featuring a cute team of military trained cats who use weapons…
Animal Loving Couple Builds a Giant Bed To Accommodate Five Cats, Two Dogs and Themselves
Robdogbird and his girlfriend built an enormous bed to accommodate their big family, which consists of five cats, two dogs and of course themselves. While…
100 Movie Dance Scenes Combined Into a Fun Mashup Set to ‘Uptown Funk’
What’s the Mashup? has combined 100 movie dance scenes into a fun mashup set to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. The creators…
Me & My Other Me, Illustrations of Celebrities Standing Next to Their Younger Selves
Steve Jobs Me & My Other Me is a series of illustrations by Cali, Colombia artist Fulvio Obregón featuring celebrities standing next to their younger…
Texas Longhorn Awarded Guinness World Record for the Longest Horn Spread on a Living Domestic Steer
A beautiful 9-year old Texas long horn named Lazy J’s Bluegrass was recently awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest horn spread on a…