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A Look at the History of Musical Episodes in Television and What Makes Them Work Well
In the latest episode of the Vulture series Secret History of Television, host Margaret Lyons explains the history of musical episodes in the television and what makes them work well. The episode…
People of Varying Ages Offer Sage Advice to Younger Counterparts in the CBC ‘Wiretap’ Farewell Video
In “How to Age Gracefully“, the farewell video from the CBC Radio series “Wiretap“, people of all ages offer words of wisdom to their younger…
Burger King Publicly Pitches McDonald’s to Collaborate on the ‘McWhopper’ to Promote Peace One Day Charity
Burger King has publicly pitched long time “burger wars” rival McDonald’s to collaborate on the “McWhopper” to promote Peace One Day, the charity that will…
Israeli Artist Demonstrates How to Create a Realistic Siberian Husky Face With Makeup
Ilana Kolihanov, an extremely talented makeup artist in Israel, demonstrates how to create a realistic Siberian Husky face, using her own dog as a template.…
Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman Recreate Walter White’s Booby Trap From the ‘Breaking Bad’ Series Finale on ‘MythBusters’
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman recently recreated Walter White‘s brutal booby trap from the Breaking Bad season finale on a recent MiniMyth webisode of MythBusters…
Examples of Walmart Chants Made by Employees Before Opening a Store
Here are a just few examples of “Walmart Chants” that employees do before opening up a store.
How To Position a WiFi Router to Make a Home Network Faster
Vox provides five handy tips on how to position a WiFi router to make a home network faster. Wifi signals are made of radio waves…
Player Piano’s Incredible Cover of ‘The Walking Dead’ Theme Song
Composer and pianist Sonya Belousova and filmmaker Tom Grey of Player Piano have done it again by performing an absolutely incredible cover of The Walking…
Philo the Cat Has Zero Interest In Using the New Cat Door His Human Installed for Him
Philo the Cat has zero interest in using the new cat door his human spent and hour and a half installing for him, preferring to…
New Remix of the Adventure Time Song ‘Bacon Pancakes’ That Explains How to Make Bacon Pancakes
Song A Day: Year Seven by Jonathan Mann Songsmith Jonathan Mann created a new remix of the Adventure Time song “Bacon Pancakes” that explains how…