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What if Daniel LaRusso Was the Real Bully in ‘The Karate Kid’, Not Johnny Lawrence?
“Daniel is granted unnatural strength by the demon sorcerer Miyagi.” New York City-based director, videographer, and editor Jim Turner (a.k.a. “J. Matthew Turner“) recently analyzed…
Digitize the Planet, An Online Resource That Helps People Digitally Archive Their Non-Digital Data
Filmmaker and archivist Jason Scott, who recently announced the Archive Corps volunteer collective, has also announced the formation of a related project named Digitize the…
‘Toaster Pastry’, A Pop-Tarts Inspired India Red Ale by 21st Amendment Brewery
image via 21st Amendment Brewery A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the Wheaties’ cereal-inspired beer. The 21st Amendment Brewery out of San Francisco…
The Rawtronics Car Plug-in Air Purifier
The Rawtronics car plug-in air purifier is a small device that plugs into a car’s AC outlet with a built-in ionizer for eliminating foul odors…
Archive Corps, A Volunteer Collective To Help Quickly Save Physical Archives Before They Are Lost
After rescuing over 50,000 manuals from destruction in a Maryland warehouse with a lot of help from volunteers, some of whom responded to a call…
The Casts of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and ‘Agent Carter’ Prepare for a Dubsmash Battle for Charity
Clark Gregg and Chloe Bennet from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hayley Atwell and James D’Arcy from Agent Carter have announced a dubsmash battle for charity.…
Sasha Petraske (1973-2015), Founder of Milk & Honey and Pioneer of the Modern Craft Cocktail Culture
Sasha Petraske, the expert mixologist who breathed new life into the modern cocktail culture with his venerable Lower East Side bar Milk & Honey in…
Boyfriend Annoys His Girlfriend With a Relentless Barrage of Puns Based on IKEA Product Names
During a trip to IKEA, simonline proceeded to annoy his girlfriend with a relentless barrage of puns based on the often absurd-sounding names of IKEA…
Giant Inflatable Red Ball Breaks Free From Its Exhibition Location and Rolls Down a Windy Toledo, Ohio Street
A giant 15 foot inflatable ball from Kurt Perschke‘s touring Redball Project broke loose from its exhibition location and ran free down the very windy…
A Systematic Ranking of the Most Loved and Reviled Television Series Finales
A systematic ranking of the most loved and reviled television series finales created by redditor ChallengeResponse shows where various series finales stand. To make their rankings, they…