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Luigi Skates Through a Dangerous City on an Electric Longboard in a Live-Action ‘Mario Kart’ Short
Corridor Digital has created “Mario Kart Skate,” a live-action Mario Kart short where Luigi jumps on a Boosted electric longboard and embarks in a dangerous…
An Explanation of the Cinematic Technique of Breaking the Fourth Wall and a Look at Its History
A recent episode of the web series Now You See It provides an explanation for the cinematic technique of breaking the fourth wall as well as…
Artist Uses Pens and Markers to Make Her Hand Look All Sliced Up With Bones Showing
Artist and musician Natalie Nakles drew on her left hand with pens and markersto make it look as if her hand was sliced up with…
The Foo Fighters ‘Rickroll’ the Westboro Church Before Their Show in Kansas City
Right before their August 21st Kansas City show, the amazing and increasingly popular Foo Fighters loaded themselves in the back of a blue pickup truck…
MIT Glass Lab Creates a Process for 3D Printing With Molten Glass
MIT‘s Glass Lab has created a process for 3D printing with molten glass. They call the process G3DP for “Glass 3D Printing” and it operates…
Ash and His Boomstick Take on Evil in a Bloody New Trailer for ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’
STARZ has released a bloody new trailer for Ash vs Evil Dead, a new original series and horror sitcom sequel to the Evil Dead movies.
Channel 4 News Takes a Tour Inside Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ Bemusement Park Art Installation
In a recent story, Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy toured Banksy‘s Dismaland “bemusement park” art installation in the resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. The installation features work…
Expert Woodworker Demonstrates How to Make a Cake Knife That Cuts Hexagonal Shapes
Expert woodworker and engineer Matthias Wandel demonstrates how to make a hexagon cake knife, an idea that was inspired by his wife who wondered aloud…
Mama Bear and Her Five Cubs Take Over a New Jersey Backyard Pool on a Very Hot Summer’s Day
The record-breaking heat wave recently sent a mama bear and her five cubs out of the woods and in search of a little relief, which…
Calgary Humane Society Advertises ‘Pre-Owned’ Cats in an Amusing ‘Used Car’ Style Adoption Campaign
The Calgary Humane Society has created an amusing campaign for their Cat-Tastic Summer Pawty adoption day on August 22nd in which older, adoptable cats are…