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‘Easy Heaven’, A Seamless Mashup of ‘Easy’ by The Commodores and ‘Just Like Heaven’ by The Cure
Daniel Barassi of Brat Productions has mashed together the audio from “Easy” by The Commodores with “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure – two very…
‘Feet Up’, The First Single From Chris Hadfield’s Album ‘Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can’ Recorded in Space
“Feet Up” is the first single off astronaut Chris Hadfield‘s album Space Sessions: Songs From a Tin Can which he recorded during his time in…
A ‘Golden Girls’ Tribute T-Shirt Design Listing the Names of the Four ‘Original Girls’ From NBC’s Classic Sitcom
Richard Stevens of Diesel Sweeties has created “O.G.: Original Girls,” a Golden Girls tribute t-shirt design that lists the first names of the four main…
Father Gets a Large Tattoo on His Head to Match His Six-Year-Old Daughter’s Cochlear Implant
photo via Anita-Alistair Campbell Alistair Campbell from Taupo, New Zealand recently got a large tattoo on his head to match his six-year-old daughter Charlotte’s cochlear…
An Explanation of Pareidolia, The Phenomenon of Consistently Seeing Faces Within Random Patterns
Vox expertly explains the concept of Pareidolia, a fairly common phenomenon of consistently finding familiar images (faces, animals, letters) within inanimate objects and random patterns,…
HBO Offers a Glimpse Into the 1970s NYC Music Scene in Teaser for the Martin Scorsese/Mick Jagger Series ‘Vinyl’
HBO has released the first teaser for Vinyl, an upcoming series that focuses on the New York City music scene in the 1970s as viewed…
People Interact With 3D Pavement Drawings of Gummy Bears Mourning the Death of Their Sweet Green Friend
3D streetpainting artist Leon Keer has created a brilliant 3D pavement drawing of sad gummy bears, displayed at the Malta Street Art Festival 2015, who…
Photograph Captures Two ‘Dryas Iulia’ Butterflies Drinking the Tears of Turtles in Ecuador
A photograph by Ama la Vida TV captures a pair of Dryas iulia butterflies drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador. The behavior is known as lachryphagy…
‘Mission: Implausible’, A ‘Mission Impossible’ Parody Where a Group of Clueless B Team Agents Tackle Mundane Tasks
“Mission: Implausible” is a Mission: Impossible parody, created by Sneaky Zebra and presented by Nerdist, about a team of clueless “B team” agents who go…
100 Years of Men’s Swimwear Shown Decade by Decade in a Three-Minute Timelapse
In this three-minute time-lapse video by Mode Glam, a naked well-muscled model named Matty Watts dons (and removes) 100 years of men’s swimwear decade by…