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Actor Dean Haglund Confirms via Twitter That The Lone Gunmen Will Be Returning to ‘The X-Files’
Actor Dean Haglund confirmed today via Twitter that he, Tom Braidwood and Bruce Harwood will all be reprising their roles as the beloved Lone Gunmen…
A Wonderful Series of Beautifully Detailed Drawings Created From Coffee
Under the Same Umbrella Indonesian artist Ghidaq al-Nizar has created a wonderful series of detailed drawings that he made using coffee as his primary medium…
A Video Game Reviewer Is Unimpressed in His Review of Chess
A 2012 game review by Fitzthislewits shows that he is unimpressed with the classic game of chess, which he mistakes for a real-world board game…
Lighting Several Different Types of Liquid Fuels by Hand to See How They Burn and With What Color
Just Think shows how various types of liquid fuels burn and with what color, lighting each by hand. His tests include jet fuel, diesel, heating…
Atlas Obscura Shines a Spotlight on Centralia, Pennsylvania, A Town That Has Been Burning for More Than 50 Years
A recent video by Atlas Obscura for their 100 Wonders series shines a spotlight on Centralia, Pennsylvania, a town that has been burning for more than…
An Interesting Verbal Tour of the United States by Easily Recognizable Regional Accents
In 2011, actress Amy Walker gave a verbal tour of the United States, providing examples of accents from commonly recognized regions such as New York,…
‘Thorigami’, A Mighty Thor Puppet Attempts to Show How to Make a Paper Swan Using His Hammer on ‘Glove and Boots’
On a recent episode of Glove and Boots, appropriately titled “Thorigami,” a mighty puppet version of Marvel superhero Thor tries his best to show us…
An Impressive Demonstration of Age Reduction Visual Effects
Digital compositor and visual effects artist Rousselos Aravantinos created an impressive age reduction demonstration with actress Michele Valley using VFX created with NUKE and mocha…
Hardware Meets Software In the Official Trailer for ‘Bazillion Dollar Club’, A SyFy Reality Series About Silicon Valley Startups
SyFy has released the official trailer for Bazillion Dollar Club, the new reality-based series that follows Dave McClure of software accelerator 500 Startups and Brady…
Deadly Giants From ‘Attack on Titan’ Chase After an SUV in a Terrifying Japanese Subaru Commercial
KANIMEYT has released a terrifying commercial by Suabru of Japan for their Subaru Forester. The intense ad has deadly giants from Shinji Higuchi‘s upcoming live-action…