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A Continuing Series of Playful Illustrations Centered Around an Adorably Cooperative Bull Terrier
Visual artist Rafael Mantesso has continued his series of wonderfully playful illustrations that center around his very cooperative dog “Jimmy Choo” (who’s also known as…
PopUp & Notifly, Novel Designs for Tracking Events and Notifying Users About Them
PopUp and Notifly are two novel designs for tracking events and notifying users about them. PopUp is a beautiful calendar app that uses event and…
Spoiler Movie Posters That Reveal the Endings of Popular Films
Warsaw, Poland-based artist Dawid Fratczak has created a clever series of spoiler movie posters that reveal the endings of popular films. He spoils movies like…
A New Trailer for the Steve Jobs Biopic Starring Michael Fassbender Features Jobs at Odds With Steve Wozniak
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Steve Jobs, the biopic about the late Apple cofounder starring Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs and Seth…
Compassionate Man Responds to a Mother’s Call to Rescue Her Brood of Ducklings From a Sewer
When maintenance worker Gary Bartoszewski encountered a panicky hen whose brood of ducklings fell through an open grate sewer in Doncaster, South Yorkshire UK, the…
SoundWorks Collection Interviews the Sound Team Behind Pixar’s Animated Film ‘Inside Out’
For their latest interview, SoundWorks Collection talked with director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera, and supervising sound editor Shannon Mills from Skywalker Sound about the…
‘Creed’, A ‘Rocky’ Movie Sequel Where Apollo Creed’s Son Finds Rocky Balboa and Asks the Retired Boxer to Train Him
Warner Bros. has release the first trailer for Creed, an upcoming seventh film in the Rocky series written and directed by Ryan Coogler. The sequel…
New Rick and Morty Trailer Shows Off Season Two’s Weird Science, Aliens, and Shenanigans
A new trailer for the upcoming second season of the animated television show Rick and Morty shows off weird science, aliens, and shenanigans. Rick and…
1Password Partners With Musician Jonathan Mann to Write a Song About the Importance of a Strong Master Password
AgileBits, the maker of 1Password and other computer security products, recently partnered with singer/songwriter Jonathan Mann of the Song-a-Day project, to produce “How To Choose…
First-Person Video of a Viking-Themed Show at a French Theme Park From One of the Vikings
Stuntman Alex Yde recently uploaded some first-person video of a Viking-themed show at French theme park Puy du Fou that he recorded while running around…