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HidrateMe, A Refillable Smartphone-Connected Water Bottle That Reminds the User to Hydrate
HidrateMe is a refillable bottle that connects with a soon-to-be available smartphone app that cleverly reminds the user to drink more water with a simple…
‘The Garden Ape’, A Short Film Featuring a Mystical Ape Discovering a Wild Garden
“The Garden Ape” by Emma de Swaef and Marc James Roels of Marc & Emma (previously) is a short film featuring an adorable wool ape…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How the ‘Game of Thrones’ Massacre at Hardhome Was Shot
Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss offer a behind-the-scenes look at how “The Massacre at Hardhome”, the bloody battle that took place…
An Amusing Mashup of the Pixar Animated Film ‘Cars’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Bobby Burns (previously) of the newly launched YouTube channel CineMash has created an amusing mashup of the Pixar animated film Cars and the trailer for…
Cute Collectible Plush Toys Featuring Iconic Characters From ‘The Goonies’
The Cincinnati-based creatives at Gordos Plush are gearing up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Goonies with a line of super cute 8″ collectible…
‘Clouds’, An Interactive Documentary That Explores Code and Creativity Through Conversation
CLOUDS is an interactive hybrid documentary by James George and Jonathan Minard that presents interviews and conversations with 40 different artists, hackers, designers and coders…
‘Project Senium’, A Short Film Documenting the Disturbing Beauty of an Abandoned Mental Institution
Project Senium is a short film documenting the eerie beauty of Kings Park Psychiatric Center, an abandoned state-run psychiatric hospital in Kings Park, New York.…
Acrobatic Dog Skillfully Performs an Amazing Rope Handstand After Two Years of Practice
An incredibly strong and acrobatic dog named Ozzy skillfully performs an amazing “handstand,” a trick in which he balances his entire body on a taut…
100 Years of American Fashion and Makeup Trends Shown in a Two-Minute Time-Lapse
In this two-minute time-lapse video by Mode Glam (previously), a beautiful woman models 100 years of American fashion and makeup trends beginning with a full-length…
Illustrated Mashups of Characters From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Adventure Time’
Blood Bag Artist Ryan May of City of Pyramids has created a great series of illustrated mashups that merge characters from the newly released film…