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The Proprio Foot, A Brain-Controlled Electric Prosthetic Foot
The Proprio Foot by Össur is a brain-controlled electric prosthetic foot that matches natural foot motion. The Proprio Foot is designed to work on a…
Brock Baker Performs Impressions of Characters Originally Voiced by Harry Shearer on ‘The Simpsons’
Los Angeles-based writer, comedian, and “man of a kajillion voices” Brock Baker (previously) recently performed 14 great impressions of characters originally voiced by Harry Shearer…
Jamie Foxx Nails His Musical Impressions of John Legend and Jennifer Hudson on ‘The Tonight Show’
Jamie Foxx nailed his impressions of John Legend and Jennifer Hudson while playing a game of “Wheel of Musical Impressions” with Jimmy Fallon on a…
Remarkably Agile Dog Catches a Bucket That She Then Uses to Catch the Balls Her Human Tosses to Her
A remarkably agile dog named Holly plays an amazing game in which she first catches a yellow bucket and then uses it to catch the…
Conan O’Brien Says Thank You to David Letterman and Tells His Audience to Switch From ‘Conan’ to ‘Late Show’
Conan O’Brien dedicated a portion of the May 20, 2015 episode of Conan to say thank you to his hero David Letterman on the occasion of…
49 Animation Students Recreate Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Music Video With Beautiful Hand-Drawn Rotoscoped Footage
49 students from the University of Newcastle each took 52 frames from Taylor Swift's music video for "Shake It Off" and recreated it.
Final Episode of ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ Airs as Letterman Ends a 33-Year Late-Night TV Career
On May 20, 2015, CBS aired the final episode of Late Show with David Letterman as the late-night host retired from a television career that lasted more…
A Mashup of Transformers Literally Wrecking the Ending to Scenes From Popular Movies
Funny or Die has released a funny mashup, created by Ryan Coopersmith and Charles Muzard of Boo Ya Pictures, that shows Transformers literally wrecking the…
The Story of a Chinese Superfan Basing His Life Around the Sitcom ‘Friends’
A recent short documentary by the Vice blog i-D profiles Gunther, a Chinese superfan who bases his life around the sitcom Friends. Gunther has even gone…
Makies Creates Line of Dolls With Inclusive Accessories in Response to Campaign for Disability Representation in Toys
Makies dolls (previously) has created a line of dolls with inclusive accessories endorsed by the Toy Like Me, a group of parents of kids with…