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A Couple Married for 55 Years Shares How They Met, Their Wedding in Vegas, and Their Secret to a Long Marriage
The fourth episode of The Marriage Project, an animated series by Soul Pancake, features Ron and Bonnie, a couple who have been married for an…
Norm Macdonald Offers a Sincere and Tearful Goodbye to David Letterman During His Final ‘Late Show’ Appearance
Comedian Norm Macdonald offered a sincere and tearful goodbye to David Letterman during his final appearance on The Late Show. Macdonald began with a standup performance…
Fun Star Wars Surgical Steel Dangle Earrings
ThinkGeek is currently offering Star Wars-themed surgical steel dangle earrings whimsically fashioned in the shape of the Death Star, a TIE Fighter and an X-Wing…
A Short and Sweet Teaser Trailer for the New ‘DOOM’ Video Game That Features In-Game Footage
Bethesda Softworks has released a short and sweet teaser trailer for the new DOOM video game that features in-game footage. The company intends to unveil…
Food Writer Attempts to Create the Perfect ‘Fart Dip’ Using Only Flatulence-Inducing Ingredients
Food writer Dannis Ree (aka Dennis Lee) has attempted to create the perfect “fart dip” using only the most flatulence-inducing ingredients he could find: caramelized…
A Simple Video Game Featuring a Cat Trying to Wake Up Its Owner by Knocking Stuff Over
My Garbage Cat Wakes Me Up At 3AM Every Day is a simple video game by Will Herring where the player romps around as a…
The Webby Awards Create an In Memoriam Reel to Honor the Death of Clickbait
During the 19th annual Webby Awards, hosted on May 18, 2015 by comedian Hannibal Buress, an in memoriam reel was played that honored the death…
Illustrations of Imaginative Kids Playing While Pretending to Be Popular ‘Star Wars’ Characters
Full Force Sheffield, United Kingdom-based artist Craig Davison has created a fantastic series of illustrations that feature imaginative kids playing while pretending to be popular…
Impressive Time-Lapse Videos of Popular Tourist Sites Created by ‘Mining’ Pre-Existing Online Photographs
Researchers at the University of Washington and Google have created impressive time-lapse videos of popular tourist sites by “mining” pre-existing photographs taken from the Internet. Examples…
‘Late Show’ Band Leader Paul Shaffer Energetically Recalls His Favorite Musical Guests to David Letterman
On the May 14th episode of Late Show with David Letterman, longtime band leader, musical director, and sidekick Paul Shaffer sat down with the host…