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Harry Shearer, The Voice of Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, and Others Is Leaving ‘The Simpsons’
Actor Harry Shearer, the voice of Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, and Reverend Lovejoy among others, has announced on Twitter that he is leaving The Simpsons after…
Artist Plays Fruits and Vegetables to Cover the 1998 Song ‘Teardrop’ by Massive Attack
Brooklyn-based remixer and visual artist j.viewz hooked up mushrooms, eggplants, strawberries, a carrot, and other foods to a Makey Makey, assigning each bit of food…
A Timid Bear Cub and a Man Drinking From a Blue Cup Startle Each Other and Run Away
A timid bear cub and an oblivious man on drinking from a blue cup startled one another and ran in opposite directions in order to…
A Machete-Shaped Spatula for Grilling in Intimidating Style
The Machete Spatula from Firebox is–you guessed it–a spatula that looks like a machete. The lower end of the intimidating “blade” features three bottle openers…
R2-D2 Goes Haywire and Fights Off a Band of Jawas in a LEGO ‘Star Wars’ Animated Short
Kevin Ulrich of Brotherhood Workshop (previously) has created “R2-D2 Unrestrained,” a funny LEGO Star Wars animated short in which R2-D2 goes haywire and fights off…
Postmodern Jukebox Performs a Beach Boys-Style Cover of Aqua’s 1997 Pop Song ‘Barbie Girl’
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox recently covered pop group Aqua‘s 1997 song “Barbie Girl” in the sunny vintage style of The Beach Boys. In the video,…
‘The Diagram of Beer’, A Comprehensive Chart of Over 600 Beers Classified by Their Respective Styles
Pop Chart Lab has released a new wall chart entitled “The Diagram of Beer,” which encompasses over 600 individual beers and classifies them under each…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores Why Americans Love Road Trips
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores why Americans love road trips in a recent episode of the series. More specifically, Rugnetta examines how the…
‘Dynamic Cosmos’, Elegant Glass Sculptures That Represent the Ever-Changing Mood of the Sea
Choppy Seas “Dynamic Cosmos” by South Florida artist Rick Eggert is a stunning series of elegant glass sculptures that represent, through color and shape, the…
A da Vinci Surgical Robot Delicately Stitches Skin Back Onto a Grape
In a video from 2014, a da Vinci surgical robot controlled by a surgeon carefully stitches skin back onto a grape. In 2011 the system was…