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An Animated History of the PG-13 Movie Rating
Pitchfork has created an animated history of the PG-13 movie rating based on article “The Ongoing Failure of the PG-13 Rating” that appeared on The…
Facts About the ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Anime Television and Film Series That You May Not Have Known
To celebrate Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ releasing in theaters last month, CineFix has created a video in which they highlight six powerful facts (previously)…
Orbitkey Leather Key Organizer, A Stylish Alternative to Traditional Key Rings
The Orbitkey is a leather key organizer that serves as a stylish alternative to traditional key rings. Keys lock into place inside the Orbitkey which…
Graceful Black Cat Carefully Climbs into a Closed Drawer in Sneaky Pursuit of Her Treats
A very graceful but sneaky cat named Ani carefully climbs into the closed drawer where her human keeps her kitty treats. Somehow Ani figured out…
Wonderfully Crocheted Bioshock Big Daddy Figures With Working Red and Yellow LED Lights
Nichole has crocheted a wonderful Big Daddy from the first version of Bioshock. The figure is made with posable limbs and working red and yellow…
The ‘Star Wars’ LEGO Death Star Playset Reimagined With a Beautiful LEGO Friends Makeover
LEGO enthusiast Steve Price recently used his building skills to imagine what the Star Wars themed LEGO Death Star playset would look like with a…
The Hövding, A Second-Generation Airbag Helmet for Cyclists That Deploys in 0.1 Seconds
The Hövding is a second-generation airbag helmet for cyclists that deploys in 0.1 seconds. The airbag quickly surrounds the area around the neck and head, offering more coverage…
The Grocery Store Project, An Interactive Photo Visualization of Pedestrians in Copenhagen
In The Grocery Store Project, Danish photographer Simon Hoegsberg meticulously documented the pedestrians near a Copenhagen supermarket over the course of 20 months and 97,000…
‘Doctor Who’ Fan Builds a Life-Sized TARDIS in 10 Days to Propose to His Girlfriend
image via The 10 Day TARDIS In April 2013, Nick Clements, a woodworker and devoted Doctor Who fan in Midland, Michigan, challenged himself to build…
A Classic Card Trick Performed From the Magician’s Point of View
Canadian magician Shaun Ferguson strapped a GoPro camera to himself and performed a classic card trick to create an interesting perspective from the magician’s point…