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Louis CK OncePerformed Next to the Mayor of New York City With Poop in His Pants
“I’m at a urinal and I’m… and BOOM out the back!” On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, comedian Louis CK told two very…
M^3, A Tiny Autonomous Computer That Is About the Size of a Grain of Rice
The M^3 (The Michigan Micro Mote) is a tiny autonomous computer created by a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, led by professor…
‘Snow Knows’, A Series of Animated ‘Game of Thrones’ Shorts That Follow the Misadventures of Jon Snow
Snow Knows is a funny series of animated Game of Thrones-themed shorts developed by the team of creatives at Hinge Digital that follow the misadventures…
How to Make a DIY Cookie Monster Fur Rug and Cookie Pillows
Maker Mike Warren has created an Instructables post detailing how to create a Cookie Monster fur rug and cookie pillows. The rug makes use of…
The Surprisingly Complex Process of Changing an IMAX Projector Light Bulb
Filmmaker John Ruddock at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California highlights the surprisingly complex process of changing the light bulb on an IMAX projector.…
A 1995 VHS-Style Trailer for the Marvel Superhero Film ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Toronto, Canada-based film enthusiast Louis “The Sleepy Skunk” Plamondon (previously) worked with Vulture to create a fantastic 1995 VHS-style trailer for the upcoming Marvel superhero…
‘The Big Bang Theory’ With an Additional Laugh Track
ClickHole takes a scene from The Big Bang Theory, a sitcom that utilizes an artificial laugh track on top of studio audience laughter, and lays in additional laughter…
‘Find a Fish’, The Classic Surreal Intermission Sketch From Monty Python’s 1983 Film ‘The Meaning of Life’
The Official Monty Python YouTube Channel has posted “Find a Fish,” the classic and utterly surreal intermission scene from the comedy troupe’s 1983 film The…
A Supercut of Extreme Close-Up Shots From the Films of Quentin Tarantino
Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney (previously) recently examined the role of the extreme close ups in the films of Quentin Tarantino, from 1992’s Reservoir Dogs to…
‘Valar Morghulis’, An Illustrated Guide to All 456 Deaths From the First Four Seasons of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
Graphics editors Shelly Tan and Alberto Cuadra of The Washington Post recently worked together to create Valar Morghulis, an illustrated guide to all 456 deaths…