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‘In Memory’, A Powerful Short Film About How Social Media Helps to Bring People Together After a Loved One Dies
“In Memory” is a powerful short documentary by 72U that tells the story of Plainwhite Tom Laconti, a gregarious dancer in Chicago, Illinois who took…
Distressed ‘Game of Thrones’ Hero Jon Snow Attends a Modern Dinner Party With Seth Meyers on ‘Late Night’
Seth Meyers invited the distressed Game of Thrones hero Jon Snow (Kit Harington) over to attend a modern dinner party on a episode of Late…
Cite, A Mobile App for Creating Beautiful Textshots to Use on Twitter
Cite is a mobile app created by Marcel Wichmann and Florian Albrecht that is designed to create good-looking textshots–screenshots of text–to use on Twitter. Using…
The Joker Birthday Card, A Prank Musical Card That Does Not Stop Playing Until the Battery Dies or It Is Destroyed
The Joker Birthday Card is a prank musical card that, once started, won’t stop playing its annoying birthday song until the battery runs out or…
‘End of the Rope’, A New They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Track About a War of Words
For the 14th week of their year-long Dial-A-Song project (previously), They Might Be Giants present “End of the Rope,” a slightly ominous number about verbal…
An Animated ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Music Video by ADHD Where Shredder Sings About How Alone & Miserable He Is
“Instead of turtles, I’ll shred lettuce. Leave the clan for a foot fetish Shredder. When will someone better me?” FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has…
Toyota Offers Up Short Clips of Its Production Plants to Let Musicians Create Audio & Visual Remixes
The Gifony project by Toyota features a number of short clips from their manufacturing plants in Kentucky and Mississippi with corresponding sounds designed to entice…
A Tribute Video Showcasing Some of Tyrion Lannister’s Most Memorable Scenes From HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
Polish video editor Grzegorz Grabowiec has created a fantastic tribute video showcasing some of Tyrion Lannister‘s (Peter Dinklage) most memorable scenes from the past four…
The Webby Awards Announce Their 2015 Nominees and Open Voting for the People’s Voice Award
The Webby Awards have announced the nominees for their 19th annual award ceremony. The organization behind the Webbys has also opened up the voting for…
Tom Scott Travels to a Small Theme Park Playground in Italy With Hand-Welded, Human-Powered Rides
In his latest video, Tom Scott (previously) travels to Ai Pioppi, a restaurant about an hour north of Venice, Italy that features a small amusement…