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‘The X-Files’ to Return For Six Episodes on Fox With Original Stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny
According to a report from Variety, the popular television show The X-Files is officially scheduled to return to Fox for a six-episode limited series with…
‘Pizza the Hutt’, An Illustration by Artist Josh Ellingson of the Pizza Slice-Shaped Gangster From ‘Spaceballs’
San Francisco-based artist Josh Ellingson (previously) has created Pizza the Hutt, an awesome illustration of the half-man, half-pizza slice-shaped gangster from Mel Brooks‘ classic 1987…
Jane Goodall Talks About Her Love of Animals and the Strength of Her Beliefs in a Lost 2002 Interview
On a recent episode of The Experimenters, an animated interview series from the creators of Blank on Blank (previously), the incredible Jane Goodall discusses her…
Improv Everywhere Stages a Surprise Musical About Beer at a New York City Beer Hall
In their latest installment of Musicals In Real Life, Improv Everywhere premiered “Beer! The Musical!” in front of confused patrons at a beer hall in…
The Super Burrito, A Giant, Plush Burrito Body Pillow Stuffed With Fluffy Salsa and Beans
photo by Nicole Grant via Lauren Venell San Francisco-based artist and designer Lauren Venell created the Super Burrito body pillow, a giant, plush, huggable burrito…
‘The Settlers of Brooklyn’, A Parody of the Board Game ‘Catan’ Where Players Attempt to Win the Longest Brunch
“The Settlers of Brooklyn” is an amusing parody video by Above Average that imagines a unique version of the board game Catan (most commonly known…
A Promotional Video for NASA’s TESS Mission Explains How the Spacecraft Will Search for New Worlds
A promotional video for NASA‘s upcoming TESS mission explains how the spacecraft will search for new worlds. TESS is the successor to the current Kepler…
A Surreal and Sarcastic Short Animated History of Skateboarding
Brazilian artist Antonio Vicentini has created a surreal and fairly sarcastic animated short that traces the history of skateboarding from its inception in 1960s California…
Birdly, A Full-Body Simulator That Uses the Oculus Rift to Recreate the Flight of a Large Bird
Birdly is a full-body simulator developed by the Institute for Design Research at the Zürich University of the Arts that attempts to recreate the flight…
Fascinating Video of Droplets Dancing and Behaving in Peculiar Ways Because of Small ‘Internal Tornadoes’
A recent episode of the New York Times series ScienceTake features fascinating video of colored droplets dancing and behaving in other peculiar ways because of…