A Speechless Version of President Obama’s Speech During the Farewell Tribute to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
Mario Wienerroither (previously) of the DIGITALOFEN audiobakery recently stripped all of the talking out of President Barack Obama‘s speech during the farewell tribute to Secretary…
Nissan Showcases a LEAF Electric Car With Paint That Glows in the Dark for Eight to 10 Hours After Sundown
Nissan in Europe is showcasing a new paint job on its LEAF car that absorbs UV energy to glow in the dark for eight to…
An Inside Look at Confectioners Crafting Handmade Hard Candy With Custom Design Centers
Stereokroma, a Nova Scotian production house, has created “How to Make Handmade Candy”, a wonderful 9-minute video showing confectioners behind-the-scenes at La Confiserie Candy Labs…
An Incredible Demonstration Positing That Time Travel Is Possible Under Particular Circumstances
Brian Cox, the popular BBC Science presenter who’s also a physicist at the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and confirmed…
Gary Owens (1934-2015), Radio and TV Announcer With an Amazing Voice and Terrific Deadpan Delivery
Gary Owens, the enormously talented announcer who lent his golden baritone and his deadpan delivery to hundreds of radio programs and such television shows as…
Otters and Penguins Gleefully Enjoy Their Frozen Valentine’s Day Treats at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
The otters and penguins of Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, gleefully enjoy a bunch of colorful frozen Valentine’s Day treats that were made specifically for…
Surreal Animated GIFs of Objects Moving in Mesmerizing Loops
Objects endlessly move, rotate, and wobble in surreal environments in the wonderfully odd animated GIFs of French graphic designer Julien Rivoire. We previously posted about…
Beautiful Slow Motion Video of a Colorful Hoopoe Bird Feeding Its Young
A hoopoe, a strikingly colorful bird with a jaunty crown of feathers, feeds its young in this beautiful slow motion footage shot by nature filmmaking…
Ultra-Minimalist Movie Posters Featuring Designs Consisting Only of Circles
Sydney-based designer Nick Barclay has created an ultra-minimalist film poster series in which each movie is represented only with circles. He has more minimalist design…
The Sant Antoni de la Pobla Bonfire Festival, An Annual Winter Street Celebration in Barcelona
Once every January, devils run through the streets of Barcelona for a winter festival pic.twitter.com/2OFnP9hgta — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) February 4, 2015 The Sant…