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Judd Apatow to Direct One Contest Winner’s Vine to Support ‘Night of Too Many Stars’ Autism Benefit
For Comedy Central‘s Night of Too Many Stars autism benefit, director Judd Apatow is auctioning off the chance for one lucky contest winner to fly to Los…
Chris Hemsworth Plays Thor & Celebrates the Avengers Defeat of Ultron on Live TV in Silly ‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoof
Chris Hemsworth, who is known for playing Thor in Marvel‘s The Avengers movie series, hosted a recent episode of Saturday Night Live. In the super…
First-Person, Slow-Motion Video of a Human Cannonball Being Launched Into the Air at a Circus
Aerial acrobat Gemma Kirby strapped on a GoPro camera to capture her 40-foot human cannonball launch at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus…
‘Micro Battle of Hoth’, A LEGO Animated Version of the Battle of Hoth Scene From ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’
LEGO has recently released the “Micro Battle of Hoth,” a fantastic LEGO animated short based on the epic Battle of Hoth scene from Star Wars…
A Father of Four Is Overcome With Emotion as He Hears Silence for the First Time
Isle of Wight production team Somewhen offers a new take on inspirational cochlear implant videos (previously) in which a father of four can barely contain…
Stunning Aerial Footage of the Snowy Himalayas Shot From a Helicopter Above 20,000 Feet
Jackson Hole, Wyoming-based aerial videographers Teton Gravity Research captured some truly stunning ultra-high-definition video of the Himalayas shot from a helicopter at heights of up…
‘I Can’t Enter That (No Sandman)’, A Surprisingly Seamless Mashup of Metallica With Hall and Oates
Neil Cicierega (previously) has created “I Can’t Enter That (No Sandman)”, a surprisingly seamless mashup of “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)”, the…
The Lotus Building, A Massive Sculptural Building in China That Evokes 3 Stages of a Blooming Lotus Flower
The Lotus Building is a remarkable public building in China with a striking design inspired by a blooming lotus flower. The building is surrounded by…
Gorgeous Super Slow Motion Footage of a Golden Retriever Playing in the Snow
Using a Sony FS700 camera, ofthebunnies created “Snow Day with Buddy,” a gorgeous super slow motion film of his dog Buddy, a beautiful golden retriever,…
The Comically Bizarre Fuzzy Tufts of Planthopper Insect Nymphs
photo by Ken-ichi Ueda Planthoppers–small insects that feed on plants and hop like grasshoppers–are typically disguised as leaves or plants in their adult form, but…