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‘BLACKBIRD’, A Beautiful Side-by-Side Visual Comparison of the Films ‘Birdman’ and ‘Black Swan’
Film editor Michael Branco (previously) has created “BLACKBIRD“, a brief but beautiful side-by-side visual comparison of the films Birdman by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Black…
A Clever Škoda Car Commercial That Subtly Tests the Viewer’s Attention
Škoda has released a clever commercial for the Škoda Fabia that subtly tests the viewer's attention.
A Water-Saving Faucet That Creates a Beautiful Swirling Stream of Water
The Swirl faucet features a system of turbines that causes water to come out in a swirling lattice consisting of many jets of water. In…
German Activists Coat Walls With a Superhydrophobic Substance to Splash Pee Back on Public Urinators
Residents of the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg, Germany took matters into their own hands by declaring “peeback time” after the frequent urination on walls…
The Story of Olinguito, A Mammal That Was Finally Identified Nearly a Century After It Was First Collected
A recent episode of the American Museum of Natural History series Shelf Life tells the story of the olinguito, a mammal in the raccoon family that was…
The Film ‘Inception’ Summarized In 3 Minutes
In a new three-minute episode of the animated web series Too Long; Didn’t Watch (previously), hosts Max Knoblauch and Bob Al-Greene attempt to sum up…
Opinionated Shiba Inu Dog Shows No Interest in Cooperating with Her Human’s Cooking Demonstration
Mari-kun the opinionated, uncooperative, quite stubborn, yet highly intelligent Shiba Inu shows no interest whatsoever in cooperating with her human inosemarine as he tries to…
A Scientific Answer to Whether Fish Drink Water
In an episode of the SciShow series Quick Questions, host Hank Green answers the question, “Do fish drink water?” It’s a bit complicated since not all…
The First Official Trailer for ‘Ex Machina’ Turns a Harmless Study Between Man and Robot Into a Sinister Experiment
A24 studio has released the first official trailer for their upcoming sci-fi thriller film Ex Machina (previously) directed by Alex Garland, the writer of 28…
A Simple Way to Create Elaborate Braids for Bread, Hairstyles, and Crafts
The folks at The Bread Kitchen give a demonstration showing how to create elaborate-looking braids of bread dough with three strands, then more examples up…