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Apple Adds Animation to London Landmarks in Maps, Including the London Eye Ferris Wheel and Big Ben
Apple has updated its updated its Maps app to include select image animations in the London area, notably the turning of the giant London Eye…
Two Men Fight With Urumis, Extremely Dangerous Flexible Whip-Like Swords From India
In a video captured by New Delhi-based video provider India Video, two men engage in battle with a pair of urumis, extremely dangerous whip-like longswords…
Supercut of People in Films and Television Shows Letting Others Know That ‘FYI I’m a Graphic Designer’
London-based graphic design students Ellen Mercer and Lucy Streule have created a delightful supercut video of people in films and television shows letting others know…
Ohio Farmer Uses His Oven in a Valiant Attempt to Save a Rejected Newborn Goat Who Was Freezing to Death
When Dennis Albaugh, a farmer in West Milton, Ohio, discovered that a tiny newborn goat in his barn, whom he named Goliath, had been rejected…
Editing Is Awesome, Tegan & Sara and Lonely Island’s Oscars Performance Edited With Awkward Shots of the Audience
“Editing Is Awesome” is a short video by Red Letter Media that combines the 2015 Oscars performance by Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island…
Divers Stage a Disorienting Game of Upside-Down Ice Hockey Beneath the Surface of a Frozen Lake
A video by German news agency RuptlyTV captures a disorienting game of upside-down ice hockey staged by a team of Siberian scuba divers beneath the…
‘Day of Reckoning’, A Behind-the-Scenes Featurette for Neill Blomkamp’s Upcoming Sci-Fi Film ‘CHAPPiE’
Sony Pictures has released “Day Of Reckoning,” a behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming sci-fi film CHAPPiE (previously) co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9…
A Drowsy White Kitten Makes for an Adorably Unique and Effective iPhone Stand
A drowsy white kitten makes for an adorably unique and effective iPhone stand, staying perfectly still while her human Max Polshikarpov plays a round of…
An Animated GIF of the New York City Subway Map That Charts the Order in Which the Lines Were Constructed
Appealing Industries, a self-proclaimed 150-year-old site, has created an “Animated History Of The NYC Subway,” a fascinating animated GIF that charts the history of New…
Harrison Ford to Return for a ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Based on a Story by Ridley Scott
Harrison Ford is scheduled to reprise his iconic role as police officer Rick Deckard in a long-awaited sequel to the 1982 dystopian sci-fi classic, Blade…