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‘Tempest Vermilion’, A Gorgeous Time-Lapse Video of Arizona’s Unique Natural Landscapes
“Tempest Vermilion” is a short video created by filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic for BBC Earth that features gorgeous time-lapse video of the Vermilion…
‘I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar’, They Might Be Giants Cover Jonathan Richman for Week Eight of Dial-A-Song
For week eight of their year-long Dial-A-Song project (previously), They Might Be Giants offer up an electronic dance music version of the Jonathan Richman classic…
TextBlade, An Extremely Portable Wireless Keyboard for Smartphones That Snaps Together Magnetically
TextBlade is a clever and extremely portable wireless keyboard for smartphones by Southern California startup WayTools that opens like a switchblade, with three separate pieces…
Hotel Gracery, A Tokyo Hotel Dedicated to All Things Godzilla
The owners of the Hotel Gracery, located in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, have remade the place to be far more inclusive to giant monsters…
Big-Eared Kitten Uses a Front-Loading Washing Machine as His Own Personal Hamster Wheel
An adorable big-eared tabby kitten used a front-loading washing machine as own personal treadmill, where he could run to his heart's content.
Quick and Simple Tricks to Help People Sleep Better at Night and Power Nap During the Day
Household Hacker (previously) recently shared seven quick and simple tricks to help people sleep better at night and power nap during the day. Some are…
Silvan Audio Workshop, Makers of High-Quality Precision Turntables Built From the Cross Sections of Tree Trunks
Silvan Audio Workshop is a Seattle-based father and son team that creates high-quality precision turntables from the cross section of tree trunks, keeping the bark…
The Career of David Bowie Explained With Props and Costumes in One Continuous, Minute-Long Take
YouTube filmmaker Will Tribble takes on the life of David Bowie in his latest One Minute One Take short video, breaking down the career of…
GoPro Video of a Guitar Player Shredding While Riding a Surfboard in the Wake of a Boat
Canadian musician Chris Hau attached a GoPro camera to the headstock of his hand-built guitar, stepped out on a surfboard being pulled in the wake…
‘Thousand Years’, A Teapot-Shaped Work of Art Built Out of Honeycomb by a Group of 60,000 Bees
Thousand Years is a work of art shaped like a teapot created by designer Tomáš Gabzdil Libertíny and a group of 60,000 bees provided by…