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Artist Is Living in a Cramped Corridor Behind the Walls of a Gallery for Three Weeks in Performance Art Piece
Cuba-born artist Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera is living in a cramped corridor tucked between the walls of a Chicago art gallery for a three-week durational performance…
A Series of Misconceptions Commonly Shared on the Internet
Elliott Morgan clears up a series of misconceptions commonly shared on the Internet in the latest episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions. While the misconceptions…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Ghostbusters’ and the Making of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
In a new episode of Art of the Scene by CineFix, they go behind the scenes of the original Ghostbusters film and find out how…
Master Designers Craft a ‘Final Fantasy’ Kitchen Knife Set, Replicating Weapons Used in the Games
On an episode of Super-Fan Builds (previously), designer and master builder Tim Baker and his team at Tim Baker Creations granted viewer Matt Key’s wish…
‘To Be or Not To Be’, A Choose-Your-Own Adventure Game Based on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
To Be or Not To Be is a choose-your-own adventure game by Tin Man Games that is based on Ryan North’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s…
A Pile of Rambunctious Puppies Play With Ice Cubes, Getting Ice Stuck in Their Fur and Falling Asleep on a Bed of Ice
A cuddly pile of Golden Retriever puppies happily play with a tray of ice cubes, adorably getting the ice stuck to their faces and paws.…
NASA Astronaut Terry W. Virts Uses a Laptop as a Virtual Reality Display Onboard the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Terry W. Virts recently posted a photo to his Twitter account showing him using a laptop as a virtual reality display to train…
‘Steal My Kill’, A Video Game-Themed Parody Music Video of One Direction’s Song ‘Steal My Girl’
“Steal My Kill” is a parody music video by The Warp Zone (previously) of the One Direction song “Steal My Girl” where a group of…
SciShow Explains the Leidenfrost Effect, Which Causes Water to Levitate on Pockets of Gas Due to Extreme Heat
SciShow host Michael Aranda breaks down the Leidenfrost Effect (previously), a phenomenon that causes droplets of water to essentially levitate over pockets of steam when…
A Short Documentary Focusing on Mukbang, The Popular Korean Trend of Watching People Eat on Camera
In a short documentary for the Vice series Munchies, Charlet Duboc travels to Seoul, South Korea to explore mukbang (or Meok-Bang), the popular Korean phenomenon of…