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‘Saturday Night Live’ Gets Their Own Temporary New York City Street Sign to Honor the Show’s 40th Anniversary
The New York City Mayor’s Office announced via Twitter that they renamed a street sign at Rockefeller Center in honor of the 40th anniversary of…
An Experimental Video That Visualizes Seagull Flight Paths as Unending Processions of Birds
The flight paths of seagulls are visualized as unending processions of birds in the experimental video “Seagull Skytrails” by UK-based filmmaker Paul Parker. To create…
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ Questions the Continued Existence of the ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver questions the continued existence of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in a recent “How Is This Still A Thing?”…
‘Saturday Night Live’ Releases a New iPhone App With Sketches and Content From Its 40 Year History
To celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary, Saturday Night Live has released an official iPhone app with sketches and other content from the show’s 40-year run. Fans…
Frisky Beagle Insists Upon Playing Fetch With His Meteorologist Human During a Weather Forecast
On February 5, 2015, Springfield, Missouri-based weatherman John Ziegler carried on his on-air weather report of record highs in the Ozarks despite being repeatedly interrupted…
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey Bring Back Wayne and Garth in ‘Wayne’s World’ for the ‘SNL’ 40th Anniversary
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey reprised their roles of Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar in a new Wayne’s World sketch for the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary…
A Stanford Professor Explains Whether It Is More Fair to Catch a Tossed Coin or Let It Drop
Numberphile (previously) continues its conversation about randomness with former magician turned Stanford University professor Persi Diaconis, who explains why spinning a coin isn’t entirely random…
InstaDoom, A Clever Mod That Adds Instagram Filters and a Selfie Stick to the Classic Video Game ‘Doom’
Doomworld forums user and modder Linguica created InstaDoom, a clever mod that adds 37 Instagram filters and a selfie stick to the classic video game…
The First Webpage Viewed on an Early Web Browser, Dialed Up With a Modem and Terminal From the 1960s
Suhayl Khan celebrated the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web by configuring a setup of vintage hardware, including a Livermore Model B modem and…
Dr. Martens and Cartoon Network to Release an ‘Adventure Time’-Themed Series of Boots in March 2015
Cartoon Network has collaborated with British footwear brand Dr. Martens and will be releasing a new Adventure Time-themed series of boots for men and women.…