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Lesley Gore (1946-2015), American Singer Famous for ‘It’s My Party’
Lesley Gore, the American singer and songwriter who started her career in 1963 at the age of 16 and blasted up the charts with hits…
Surreal GIF Portraits of Fashion Luminaries at New York Fashion Week Posing With an Animated Fuzz Ball
Fuzzy Dude with Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue Fashion designers, models, and other luminaries at New York Fashion Week are shown posing with bouncing fuzzy…
Former ‘Saturday Night Live’ Producer Mike Shoemaker Shares a ‘Buttload’ of Candid ‘SNL’ Photos on Twitter
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, the show’s former producer Mike Shoemaker shared a “buttload” of photos taken during his time at the show…
Two Dachshunds Get Their Teeth Flossed at the Same Time With the Same Piece of String
Two adorable dachshunds open wide and get their teeth flossed at the same time with the same piece of floss, appearing to enjoy every single…
‘Islands of Glass’, A Computer-Animated Music Video by Rob Clouth Featuring Lasers Moving in Sync to the Music
Lasers in a physics lab move in sync to music in the computer-animated music video for “Islands of Glass” by Rob Clouth. The video was…
Impressionist Jim Meskimen Shares His Expertise and Techniques Through Instructional Video Series
Jim Meskimen’s How To Do Impressions #1 Impressionist Jim Meskimen (previously) has put together “How to Do Impressions,” a series of 11 instructional videos in…
Rainn Wilson Explains How His ‘The Office’ Character Dwight Schrute Would Turn Office Supplies Into Lethal Weapons
Actor Rainn Wilson made a recent appearance on the brilliant Made Man web series Speakeasy where he was presented with a variety of office supplies and asked…
Obvious Plant Adds Hilarious New Book Sections to a Local Bookstore
Obvious Plant “improved” a local bookstore with new bookshelf tags, including the “Animals I Want to Wrestle” section and the very romantic “Dudes Who Lost…
Royal de Luxe’s Monumental Puppets Descend on Perth, Australia for a Three-Day Performance
photo via Perth International Arts Festival Last weekend, monumental puppets from French theater company Royal de Luxe (previously) descended upon Perth, Australia for a three-day…
Serbian Artist Creates Gorgeous Series of Bleeding Watercolor Portraits Featuring His Beloved Black Cat
Serbian artist Endre Penovác has created a gorgeous series of portraits created with black watercolors that bleed into the canvas and mimic the fluffiness of…