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‘Coral City’, A Short Documentary on the Miami Art/Science Studio Coral Morphologic
The two-part short documentary “Coral City” takes a behind-the-scenes look at Coral Morphologic, a Miami art/science studio that creates visually striking, digitally distorted videos and…
Musician Erik Helwig Creates Peculiar New Theme Songs for Dozens of Television Shows
Musician Erik Helwig of the band Girls Who Care has created peculiar new theme songs for dozens of television shows. Helwig also manipulates the visuals of…
The Onion Reports on the New Uber Features That Allow Users to Violently Commandeer Any Car They Want at Any Time
“Our mission at Uber is to let you take complete control of your transportation–by any means necessary.” A recent report by The Onion features the new…
Freddie Wong Uses a Weaponized Umbrella in a Comical Street Brawl in London
In the hilarious short film “London Brawling,” filmmaker Freddie Wong of RocketJump finds himself in a pitched battle on the streets of London with only…
Boston Dynamics Introduces Spot, A Highly Mobile Four-Legged Robot the Size of a Large Dog
Robotics company Boston Dynamics (previously) has unveiled Spot, a highly mobile four-legged robot about the size of a large dog. Spot is electrically powered, which…
‘Dalek Gary’, A ‘Doctor Who’ Parody About a Dalek Who Gets Stuck on Earth and Faces the Challenges of Daily Life
“Dalek Gary” is an upcoming web series and Doctor Who parody by Kill9TV that features a Dalek named Gary who has been disarmed and stranded…
CollegeHumor Edits ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Into a Scene From ‘Whiplash’ to Prepare Him for His World Tour
“Weird Al” Yankovic will begin his Mandatory World Tour in May of 2015, and to prepare him, CollegeHumor edited the musician into a scene from the…
Zao Fox Village, A Japanese Animal Preserve Where Foxes Roam Freely Among the Humans Who Visit
The Zao Fox Village (Zao Kitsune Mura) in the mountains of the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, is a natural preserve where six different breeds of foxes…
‘Eye of the Waterfall’, A Photo of an Oregon Waterfall That Looks Like a Giant Reptilian Eye
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jarred Decker (@jarreddecker) Portland, Oregon photographer Jarred Decker shot a photo of a waterfall in Oregon’s…
‘Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons’, A Graphic Novel Trilogy Featuring Edwardian Martial Artist Suffragettes
Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons is a graphic novel trilogy telling an alternative history of the women’s suffrage movement in London in 1914. The story, published…