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‘Cheval Nois’, The Second of a Two-Part Animated Music Video Epic by Electronic Group Equateur
“Cheval Nois” is the second music video in a two-part fantasy adventure animated by French graphic designer Kadavre Exquis for the Parisian electronic group Equateur.…
Cards Against Humanity Details How They Bought the Island Hawaii 2 for Their 2014 Holiday Bullshit Promotion
In a recent blog post, Jenn Bane of Cards Against Humanity laid out the process the company went through to buy the private island Hawaii…
How to Create a Hard-Boiled Scrambled ‘Golden’ Egg Using a Pair of Nylon Stockings
Instructables member ATTILAtheHUNgry has a created a detailed breakdown outlining how to create a “Golden Egg”, an egg that has essentially been scrambled before being…
Forekast, A Crowdsourced Calendar That Aggregates Television, Online, and Real-World Events
Forekast is a crowdsourced online calendar that aggregates global events across a number of different formats, including online activities like reddit AMAs, television broadcasts, and…
‘Old/New’, A Short Film Narrated by Patton Oswalt About Age, Love, Things, Cloning, and Time Travel
“Old/New” is a short film by Seth Worley and Aharon Rabinowitz about a man named Brian/Drew/Matt/John obsessed with new things who has a sudden change of…
Perpetual Pizza, A Single-Serving Site Featuring an Infinitely Zooming Animated Image of a Pizza
Perpetual Pizza is a single-serving site that features an animated image of a pizza created by production house Sheepfilms (with a logo by Octo Design)…
Mashup Video of a ‘Badass Cop’ Driving Around Singing Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ While Avoiding Traffic Accidents
“Badass Cop” is a mashup video, created by Marca Blanca (previously), of a happy-go-lucky police officer driving around town singing “Shake It Off” by Taylor…
Racer Ken Block Takes the New Ford Focus RS for a High-Speed Gymkhana-Style Drive Through a Factory
Rally driver Ken Block (previously) put the new Ford Focus RS through its paces by giving it a Gymkhana-style test drive through a Ford factory.…
Beat Blox, A Clever System That Uses Wooden Blocks Placed on Turntables to Create Simple Beats
Beat Blox is a clever system for creating simple beats developed by Swedish designer Per Holmquist that utilizes small wooden blocks placed on a turntable.…
Lauren Cohan of ‘The Walking Dead’ Talks About Being Pulled Over by a Cop While Still Covered in Fake Blood and Guts
During a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, actress Lauren Cohan, who plays Maggie Greene on AMC‘s hit television series The Walking Dead, told host…