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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…
Comedy Legend Carl Reiner Recreates His First Television Appearance on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, comedy legend Carl Reiner reenacted his first television appearance from the short-lived 1948 show Crystal Room. Reiner…