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‘Sloth Magic’, A Short Video About the Bewitching Effect of the Slow-Moving Mammals
In the short video “Sloth Magic”, filmmaker Lucy Cooke, who is also an author, photographer and the founder of Sloth Appreciation Society, explains the bewitching…
‘Asia and a Motorbike’, Beautiful First-Person Video of a Trip Across Southeast Asia on a Motorcycle
“Asia and a Motorbike” is a lovely short video by Joshua Rapperport that centers around a 4,800-kilometer (3,000 mile) trip across Southeast Asia shot on…
Beautiful Wooden Semi-Automatic Rubber Band Guns Crafted by Hand
Elastic Precision is a Kansas City-based workshop that creates beautiful handcrafted semi-automatic rubber band guns from locally sourced hard wood. The studio currently produces a…
Location-Aware Guided Audio Tour App Detour Now Available on iOS With Select San Francisco Tours
Location-aware guided audio tour app Detour (previously) is now available for iOS, following a six-month closed beta. The app, which offers up stories and…
Jimmy Kimmel Parodies Uber’s Plan to Build Self-Driving Cars on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
In a recent clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel parodied the newly announced plan for Uber to work with Carnegie Mellon University to develop self-driving cars…
Adam Savage Slices Airborne Fruit With a Sword in Slow Motion on ‘MythBusters’ Like in the Video Game ‘Fruit Ninja’
Adam Savage attempts to slice through airborne fruit with a samurai sword in super slow motion like a Fruit Ninja on MythBusters during a recent…
Eero, A Small Wi-Fi System That Combines Multiple Wireless Tools Into One Easy-to-Use Box
Eero is a small home-networking box produced by the San Francisco startup of the same name that aims to make home Wi-Fi simpler by combining…
Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young Sings the Classic Neil Young Song ‘Old Man’ With the Real Neil Young on ‘The Tonight Show’
In a clip from The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon once again dons a harmonica and guitar as Neil Young, performing the Canadian folk-rocker’s song “Old…
Artist Imagines How Common Grocery Items Would Look if They Were Sold by Famous Brands Like Chanel and Apple
In his fantastic art project Wheat is Wheat is Wheat, artist Peddy Mergui imagines a world in which prestigious brands like Nike, Chanel, and Apple…
San Franciscans React With Astonishment as They Read Aloud the App Permissions on Their Smartphones
People on the streets of San Francisco react with astonishment as they read aloud the app permissions on their smartphones in this amusing video from…