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A Handwritten Plot Outline J.K. Rowling Made While Writing ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
While writing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, author J.K. Rowling created a handwritten outline to help track plot points across the timeline…
Surreal Photos of the 2014 Burning Man Festival by Ari Fararooy
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ari Fararooy (@ari_fararooy) Photographer Ari Fararooy (previously) captured the otherworldly nature of the Burning Man festival…
‘SpaceDogGo!’, A Video Game Featuring an Adorable Dog Astronaut Who Wants to Collect Cosmic Gems
SpaceDogGo! is a video game by developer Butt Squad–composed of Christopher Price and his wife Lacey Micallef–that features an adorable dog astronaut who wants to…
’20 Kinds of Dipping Sauce’, A Surprisingly Catchy Song About a Variety of Chicken Nugget Condiments
When you’re eatin’ nuggets, don’t settle for less. If they don’t have 20, get crazy in this mess. “20 Kinds of Dipping Sauce” is a…
pplkpr, An App Designed to Track Physical and Emotional Reactions to Other People
pplkpr is an iOS app designed to help users track their physical and emotional reactions to meeting other people in the the real world, so…
An iOS & Android App-Controlled Version of Batman’s Tumbler Batmobile From Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ Trilogy
Soap Studio has created a beautiful remote-controlled version of Batman‘s “Tumbler” batmobile from Christopher Nolan‘s Dark Knight superhero film trilogy. The 1:12 scale vehicle is…
‘SnapperHero’, The First Original Scripted Series Distributed Through Snapchat
AT&T has recently announced that it has partnered with Snapchat to create SnapperHero, the first original scripted series distributed through Snapchat. The series will feature popular…
How to Create an Affordable Laser-Guided Blowgun From Simple Objects
Grant “The King of Random” Thompson has created a simple guide demonstrating how to create a dart-shooting, laser-guided blowgun from basic objects like PVC pipe…
‘Breath’, A Breathtaking Short Film Highlighting the Different Ways Human Beings Breathe
“Breath” is a short film by Mill Valley, California production duo The Mercadantes (formerly Everynone) that celebrates the many different ways human beings breathe, from…
Super-Slow-Motion Video of the High-Speed Inner Workings of a DSLR Camera as It Takes a Picture
Gavin Free of the Slow Mo Guys utilizes a high-speed Phantom Flex camera to capture the inner workings of a Canon 7D DSLR camera at…