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‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ Trailer Introduces Randall Higgins, The Cameraman That Captures Players’ Kills
A new trailer for the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare downloadable content “Havoc” introduces Randall Higgins, the cameraman that captures players’ kills. Higgins, it seems,…
Dad Creates a Robotic Seagull Camera So His Kids Can Get a Closer Look at the Birds Without Getting Pooped On
Mike Evans, the dad behind “The Secret Dad Society” has created the wonderful Scuttlecam, a papier-mâché seagull mounted to the chassis of a remote-controlled car…
‘Darth Gummy’, Darth Vader’s Iconic Helmet Recreated With Over 1,000 Gummy Bears
Darth Gummy by Crummy Gummy—a gummy artisan who works primarily in the medium of gummy—is a 1:1 scale model of Star Wars villain Darth Vader‘s…
A Look at the Matte Painters Who Created the Lifelike Scenery for the ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ Films
The BBC documentary series "Horizon" visited the visual effects powerhouse Industrial Lights and Magic to learn about matte painting.
A Congressional Hearing Tries to Identify Exactly Who Watches the Sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Members of Congress try to identify exactly who it is who watches The Big Bang Theory in the Above Average series Congressional Hearings.
Snapchat Introduces Discover, A New Way for Content Creators to Share Stories Through the Snapchat Platform
Snapchat has introduced Discover, a new way for content creators to share stories through the Snapchat platform. Each edition of Discover is refreshed every 24…
David Tennant Joins the Cast of ‘Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones’, A New Netflix Series Premiering In 2015
David Tennant, the Scottish actor best known for his role as the tenth iteration of “The Doctor” in the long-running BBC series Doctor Who, has…
‘Music Jail Pt 1 & 2’, A New They Might Be Giants Dial-a-Song Track and Delightful Animated Music Video
For week four of their ongoing 2015 Dial-a-Song project (previously), Brooklyn-based nerd rockers They Might Giants return with the jaunty two-part song “Music Jail” and…
Vsauce Discusses Whether All Is Actually Fair in Love and War
In the latest episode of Vsauce, host Michael Stevens breaks down the old proverb, “All is fair in love and war,” exploring how the concept…
Bond, An Online Gift Service Where Automated Robots With Pens Imitate Human Handwriting and Send Handwritten Notes
Bond is a fantastic online gift-giving service that uses automated robots with ink pens to imitate actual human handwriting and send handwritten notes to whomever.…