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Playful Elephants Take Turns Sliding Down a Muddy Hill on a Rainy Day
A group of playful elephants take turns sliding down a muddy hill on a rainy day at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand.…
A Sleek iMac Concept Inspired by Early Macintosh Desktops Created Using Macbook Air Components
German gadget design site Curved has created a sleek and compelling iMac concept inspired by the design language of early Macintosh all-in-one desktops using the…
Iconic Scenes From Stanley Kubrick’s Film ‘A Clockwork Orange’ Recreated in the Video Game ‘Grand Theft Auto Online’
Members of the GTA Series Videos fan site have recreated some of the iconic scenes from Stanley Kubrick‘s 1971 film A Clockwork Orange in Rockstar…
Seven-Year-Old Georgia Boy Receives a 3D-Printed Arm Modeled After ‘Star Wars’ Stormtroopers
Seven-year-old Liam Porter of Augusta, Georgia was presented with a 3D-printed prosthetic arm modeled after Star Wars Imperial Stormtroopers when he emerged from a theater…
‘Remember 1998’, A Nostalgic Highlight Reel of the Most Memorable Pop Culture From the Year 1998
“Remember 1998” is a nostalgic highlight reel of the most memorable pop culture from the year 1998 by The Peterson. The video features 15 minutes…
A Musicless Version of the Intro to NBC’s Television Sitcom ‘Friends’ Dubbed Over With Silly Sounds and Voices
House of Halo (previously) recently stripped all the music out of the intro to NBC‘s popular television sitcom Friends. They then dubbed over the opening…
‘Robot Chicken’ Stop-Motion Animator Utilizes a Hacked Nintendo Power Glove as Part of His Workflow
In “Playing with Power” by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Ava Benjamin, Dillon Markey, an animator for the Adult Swim stop-motion animated series Robot Chicken, shows off…
Skilled Two-Year-Old Drummer Does an Amazing Job of Playing Along to the Foo Fighters’ Song ‘The Pretender’
Canton, Ohio-based father and drummer Justin Brown recently captured footage of his skilled two-year-old son Jaxon Brown doing an amazing job as he plays the…
Patrick Stewart Acts Out Annoying Airline Passengers
Travel company Expedia surveyed 1,000 American travelers about the most annoying airline passengers for their 2014 Airline Etiquette Study. To share the results of the survey with…
Annie Atkins, Lead Graphic Designer for the Wes Anderson Film ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
photo by Annie Atkins Dublin-based graphic designer Annie Atkins has found a unique niche for her talents–she specializes in graphic design for filmmaking. Perhaps her…