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Slow Crafter Hine Mizushima Creates a Miniature Anatomically Correct Needle-Felted Heart Brooch
Slow crafter Hine Mizushima has created the “Anatomical Heart Brooch,” a handmade, anatomically correct, miniature needle-felted felt heart brooch that can be worn on the…
Everything Wrong With the Film ‘Ghost Rider’ Starring Nicolas Cage in 17 Minutes or Less
CinemaSins has released a new video for their ongoing series that brings to light “Everything Wrong with Ghost Rider in 17 Minutes or Less.” The…
Movie Stills From Disney Films Revealing Where Animators Cleverly Hid the Famed Cartoon Character Mickey Mouse
Cinderella (1950) Disney‘s blog Oh My Disney recently presented a list of movie stills from Disney films that reveal where animators cleverly hid the famed…
B.J. Novak Discusses Taboo and the Dark Side of Comedy on ‘Foreword’ With Host Kelly Corrigan
Writer, actor, and comedian B.J. Novak appeared on an episode of the Medium series Foreword to discuss the dark side of comedy
‘Anglophenia’ Host Siobhan Thompson Shares Her Thoughts About Several Iconic British Sweets
In “15 British Sweets Everyone Should Try,” host Siobhan Thompson of the BBC America web series Anglophenia shares her thoughts about several iconic British sweets,…
‘Tokyo Ghostbusters’, An Animated Short Imagining ‘The Real Ghostbusters’ Cartoon Series as a 1980s Anime
“Tokyo Ghostbusters” is a an animated short, written and animated by Philip “Shamoozal” Summers for Nacho Punch (previously), that imagines The Real Ghostbusters cartoon series…
‘Jurassic Parks and Recreation’, A Mashup of the ‘Jurassic World’ Trailer With Clips From ‘Parks and Recreation’
“Jurassic Parks and Recreation” is a mashup by Thanks Mom Productions that combines the trailer for the upcoming film Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt with clips…
The Flood, A Haunting Album Bringing Sumerian and Babylonian Language and Music Back to Life
The Flood is the self-described “first-ever CD of new music sung entirely in Sumerian and Babylonian” by the Lyre Ensemble, a collaborative project by composer…
Fab Co-Founder Bradford Shellhammer to Launch ‘Bezar’, An Online Shop That Focuses on Emerging Worldwide Designers
Fab co-founder Bradford Shellhammer (my former boss) is in the midst of launching Bezar, an online retailer that focuses on small and emerging artists from…
Player Piano Creates and Performs a Series of Custom Arrangements for Video Game Theme Songs Without Preparation
Composer and pianist Sonya Belousova, with the help of filmmaker Tom Grey, creates and performs a series of custom arrangements for video game theme songs…