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Savannah .GIF Festival, A Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia Celebrating the Art of the Animated GIF
The Savannah .GIF Festival is an upcoming film festival that will take place at the The Jepson Center in Savannah, Georgia on January 24, 2015…
Puddles the Clown of Puddles Pity Party Soulfully Performs the Classic Christmas Carol ‘O Holy Night’
Puddles the Clown (previously) of Puddles Pity Party soulfully performs his version of the classic Christmas carol “O Holy Night” in a recent video. via…
‘Do You Dream in Color?’, A Documentary About Four Blind Teens Pursuing a Broad Range of Life Goals
Do You Dream in Color? is a forthcoming documentary directed by USC graduates Abigail Fuller and Sarah Ivy Dickerson that follows a quartet of blind…
A Depressing Version of Auld Lang Syne As Performed in a Minor Key
Chase Holfelder transformed the cheer of "Auld Lang Syne" into something much more depressing by switching the song to a minor key.
The Planet That Came for Christmas, A Stop-Motion Animation in Which Doctor Puppet Saves Christmas
“The Planet That Came for Christmas” is a stop-motion animation starring Doctor Puppet (previously), the fan-made puppet form of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor from…
‘Vibe’, A Short Video Demonstrating the Art of Playing Card ‘Cardistry’
“Vibe” is a short video by Israeli YouTube user Aviv M that demonstrates the art of “cardistry,” impressive acts of card flourish performed with a…
MIT Students Build a Wooden Roller Coaster by Hand for Incoming Freshmen
Students at MIT revived an old campus tradition by building a large wooden roller coaster by hand on campus for incoming freshman–who also served as…
‘Latte Motion’, A Stop-Motion Animated Love Story Featuring 1,000 Cups of Coffee
“Latte Motion” is a touching stop-motion animated short created by Japanese company Ajinomoto General Foods using 1,000 cups of coffee to promote its latte drink…
Excited Sea Otters Gleefully Enjoy a Bunch of Colorful Frozen Christmas Treats at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
A couple of very excited southern sea otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calfornia gleefully enjoy a bunch of colorful frozen Christmas treats…
Jerry Seinfeld Talks About Garbage in a Pragmatic Stand-Up Routine on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
“All things on Earth only exist in different stages of becoming garbage.” On a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, comedian Jerry…