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The ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer Recreated in the Video Game ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
Joris Prudhon of Powerlight-13 has done a great job of recreating the first teaser trailer released for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens in…
Iconic Buildings of Portland, Oregon Modeled in Gingerbread
Portland, Oregon-based artist Brittany Powell of Low-Commitment Projects has once again cooked up art with food in her recent project, Gingerbread Portland. Powell created iconic…
Pesky Tortoise Repeatedly Headbutts a Frustrated Orange Tabby Cat
A pesky tortoise repeatedly head butts a frustrated orange tabby cat named Fred, who wants absolutely nothing to do with the persistent chelonian, yet can’t…
‘Ghost Ship’, An Eerie Apparition of a 17th-Century Ship Projected With Water on a Canal in Amsterdam
The ghostly apparition of a 17th-century sailing ship floats on a canal in Amsterdam in the installation Ghost Ship by Romanian architecture studio visualSKIN. The…
Two Rescued Baby Elephants Playfully Wrestle Around With Each Other in the Mud
A couple of rescued baby elephants named Yindee and Dokmai who live at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, playfully wrestle around with…
It’s Okay To Be Smart Takes a Hard Scientific Look at Christmas Mysteries Like Santa Claus and Red-Nosed Reindeer
In a recent episode of It’s Okay To Be Smart, host Joe Hanson takes a hard scientific look at Christmas mysteries by explaining how physics…
Craig Ferguson Says Goodbye to the ‘Late Late Show’ With a Nod to ‘Newhart’, ‘St. Elsewhere’, and ‘The Sopranos’
After almost 10 years brilliantly hosting the award-winning Late Late Show on CBS, the incredible Craig Ferguson opened his final show with a composite of…
‘2014: You Are History’, A Musical Year in Review by JibJab Highlighting Some of the Major Events of 2014
“2014: You Are History” is a musical year in review by JibJab that highlights some of the major events of 2014 in the areas of…
Five Year Old Girl Explains to Her Dad Why She Really Likes the Look of Princess Leia’s Slave Outfit
UK animation team The Brothers McLeod created a cute animated short based on a recorded conversation between comedian Adam Buxton (previously) and his five-year-old daughter.…
Comedian Zach Sherwin Raps About the Podcast ‘Serial’ Over the Theme Song for the Show
In “Listening to Serial,” comedian Zach Sherwin raps about the podcast Serial (previously) over the show’s theme song. Sherwin’s lyrics make reference to the show itself, but…