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‘Minecraft’ Creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson Buys a Swanky Beverly Hills Megamansion for $70 Million
Markus “Notch” Persson, creator of the immensely popular video game Minecraft, has purchased a swanky Beverly Hills megamansion for a cool $70 million. According to…
Bob Dylan Holds Private Concert For Superfan Frederik Wikingsson on the Swedish Film Series ‘Experiment Alone’
Frederik Wikingsson of the Swedish series Experiment Ensam (“Experiment Alone”) wondered what it would be like to experience a Bob Dylan concert alone in the…
An Action Figure Depicting Saul Goodman, The Criminal Lawyer From ‘Breaking Bad’ & Spinoff Series ‘Better Call Saul’
New York City-based Mezco Toyz has created a 6″ action figure depicting fictional criminal lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) from the television drama series Breaking…
‘The Imitation Game’ Screenwriter Graham Moore and Director Morten Tyldum Appear on SciShow to Discuss Alan Turing
Screenwriter Graham Moore and director Morten Tyldum from the film The Imitation Game appeared on a recent episode of SciShow. In the episode, the pair answer host Hank Green‘s…
A Collection of Creepy Vintage Krampus Christmas Postcards in the Book ‘Devil in Design’
The 2004 book Devil in Design by Monte Beauchamp (previously) of BLAB! features a beautiful collection of creepy vintage Krampus Christmas postcards. The book, published…
Buffalo Bill Gates, Hilariously Bizarre Portrait Mashups That Combine Two Pop Culture Figures
Stockholm-based graphic designer Kalle Mattsson creates portrait mashups combining two different pop culture figures in his wonderfully bizarre Tumblr blog, Buffalo Bill Gates. Each portrait…
The Whisker Dam, An Ingenious Device for Protecting Mustaches From Getting Wet While Drinking
The Whisker Dam is an ingenious product for protecting one’s mustache from getting wet while drinking. The device rests along the rim of a glass,…
Mother Cat Nurses a Days-Old Pit Bull Puppy Right Next to Her Newborn Kittens, Accepting Him as Her Very Own
In this report from Annette Lawless of FOX8 in Cleveland, Ohio, a generous mother cat named Lolene, who just had a litter of kittens, very…
‘The Hobbit: Rap Battle of the Five Armies’, A Musical Parody of the Third Installment of ‘The Hobbit’ Film Series
The Warp Zone (previously) has created “The Hobbit: Rap Battle of the Five Armies,” a musical parody based on the newly released third and final…
The San Francisco Chronicle Takes a Fascinating In-Depth Look at San Francisco’s Rapidly Changing Mission District
The San Francisco Chronicle has posted a fascinating in-depth feature on the sweeping changes taking place in San Francisco’s Mission District, the once arty and…