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Mike Myers Returns to ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Dr. Evil to Send a Message to North Korea and the Sony Hackers
Mike Myers returned to Saturday Night Live for their last episode of 2014, hosted by Amy Adams, to reprise his Austin Powers role as Dr.…
‘Self-Assembly’, A Short Comedy-Horror Film About Parents Who Adopt a Monster Baby
“Self-Assembly” is a mildly disturbing short comedy-horror film in the vein of Eraserhead directed by Dublin-based filmmaker Ray Sullivan that centers on a couple who…
A Snailfish Spotted in the Mariana Trench Becomes the Deepest Living Fish Ever Discovered
A newly identified variety of snailfish spotted by a camera at a depth of 26,716 feet down in the Mariana Trench by University of Hawaii…
MinutePhysics Explains How Airbus Designs and Builds a Commercial Airplane
MinutePhysics (previously) takes a behind-the-scenes trip to the offices of Airbus to explore how the company designs and creates a commercial airplane, including some of…
SoundWorks Collection Speaks With the Sound Team Behind the 2014 ‘Godzilla’ Reboot
In its latest video, SoundWorks Collection (previously) speaks with Sound Editor Erik Aadahl and Sound Designer Ethan Van der Ryn about the sounds of the…
Timelapse of Building Projections and Illuminated Sculptures at the Amsterdam Light Festival
London photographer Jack Fisher traveled to the Netherlands to shoot a timelapse of the Amsterdam Light Festival, an event that lasts several months and fills…
VHX Video Distribution Platform Introduces a Mobile App for Streaming and Sharing Videos
VHX (previously) has launched an iOS app companion to its premium video sharing platform that makes it possible to watch videos on the go, stream…
‘SNL’ Parodies the Popular Podcast ‘Serial’ by Investigating Whether Kris Kringle Can Magically Deliver Toys
Saturday Night Live parodied the popular podcast Serial (previously) with a sketch where the show’s host Sarah Koenig (played by Cecily Strong) investigates a child’s claim that an elf…
‘The Art of the Marbler’, A Fascinating 1970 Educational Film About Paper Marbling
The 1970 British educational film “The Art of the Marbler” offers an in-depth look at paper marbling, a centuries-old technique for creating beautiful marble-like patterns…
Wind-Powered Strandbeest Kinetic Sculpture Model Kits by ThinkGeek
Over the years we’ve posted many times about Strandbeests, the wondrous large scale wind-powered kinetic sculptures created by Dutch artist Theo Jansen. Anyone who has…