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‘Everything But the News’ Picks the Brain of a Five-Year-Old Venture Capitalist
Everything But the News (previously) host Steve Goldbloom picks the brain of a five-year-old venture capitalist named Max in a short clip that deviates somewhat…
A Woman Pulls Off an Epic Jenga Move by Quickly Hitting Out the Bottom Brick Without Knocking Over the Tower
Redditor DKBobby recently posted a video on YouTube of their sister-in-law pulling off an epic move while playing Jenga. With a quick karate chop, she…
The Kloons Lip Sync a Conversation About Bill Murray Between Nik Kazoura’s Mother and Aunt in Episode 5 of ‘Sisters’
In episode five of their web series Sisters, Mitch Lewis and Nik Kazoura of The Kloons lip sync a recorded conversation between Kazoura’s mother and aunt on the…
A Compilation of Times Stephen Colbert Has Cracked Up and Broken Character While Filming ‘The Colbert Report’
Comedy Central has put together a compilation of times Stephen Colbert has cracked up while filming The Colbert Report. A few times Colbert even breaks character…
A Cappella Group ‘Shir Soul’ Uses Colored Dreidels to Assign Vocal Roles While Performing a Medley of Chanukah Songs
Shir Soul, the New York City-based Jewish a cappella group, performs an amazing medley of three traditional Chanukah songs: “I Have a Little Dreidel,” “Mi…
Beautiful Pixel Art Illustrations of Detailed Scenes That Tell a Personal Story About the Artist
The Toy Maker Barcelona, Spain-based artist Octavi Navarro has created a beautiful collection of pixel art illustrations of detailed scenes that each tell a personal…
‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ Arrives on Netflix Including ‘The Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special’
Pee-wee Herman (previously) himself (Paul Reubens) announced on his Facebook page that all 45 episodes of the classic television show Pee-wee’s Playhouse have been added for instant…
GoPro Video of an Intense Ski Session Down the Austrian Alps
Christoph Hoerner and Daniel Feichtinger of the Austrian ski team Traum Leben shot some GoPro footage of an intense day spent skiing down the Austrian…
Proto BuildBar, A Makerspace & Bar Hybrid Located in Downtown Dayton, Ohio Where People Can 3D Print, Drink, & Make
Chris Wire, owner of the Dayton, Ohio-based Real Art digital and physical creative agency, brought a dream to life when he and his talented team…
The Long and Intensive Process That Goes Into Creating a Hand-Colored Lithograph
Online art gallery Sold Art has created a video highlighting the work of French artists Ella & Pitr (previously), who create lithographs the old-fashioned way.…