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‘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.…
ScanMyPhotos, A Service That Digitizes Old Family Photos by the Box
ScanMyPhotos, a photography digitization service based in Southern California, has teamed up with the United States Postal Service to offer a Prepaid Photo Scanning Box,…
Stephen Colbert Signs Off From the Final ‘Colbert Report’ by Singing ‘We’ll Meet Again’ With a Few Famous Friends
After a nine-year run on Comedy Central, host Stephen Colbert signed off from the final episode of The Colbert Report by singing “We’ll Meet Again” with…
‘Directors’ Cuts’, A Short Film Edited in the Style of Five Iconic Directors Using Only Stock Footage
“Directors’ Cuts” is a short film created by Shutterstock that mimics the style of five iconic contemporary film directors pieced together entirely using stock footage.…
Becky Stern From Adafruit Shares Her Favorite Maker Tools to the Tune of ‘My Favorite Things’
Adafruit wearables guru Becky Stern shows off some of her favorite maker tools in a musical number set to the tune of “My Favorite Things”…
The Guitar Solo From ‘Comfortably Numb’ by Pink Floyd Played on an iPad in GarageBand
One-man band Firmin took on the long and iconic solo from the Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb” in GarageBand on an iPad, overdubbing the rest…
‘Star Wars’ Bowling Bag-Style Purses Made to Look Like Boba Fett and R2-D2
“These *are* the handbags you’re looking for!” ThinkGeek has released two officially licensed Star Wars bowling bag-style purses that are made to look like the…