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Stunning Time-Lapse Footage Captured in ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Shows the Beauty Hidden in the Busy City of Los Santos
British gamer Cayble has created a stunning time-lapse video, filled with footage captured in the re-release of Rockstar Games‘ popular video game Grand Theft Auto…
Elders React to the Bizarre Adult Swim Video ‘Too Many Cooks’
In a recent episode of the popular Fine Brothers series Elders React, the brothers have seniors react to the bizarre Adult Swim viral video “Too Many…
‘Killswitch’, A Documentary About Aaron Swartz, Edward Snowden, and the Nature of Online Information
Killswitch is a feature-length documentary directed by filmmaker Ali Akbarzadeh that utilizes interviews with digital thinkers Lawrence Lessig, Tim Wu, and Peter Ludlow to explore…
A Fascinating Experiment That Bends Light Around Objects in Order to Render Them Invisible
YouTube science channel Brusspup recently performed an optical experiment that utilizes a series of four lenses from Edmund Optics to bend light around an object,…
A Catchy Remix of the Classic Christmas Song ‘Jingle Bells’ Using Sounds Heard in a Common Business Office
Toronto-based musician Andrew Huang (previously) recently teamed up with the digital marketing agency Klick Health to create a catchy remix of the classic Christmas song…
‘Blackout City’, A Composite Video Showing What the London Skies Would Look Like Without Light Pollution
“Blackout City” is a short video by photographer Nicholas Buer that utilizes composite footage to explore what the skies above London would look like in…
NASA Successfully Launches the Next-Generation Spacecraft Orion on Historic First Flight
After delays and mechanical problems that cancelled the December 4, 2014 launch attempt, NASA has successfully launched the next-generation Orion spacecraft into orbit at 7:05 AM ET…
A Look at Sandwich Video, A Production Company That Makes Innovative Videos for Tech Startups
In the latest episode of its Small Empires series, The Verge takes a trip to Sandwich Video (previously), a Los Angeles-based production company founded by…
‘Light Is Time,’ An Immersive Indoor Installation of 80,000 Watch Parts Suspended From a Ceiling
At the 2014 Milan Design Week back in April, Japanese watch brand Citizen and French architecture firm DGT presented LIGHT is TIME, an immersive indoor…
Drunk Aquaman Gives a Speech Insulting the Other Members of the Justice League
Comedian Alan Starzinski stars in a comedy sketch by UCBcomedy where a drunk Aquaman insults the other members of the Justice League like Batman, Superman, and Plastic…