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What the Teaser Trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Would Look Like If Wes Anderson Had Directed It
Filmmaker and photographer Jonah Fiengold has created a wonderful video that imagines what the newly released teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force…
Artist Is Making a Wonderfully Intricate Paper Architectural Miniature Every Day in ‘Paperholm’ Project
Since August of this year, Edinburgh-based artist Charles Young has been creating a wondrous paper architectural miniature every day for his ongoing project, Paperholm. The…
500,000-Year-Old Shell Engraving by Homo Erectus Is Oldest Known ‘Art’
image by Wim Lustenhouwer, VU University Amsterdam In the 1890s, Dutch paleoanthropologist and geologist Eugène Dubois collected fossils in Trinil, Indonesia. Among his findings were…
A TED-Ed Animation Explaining the Nature of Those Floating Things That Sometimes Appear in the Eye
A TED-Ed lesson by Michael Mauser and animator Jane E. Davis explains the nature of those floating things, commonly called “floaters,” that sometimes appear in the eye.…
A Detailed Analysis of the Combination of Action and Comedy in Jackie Chan Films
“Jackie Chan – How to Do Action Comedy” is a video by Tony Zhou of the film analysis series Every Frame a Painting that examines…
Artist Ra Paulette Is Hand Carving Stunning Sculpted Caves in Sandstone Cliffs in New Mexico
photo via Karoff Films For more than 10 years, artist Ra Paulette has been digging and hand carving extraordinary sculpted caverns in the sandstone cliffs…
Surprised Couple Returns Home to Find a Thirsty Giraffe Drinking From Their Pool
Upon returning from breakfast, a surprised couple found a wayward giraffe quenching her thirst with the swimming pool at their South African home. The giraffe…
A Series of Humorous Signs Posted Around New York City by Comedian Jason Saenz
Comedian Jason Saenz has been posting humorous lost, missing, and wanted signs around New York City and putting photos of his work on the #SaenzSigns…
Siobhan Thompson of Anglophenia Explains How a Proper British Christmas is Celebrated
In “How to Have a British Christmas,” host Siobhan Thompson of the BBC America web series Anglophenia explains how a proper British Christmas is celebrated,…
Mental Floss Shares a Series of Little Things That Changed World History in a Big Way
On a recent episode of the Mental Floss series List Show, host John Green shares a series of little things that changed world history in a…