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Editor Adds Generous Amount of J.J. Abrams’ Signature Lens Flare to the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer
Editor Tom Barker has added a generous amount J.J. Abrams’ signature lens flare to the Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens teaser trailer. Abrams famously used…
‘A Brief History of the American Shopping Mall’, A Look at the Oldest Indoor Shopping Mall in the United States
The PBS News Hour pays tribute to the American shopping malls with a visit to the Southdale Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota,…
First-Person Video of a GoPro Being Sent Through an Electron Beam Irradiator
RTF Technologies placed a GoPro Hero 3+ camera inside a lead shield and placed it in an industrial electron beam irradiator alongside plastics and mineral…
‘UK 24’, A Stunning Visualization of Air Traffic Over the United Kingdom
“UK 24” is a stunning visualization of a day in the life of air traffic patterns above the United Kingdom created by air traffic control…
A George Lucas Version of the ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer Jam-Packed With CGI Extras
Melbourne, Australia-based filmmaker Michael Shanks (previously) has created a “George Lucas Special Edition” of the newly released trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force…
Pier55, A Proposed Park That Sits Atop a Dock on the Hudson River in New York City
Pier55 is a fanciful new concept by the Hudson River Trust that would replace New York City’s Pier 54 with 2.7 acres of public park…
Agile Black Cat Walks Backwards on a Narrow Ledge While in Pursuit of an Evasive Pigeon
An agile black cat reverses direction and skillfully walks backwards on a narrow ledge while in pursuit of an evasive pigeon who seems to know…
An Adorable Five-Year-Old Girl Surprises Her Mother by Letting the Family Cow Into the House
Billie Jo Decker recorded a video after discovering that her five-year-old daughter Breanna let the family cow Izzy into the house. While being asked about…
Tiny Vintage Arcade Machine Christmas Tree Ornaments Built Using LEGO by Chris McVeigh
Canadian LEGO artist Chris McVeigh (previously) is celebrating the holidays by offering up the schematics for a tiny vintage arcade machine that doubles as a…
Children of the Machine, A Dystopian Near-Future Web Series Distributed Through BitTorrent
Children of the Machine is an upcoming web series led by Igby Goes Down producer Marco Weber that is set in a near-future dystopia where…