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A Musical Mashup of 20 Iconic Television Show Theme Songs Performed in Two Minutes
Brooklyn-based Daniel Koren (previously) recently performed a musical mashup of 20 iconic television show theme songs in two minutes. He did an amazing job of…
A Look at the Robotic Work Force That Helps Fuel Amazon’s Holiday Shipping Fulfillment Warehouses
Amazon is marking the busiest shipping season of the year with a video highlighting its new robot-centric shipping fulfillment centers. The are currently 10 centers…
‘Notes on a Case of Melancholia’, A Whimsical Edward Gorey-Inspired Picture Book About the Grim Reaper
Notes on a Case of Melancholia, Or: A Little Death is a forthcoming picture book by Perry Bible Fellowship cartoonist Nicholas Gurewitch in which a…
The ‘He’s a Pirate’ Theme Song From Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Film Series Played on Wine Glasses
Dan Newbie (previously) has created a fantastic new video that shows him playing the “He’s a Pirate” theme song from Disney‘s Pirates of the Caribbean…
‘All Over’, A Delightful Animated Music Video by Cruisr Featuring Morphing Pop Culture Couples
“All Over” is a delightful new music video by Philadelphia-based indie-pop band Cruisr that features rapidly morphing animations of pop cultural couples created by artist…
Stephen Colbert Expertly Explains the Three-Bladed Lightsaber Seen in the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser
On a recent episode of The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert expertly explained the three-bladed lightsaber seen in the teaser for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force…
Robin Williams Shares His Thoughts About the World Around Him in Poignant 1991 Radio Interviews Animated for PBS
In the most recent episode of the PBS animated series “Blank on Blank,“ the greatly missed Robin Williams opens up about how he sees the…
The EYEteleporter, A Large Head-Mounted Periscope Mask Made of Cardboard
The EYEteleporter is a large head-mounted periscope mask designed by London-based artist Juste Kostikovaite that lets wearers view things from a number of new angles,…
A Magical Mashup of Classic Disney Characters and the ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer
Melbourne, Australia-based freelance artist Darren Wallace has created a magical mashup of classic Disney characters and the newly released trailer for Star Wars Episode VII:…
A Daring Man Demonstrates Highly Dangerous Ways to Remove a Movember Mustache
Engineer Mehdi Sadaghdar demonstrates a few highly dangerous ways to remove a Movember mustache.