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‘King Snare’, An Ad for British Brewer Greene King Featuring Jazz Drummer Steve Noble
“King Snare” is a two-minute ad for brewer Greene King directed by filmmaker George Belfield that features veteran British jazz drummer Steve Noble improvising an…
Gorgeous Samoyed Dog Happily Performs the Wonderful Tricks That He’s Learned Over the Past Year
A gorgeous white Samoyed named Vasko happily performs a series of the wonderful tricks that he’s learned over the past year. According to his to…
The Gute Shepherd Hut, A Small Prefabricated Trailer Hand Built From Wood
The Shepherd Hut is a prefabricated mobile trailer hand built from wood by Ontario small house designers Gute. The little homes ship fully furnished and…
Tested Profiles the Work of Creature Portrait Sculptor Mike Hill
Tested paid a visit to British artist Mike Hill, who designs highly detailed and extremely lifelike creatures. Hill creates many realistic portraits, but his true…
The Social Lamellaphone, A Collaborative Musical Instrument Made From Recycled Street Sweeper Bristles
The Social Lamellaphone is a musical instrument created by Australian artist Gary Warner made from discarded street sweeper bristles that is designed to be played…
‘A Tax on Bunny Rabbits’, An Animated Text-Based Short Film About Rabbits and Robots
“A Tax on Bunny Rabbits” is a short film directed by Riotsquad artist Nathanial Akin that follows a conflict between rabbits and robots through entirely…
Pee-wee Herman Launches a New Blog With Optional VIP Premium Diamond Platinum Club Membership
Pee-wee Herman has launched a new blog that features an optional VIP Premium Diamond Platinum Club membership. When applying for the free VIP membership, users…
An Explanation for Where Birds Disappear to During the Winter Months
It’s Okay to be Smart (previously) host Joe Hanson marks the coming of winter by explaining why birds in the northern hemisphere disappear when it…
First-Person Video of a Death-Defying Free Climb Up a 919-Foot Chimney in Romania
Juggler and daredevil Flaviu Cernescu attached an action camera to his head and captured a free climb up a 919-foot chimney belonging to the CET…
Gory Super Slow Motion Video of Fly Being Zapped by an Electric Bug Zapper Tennis Racket
Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys (previously) have turned their Phantom Flex camera on an tennis racket bug zapper, watching the…