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‘Tie Fighters’, An Action-Packed Short Where Jimmy Kimmel & Freddie Wong Fight Over Their Neckties in a Restroom
The skilled team at RocketJump has created “Tie Fighters“, an action-packed short where late night host Jimmy Kimmel and filmmaker Freddie Wong fight over their…
Contributor by Google, A New Service That Removes Ads From Popular Websites for a Monthly Fee
Contributor is a new “experimental” service by Google that removes advertisements from popular sites when users pay a set monthly fee, allowing sites to monetize…
51-Foot-Long Fire-Breathing Dragon Is Declared the World’s Largest Walking Robot
A 51-foot-long fire-breathing robotic dragon built by Zollner Elektronik AG of Zandt, Germany was declared the World’s Largest Walking Robot by Guinness World Records. The…
‘Friends of the Galaxy’, A Mashup of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and the ‘Friends’ Theme Song
Robert Jones (previously) has created “Friends of the Galaxy,” a fantastic mashup of clips from Marvel‘s Guardians of the Galaxy and the Friends theme song.…
Holocaust Survivor Ela Stein Weissberger Offers a Message of Hope & Resistance in a Revival of the Opera ‘Brundibár’
Park Ridge, Illinois-based Petite Opera Productions has revived the children’s opera Brundibár, a piece written before World War II by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása…
‘Wavelight’, A Beautiful Time-Lapse of Star Trails Against the Wave Sandstone Formation in Arizona
“Wavelight” is a beautiful time-lapse video of star trails set against the Wave sandstone formation in Arizona taken by Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic. The video was produced…
Conan O’Brien Takes His Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky Coffee Tasting
On a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien took his associate producer Jordan Schlansky to Intelligentsia Coffee for a coffee tasting after Schlansky bought an…
Brilliant Series in Which Sloths Replace Humans on Iconic Album Covers
Matt Tucker, the Picture Editor at BuzzFeed UK, has created an unusually brilliant photo series in which sloths replace humans on iconic album covers. It’s…
‘Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series’, An Episodic Adventure Game Based on HBO’s Adaptation of the Book Series
Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series is an episodic adventure game by Telltale Games that’s based on the HBO adaptation of George R.R. Martin‘s…
‘The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy’, A Handbook by Sam Maggs Filled With Tips for the Modern Girl Geek
The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy is a handbook for girl geeks by Sam Maggs that is scheduled to be published by Quirk Books in 2015.…