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‘Doctor Whom’, An Unhappy Doctor Confronts Customer Service About His Newly Regenerated Self
In “Doctor Whom” by The Nether Region, a grizzled and rotund Doctor Who confronts an uncooperative customer service representative to register his unhappiness with his…
A Woman Does Hilarious Impressions of Celebrities and Cartoon Characters While Stuck in Traffic
Los Angeles actress and comedian Lauren O’Brien does hilarious impressions of celebrities and cartoon characters while she is while stuck in traffic. How O’Brien dressed…
Reusable Skin Blemish Stickers For Lammily the Average Doll That Mimic the Reality of Adolescent Complexions
“Average” doesn’t signify mediocrity. Average includes us all. And all of us are beautiful. Lammily the “average” doll was created by Nickolay Lamm, a designer…
A Bird Develops a Taste for Mysterious ‘Nuggets’ in a Bittersweet Animated Allegory of Addiction
The bittersweet short animation “Nuggets” illustrates the sad descent into addiction through the tale of a kiwi bird who develops a taste for mysterious golden…
Lunar Mission One, A Private Crowdfunded Mission to Send a Robotic Lander to the South Pole of the Moon
Lunar Mission One is a private, crowdfunded mission that plans to send a robotic lander to the lunar south pole with the intent to drill further…
Researchers Discover Early Copy of the Quran Written Only Decades After the Prophet Muhammad’s Death
photo by Dr. Wilfried Lagler Researchers at the Coranica Project at the University of Tübingen have discovered that a manuscript of the Quran donated to…
A TED-Ed Lesson Explaining the Three Most Common Routes of Cancer Metastasis
In the TED-Ed lesson “How does cancer spread through the body?,” animated by Andrew Foerster and narrated by Addison Anderson, educator Ivan Seah Yu Jun…
(Human) Wasteland, A Map That Tracks Incidents of Human Poop in Public Places Reported to San Francisco 311
Jennifer Wong has created (Human) Wasteland, a map showing incidents of human poop in public places reported to San Francisco’s 311 program. Users can search…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores Whether ‘Too Many Cooks’ Says Something About the Meaning of Life
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores whether Adult Swim‘s popular parody “Too Many Cooks” says something about the meaning of life in the show’s…
A Furry Chewbacca Rug Complete With Bandolier
ThinkGeek has released a Chewbacca rug that looks just like the “legendary Wookiee warrior” from Star Wars. The geeky rug, which comes in two different…