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Mat Fraser, A Talented Performer Far Beyond His Role as Paul the Illustrated Seal on ‘American Horror Story’
“It would be boring if we were all the same.” Mat Fraser, best known for his role as Paul the Illustrated Seal on the F/X…
Bryan Cranston Narrates the Tongue-in-Cheek Bedtime Story ‘You Have to Fucking Eat’
Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston has narrated author Adam Mansbach‘s tongue-in-cheek bedtime story You Have to Fucking Eat, which was released today after being announced last…
Simple Instructions for Making Pour-Over Coffee
Counter Culture Coffee has created a simple brewing guide for making pour-over coffee, complete with a delightful video. In addition to their guides and coffee…
Beautifully Intricate Cookie Decorations by SweetAmbs
Pastry chef Amber Spiegel of SweetAmbs adorns cookies with beautifully intricate designs and textures, often using little more than icing and some basic tools. Aspiring…
The ESA Rosetta Mission Successfully Lands the Philae Spacecraft on the Surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta mission (previously) has successfully landed the Philae spacecraft on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on November 12, 2014. The landing was…
Rare Margay Cat Gives Birth to Healthy Kitten at Animal Sanctuary Outside Fray Bentos, Uruguay
On November 1, 2014, a beautiful Margay cat gave birth to a healthy kitten at Bioparque M’Bopicuá, a sanctuary just outside of the city of…
Strand Magazine Publishes ‘With Your Wings’, A Lost World War II Short Story by John Steinbeck
Andrew F. Gulli, managing editor of Birmingam, Michigan-based Strand Magazine–a magazine specializing in printing obscure works by well-known authors–stumbled upon a 1944 transcript of Orson…
John Oliver Explores the Reality of State Lotteries on ‘Last Week Tonight’
Host John Oliver explored the reality of state lotteries during the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Specifically, Oliver focused on the…
How Famous Artists Might Plate a Thanksgiving Meal
Piet Mondrian Artist Hannah Rothstein imagines how famous artists might arrange a plate a Thanksgiving meal in this clever food art series. Vincent van Gogh…
A Detailed Explanation of the Two-City Process Behind the Creation of Grey Goose Vodka
In October 2014, Potluck Video travelled to Grey Goose in Cognac, France to get a detailed explanation of how they create their vodka, a process…