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‘Space Age’, A Cosmic Adventure Video Game Featuring a Band of Intergalactic Explorers
Space Age is a cosmic adventure video game by developer Big Bucket (specifically developed by Matt Comi with art by Neven Mrgan) that features a…
Texas Mom Decorates Her Son’s Lunchbag With Goofy Doodles Every Day for Two Years
A San Antonio, Texas-based parent has been decorating her middle schooler’s lunchbags every day for almost two years with a black Sharpie. Some of the…
Dogs Playing D&D, A Dungeons & Dragons Version of a Classic ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ Painting
image via Johannes Grenzfurthner Dogs engage in a game of Dungeons & Dragons in Dogs Playing D&D, a painting by Johannes Grenzfurthner of Austrian art…
SciShow Explains the Science Behind Why Dogs Pant
Host Hank Green explains the science behind why dogs pant on a recent episode of the ongoing Quick Questions series on SciShow (previously). It all…
World’s Tallest Living Man and World’s Shortest Living Man Meet in London on Guinness World Records Day
On November 13, 2014 the World’s Tallest Living Man, a 31-year old man named Sultan Kösen, from Ankara, Turkey who stands at 8’3″, and the…
A Nebraska Couple Celebrates a ‘Big Lebowski’-Themed Wedding in a Bowling Alley
Newlyweds Chelsea and Jesse McNew shared their The Big Lebowski-themed wedding story and photos with the Offbeat Bride blog including photographs by Ben Semisch. The couple was…
‘Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores’, An Expansion for the M.C. Escher-Inspired Puzzle Video Game ‘Monument Valley’
Developer ustwo has released Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores, a content expansion for the M.C. Escher-inspired puzzle video game Monument Valley. The new expansion, which is…
A Supercut of People Saying ‘You F*cked/Messed With the Wrong…’ in Movies
Animator and visual effects artist Glenn O’Neill of Coponfilms (previously) has created a supercut video of people saying, “You f*cked/messed with the wrong…” in movies.…
‘IKEA Man’, Mashup Illustrations of the Simple Character in IKEA’s Instruction Manuals & Popular Cartoon Characters
IKEA Man is a series of mashup illustrations by Uppsala, Sweden-based graphic designer Sedki Alimam that merge the simple character seen in IKEA‘s instruction manuals…
‘Running the Gammatar’, Comedy Short About the Banal Lives of Residents in a City Under Constant Giant Monster Attack
“Running the Gammatar” is a short comedy film written and directed by Philadelphia filmmaker Joe Kramer about the lives of a group of young people…