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‘Bad Parkour 2’, A Funny Sequel Where Craig Benzin Performs More Super Simple Parkour Stunts Around Town
“Bad Parkour 2” is a funny sequel by Chicago-based video producer, musician, and vlogger Craig Benzin (a.k.a. “WheezyWaiter“) that follows him as he performs super…
Eclectic Method Remixes the Sci-Fi Classic ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
In honor of the film’s re-release in UK theaters, Eclectic Method (previously) has created a remix of 2001: A Space Odyssey, utilizing vintage synth sounds…
‘Reach for the Stars’, A Mashup of ‘Interstellar’ and More Than a Dozen Other Films About Space Exploration
“Reach for the Stars” is a mashup by Movieclips of the trailer for Interstellar (previously) and more than a dozen other films about space exploration. The video features clips…
Tom Scott Explains Why There Are Liquid Nitrogen Tanks Sitting Unattended on New York City Sidewalks
Host Tom Scott (previously) takes a trip to the sidewalks of New York City to explain why there are tanks of liquid nitrogen sitting around…
Three Powerful First-Person Military Narratives Animated by StoryCorps in Honor of Veteran’s Day
StoryCorps, the oral history project that has recorded and archived “over 50,000 interviews with over 90,000 participants” since 2003, has animated three incredibly powerful first-person…
Humanoid Atlas Robot by Boston Dynamics Performs the Crane Kick from ‘The Karate Kid’
The robotics lab at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) has created a video demonstrating the agility of the Atlas Robot (previously)…
Rockstar Games Releases PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Launch Trailer for the Re-Release of ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
Rockstar Games has recently released the launch trailer for the re-release of their popular video game Grand Theft Auto V (previously), which is coming to…
The Knowledge, An Intense London Cab Driver Test That Incorporates the City’s 25,000 Streets
The latest issue of The New York Times Style Magazine explores The Knowledge, the intense test given to prospective London cab drivers that involves the…
Musicless Version of the Video for Sia’s Song ‘Chandelier’ Dubbed Over With Eerie Sounds & Voices
Mario Wienerroither (previously) recently stripped all the music out of the video for Sia‘s song “Chandelier.” Wienerroither then dubbed over the music video with all…
Snail Mail My Email, A Service That Will Handwrite and Send Beautiful Free Letters for One Week a Year
Snail Mail My Email (previously) is a an annual service founded by San Francisco artist Ivan Cash that will handwrite and mail out free letters…