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Trippy GoPro Video of Night Skiing Performed in Glowing LED Light Suits
GoPro has created a colorful and somewhat trippy video of skiers Pep Fujas, Chris Benchetler and Eric Hjorleifson taking to Alaska backcountry slopes while decked…
Baskin-Robbins Adds a Camouflage-Patterned Ice Cream Flavor
First Class Camouflage is a new ice cream flavor by Baskin-Robbins (previously) that combines a trio of different flavors into a military-style pattern. Chocolate, Salty…
‘CHAPPiE’, An Upcoming Movie About a Gifted Robot Who Goes From Being a Reject to Being Cool
Sony Pictures has released a teaser trailer for Chappie, an upcoming film co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9 and Elysium). The movie is…
‘Holoscenes’, A Performance Installation Featuring People Doing Menial Tasks Underwater in a Giant Aquarium
Holoscenes is a performance installation by Early Morning Opera in which performers undertake mundane tasks like cleaning and cooking in a giant aquarium that periodically…
‘The Art of Inspiration’, Snoop Dogg Opens Up About His Painting Process in Collaboration With Happy Socks
Rapper, actor, and painter Snoop Dogg recently collaborated with Swedish sock company Happy Socks to create the film “The Art of Inspiration.” Snoop spoke of…
‘Our Magic’, An Upcoming Documentary About the Art and Practitioners of Stage Magic
Our Magic is an upcoming feature length documentary directed by magician R. Paul Wilson about stage magic and the secretive community of magicians and illusionists…
Renowned Expert Explains to Xeni Jardin How Medical Marijuana Can Alleviate the Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Boing Boing editor Xeni Jardin, an amazing woman who has been wonderfully outspoken about her experience with breast cancer, talks with Michael Backes, a renowned…
Amphibious Trike Designers Propose a Race Between Their Trike and Elon Musk’s ‘James Bond’ Submarine Prop Car
Designers Dawn Thomas and Robert van de Walle of human-powered vehicle studio Three Feet of Air are challenging entrepreneur Elon Musk to an amphibious race…
Stuntman Ronnie Shalvis Performs Parkour Stunts While Unwillingly Being Controlled in a Video Game
Filmmakers Aaron Sorenson, who plays the geeky kid, and Jared Fadel have teamed up to create a video that shows talented stuntman and athlete Ronnie…
New Colon and Rectum Plush Organs From I Heart Guts
I Heart Guts (previously) has announced two new additions to their lineup of plush human organs: a friendly colon and a cheery rectum. photos via…