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The Count Is Offered the Noble Prize for Counting on ‘Sesame Street’ in a Tribute to the Classic Character
Sesame Street recently paid tribute to the character of Count von Count, commonly known as “The Count” in a recent episode. The Count is scheduled…
Delightful Illustrations of Movie Titles That Have Been Cleverly Altered With a Single Typo
Pup Fiction: “Two mob hit dogs go after a poodle who wrote a slanderous op-ed about their boss.” Writer and designer Austin Light has created…
A Nicolas Cage Vinyl Adhesive Adventure Set Featuring Nine Reusable Stickers and a Double-Sided Backdrop
Los Angeles-based artist Brandon Bird has created a new Nicolas Cage Adventure Set, which comes with nine reusable vinyl cling stickers and a double-sided backdrop…
Marmalade the Cat Has Cancer and Needs Help Paying for His Chemotherapy
Marmalade, the sweet and very vocal one-year-old striped ginger cat who makes up one half of the popular feline Cole & Marmalade duo (previously), was…
Disney Announces That the Title of the Next ‘Star Wars’ Film Will Be ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’
On its final day of shooting, the much-anticipated, upcoming Star Wars Episode VII (previously), directed by J.J. Abrams, has been given the subtitle The Force…
Jon Hamm Visits Chris Hardwick’s ‘Midnight’ Game Show to Pose Questions About ‘Bodega Cats’
An incredibly enthusiastic Jon Hamm visited the set of Midnight, host Chris Hardwick‘s late-night game show, to proclaim his love of internet felines and pose…
‘FILM_FX L3.0’, An Animated Short About a Lonely Robot Living in a Desolated Paris
“FILM_FX L3.0” is a beautiful, computer-animated short created by French video game animation school ISART Digital. It stars a “pet” robot named Leo who is…
Wearable Marvel Comic Book Superhero Sleeping Bags
Selk’bag, a wearable sleepwear system created by Rodrigo Alonso of Musuchouse in Chile, has released an amazing line of Marvel comic book superhero sleeping bags.…
‘Pride and Joy’, A Music Video by Alphabets Heaven and Deft Featuring Hard Working Animated Machinery
“Pride and Joy” is an new music video by the electronic artists Alphabet Heaven and Deft, featuring chugging animated machinery drawn by British artist Thomas…
‘All About That Base’, A ‘Star Wars’ Parody of the Meghan Trainor Song ‘All About That Bass’
“I’m all about that base. ‘Bout that base, no rebels.” Nerdist and the geek girls of Team Unicorn recently joined forces to create “All About…