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The Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Film Remixed by Eclectic Method
Eclectic Method has created a remix of the original 1984 American science fantasy comedy film Ghostbusters in celebration of the movie’s 30th anniversary. It’s Halloween…
A Proposed Mandatory Shopping Label by Doghouse Diaries That Indicates the Value of Items in an Apocalypse
“New Shopping Label” is an amusing comic by Doghouse Diaries that proposes a new mandatory shopping label that indicates the value of items in an…
Maya Angelou Talks About Her Stepfather’s Long Con in a Rare 1970 Interview with Studs Terkel, Animated for PBS
In the most recent episode of the PBS animated series “Blank on Blank“, the illustrious poet and author Maya Angelou talks about her stepfather Daddy…
Florida Man Breaks a World Record by Opening 18 Beer Bottles With a Chainsaw in One Minute
Floridian John Nicholson scored his place in the Guinness Book of World Records (previously) by opening up 18 beer bottles with a chainsaw in the…
The Hemingwrite, A Retro Word Processor Shaped Like a Typewriter With Cloud Backup and Google Docs Integration
The Hemingwrite is a writing device styled after 1990s word processors that features built-in syncing to contemporary technology, letting writers back up to the cloud…
Mother, A Connected Home Device That Uses Sensors to Monitor Life Statistics
Mother is a connected home device by French company Sen.se that uses a series of adaptable sensors (or “Motion Cookies”) that can be applied to…
Anura, A Smartphone-Controlled Drone That Is Small Enough to Fit in a Pocket
The Anura is a portable quadcopter created by San Francisco-based photographer Jason Lam that folds down into roughly the size of a smartphone. The drone…
Concerned Rapper MC Safesearch Performs a Song About the Importance of Password Security
CollegeHumor presents “Protect Ya Passwordz,” a music video by fictional rappers MC Safesearch and Bobby Secrets about the importance of protecting your passwords. Sadly, in his…
The Members of Dude Perfect Wear Glow-in-the-Dark Stick Figure Costumes While Performing Amazing Sports Trick Shots
The sports and comedy group Dude Perfect (previously) recently wore glow-in-the-dark stick figure costumes while they performed all sorts of amazing sports trick shots. They…
Vintage Time-Lapse Video of Braces Straightening an Extremely Crooked Set of Teeth
In “Straight Teeth in Under 60 Seconds,” a vintage time-lapse video posted to YouTube by Ernest McCallum in 2009, braces straighten an extremely crooked set…