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Thrash Metal Band GWAR Covers ‘West End Girls’ by Pet Shop Boys
Virginia-based (by way of Antarctica) thrash metal band GWAR returned to the A.V. Club offices (previously) to put its own unique spin on the 1984…
A Quick Guide on How to Make a Hit Halloween Pop Song by Brett Domino Featuring His Song ‘Unfinished Business’
Musician Brett Domino (previously) gives a quick guide on how to make a hit Halloween pop song in his latest video. Domino also features his…
First-Person Video of a Mountain Biker Racing Down the Streets and Staircases of Taxco, Mexico
Slovak mountain biker Filip Polc has posted a first-person video of his downhill ride in Taxco, Mexico during the finals of a recent Red Bull…
A Supercut of Some of the Greatest Movie Death Scenes of All Time
Drafthouse Films has created a supercut video of some of the greatest movie death scenes of all time. Each scene was selected by filmmakers behind…
First-Person Video of a Bottle of Fireball Whisky Being Drunk From by Wedding Party Members
Chicago resident James C duct-taped an action camcorder to the end of a bottle of Fireball to create a wedding video of various attendees swigging…
Man Walks Silently Through the Streets With Hidden ‘Funny or Die’ Cameras to Capture What Was Being Said to Him
An attractive man with light brown hair, clad in a black T-shirt and jeans, silently took to the streets of New York City with hidden…
‘Left or Right’, An Examination of How Character Choices Are Visualized in the Film ‘Snowpiercer’
Tony Zhou (previously) of the film analysis series Every Frame a Painting has created “Left or Right“, an examination of how character choices are visualized…
Two Black Bears Fight in Front of a Home in a Residential New Jersey Neighborhood
YouTube user TheTubeUser86 has posted a motion-stabilized version of J Domzalski’s video of a pair of black bears fighting it out on a residential street…
Father Builds a Life-Sized ‘MechWarrior’ Halloween Costume for Himself and His Six-Month-Old Son
Ryan Bowen created a fantastic life-sized Halloween costume for him and his six-month-old son that looks like a deadly “Sunder” BattleMech from MechWarrior, a video…
Stephen Colbert Interviews Anita Sarkeesian About Gamergate on ‘The Colbert Report’
Stephen Colbert recently interviewed feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian about the ongoing Gamergate controversy on The Colbert Report. Colbert prefaced the interview with a short segment…