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King Leo, the Rescued Formerly-Obese Maine Coon Cat, Passes Away
King Leo, the formerly morbidly obese Maine Coon cat who was found trapped in his carrier on the side of a road in Nashville, Tennessee…
‘The Internet Is Awesome’, A New Live Music Video by Pomplamoose
In their latest music video, Pomplamoose performs a live version of their song, “The Internet Is Awesome.” The video was recorded in one take, without…
threaded, A Bizarre Interactive Site Featuring Bright Lights, Surreal Sounds, and Shifting Backgrounds
threaded is a bizarre interactive site by Resn that features bright lights, surreal sounds, and shifting backgrounds. The whole experience is ostensibly focused on the…
Laughing Squid Founder Scott Beale Has a Cocktail Conversation with Dan Maccarone on ‘Story In a Bottle’
The third episode of Story in a Bottle, the weekly podcast series in which Dan Maccarone of Charming Robot sits down with tech innovators over…
The Avengers Try to Prove Their Worth & Pick Up Thor’s Hammer in a Special Look at Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
The Avengers try to prove their worth by picking up Thor’s hammer (Mjölnir) in a new special look at Marvel‘s upcoming film Avengers: Age of…
‘Swimming With Icebergs’, A Short Video About World Champion Freediver Stig Severinsen
“Swimming With Icebergs” is a short video by National Geographic about Stig Severinsen, a Danish freediver who currently holds multiple world records for various diving…
First-Person Video of a Drone Flying Into a Cliff and Plummeting to the Ground in 4K
Every Angle Films captured some accidental footage of a drone flying into a cliff while shooting stunning scenery on a GoPro Hero 4 in 4K…
Fontus, A Bicycle-Mounted Gadget That Fills a Water Bottle With Moisture Collected From the Air
Fontus is a gadget created by industrial designer Kristof Retezár that mounts to the crossbar of a bicycle, pulling moisture out of the air and…
Cats Cole and Marmalade Explain Halloween from a Feline Point of View
Cole & Marmalade, the adorable feline duo that has provided such helpful advice as “A Cat’s Guide to Loving Your Human”, “A Cat’s Guide to…
Stan Lee Gets Into the Halloween Spirit as He Rants About Blood-Sucking Vampires
Legendary comic creator Stan Lee gets into the Halloween spirit as he rants about blood-sucking vampires on a recent episode of Stan’s Rants (previously) on…