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An Interactive Ranking of the Most Popular Halloween Costumes in America From 2009 to 2013
NPR’s Planet Money blog has an interactive ranking of the most popular Halloween costumes in America from 2009 to 2013. Users can hover over a…
An Art Print by Pop Chart Lab Featuring a Collection of Over Two Hundred Cameras From 1839 to 2014
“The Charted Collection of Cameras” is an art print by Pop Chart Lab featuring a “collection of over two hundred cameras from 1839-2014, ranging from…
Daniel Radcliffe Expertly Performs ‘Alphabet Aerobics’ by Blackalicious on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
During a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon challenged actor Daniel Radcliffe to perform the Blackalicious song “Alphabet Aerobics,” and Radcliffe steps up…
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…