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‘Jazzsoon’, A Short Documentary About a Brooklyn Hustler Who Is Living for the Weekends
While shooting “Last Photo New York,” artist Ivan Cash met with a Brooklyn resident named Jazzsoon, a character so fascinating the filmmaker made him the…
‘The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek’, A Collection of Newspaper Comics Designed to Be Flipped Over
The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek is a collection of Sunday newspaper comic strips by Japanese-born Dutch cartoonist Gustave Verbeek that use unique visual tricks…
Classic Television Show ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ Now Available on Blu-ray and DVD From Shout! Factory
The classic television show Pee-wee’s Playhouse is now available on DVD and on Blu-ray thanks to Shout! Factory. The show starred Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman,…
A Strange CGI Screen Test Featuring a Fleshy Blob Singing ‘The Lady Is a Tramp’ in an Empty Room
In a strange CGI screen test created by Barcelona-based film studio Dvein, a mouth attached to a fleshy blob floating in an otherwise empty room…
Facts About the Cult Classic 1981 Horror Film ‘The Evil Dead’ That You May Not Have Known
CineFix has highlighted seven facts (see previously) about the cult classic 1981 horror film The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi, that you…
Illumaphone, An Electronic Instrument Built From Stolen Coffee Cups That Uses Light to Play Notes
The Illumaphone is an electronic musical instrument hand built by New York-based software engineer Bonnie Eisenman from six stolen coffee cups that uses spatial and…
Cartoonist Talks Frankly About the Kind of People He Meets While Walking His Dog
It’s not like I can ignore people when I walk my dog In a recent episode of Domics entitled “Dog Interactions“, cartoonist Dominic Panganiban talks…
A Compilation Video of Pets Dressed Up in Adorable and Spooky Halloween Costumes
Video editor Robert Jones (see previously) created a compilation video for Tastefully Offensive featuring pets dressed up in adorable and spooky Halloween costumes. Halloween is…
Dunkin’ Buddy, A Plastic Device That Allows People to Dunk Cookies in Milk Without Getting Their Hands Wet
The Dunkin’ Buddy is a plastic device invented by Connecticut-based husband and wife team Kiana Machnicz and Jason Wells that allows for hands-free cookie dunking.…
Shortcut, An App That Pairs Users With On-Demand Barbers Who Travel to Their Location
Shortcut is an app that pairs users with on-demand barbers who travel to the user’s location to provide a haircut or beard trim. The service…