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‘The Hobbit’ Film Series Retold in 72 Seconds as a LEGO Animated Short
Kevin Ulrich of Brotherhood Workshop (see previously) has created a great LEGO animated short of Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit film series being retold in 72…
‘The Imperial March’ Theme Song From ‘Star Wars’ Played on Eight Floppy Drives
Anand Jain (see previously) — known also as “MrSolidSnake745” — has created a wonderful version of “The Imperial March” theme song by John Williams from…
Wonderfully Bizarre Collages of Faces by Matthieu Bourel
French artist Matthieu Bourel combines images from books, old magazines, and other found materials into wonderfully bizarre collages of faces. He has turned some of…
‘Veeptopus’, A Portrait Series Depicting Every United States Vice President With an Octopus on His Head
Artist Jonathan Crow has created “Veeptopus” — a tentacular portrait series that depicts every United States Vice President with an octopus on his head. images…
‘Cubed’, The Workplace Comedy Web Series by Above Average, Returns With Its Second Season
Cubed (see previously), the workplace comedy web series by Above Average, returns with its second season. The series is written by and stars Benjamin Apple…
The Origin of the Rooster on the Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Bottle
Modern Farmer recently tracked down the origin of the iconic rooster found on the label of the famed Huy Fong Foods sriracha sauce. Modern Farmer…
PBS Idea Channel Explores Whether Video Games Are About Their Mechanics
PBS Idea Channel (see previously) host Mike Rugnetta recently explored whether video games are about their mechanics. Specifically, Rugnetta points out that story elements are…
An Examination of the Balance of Power Between Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Tony Zhou of the film analysis series Every Frame a Painting (see previously) examines the balance of power (or “who wins the scene”) in the…
Distorted Paintings of Urban Nightlife That Resemble Night Photography
Brooklyn-based artist Alexandra Pacula creates lively paintings of city nights in which the colors and lights bleed and distort in a style reminiscent of night…
A Tiny Baby Ring-Tailed Cat Wakes Up to the World and Looks Around In Adorable Befuddlement
A tiny 3-week old ring-tailed cat, an animal which happens to be more akin to a raccoon than to a feline, wakes up to the…