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Realistic-Looking Eagle Mask and Talon Gloves by Archie McPhee
Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee offers realistic-looking bald eagle masks and talon gloves that they say “makes you look like money (actual US currency in fact).”…
Jeff Goldblum Sells GE Link Light Bulbs in Bizarre Ad Directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim
Jeff Goldblum sells new GE Link LED light bulbs in a bizarre new ad directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. Heidecker and Wareheim are known…
The Bottle Boys Perform a Cover of Bruno Mars’ Song ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ Using Beer Bottles as Instruments
The five Denmark-based members of The Bottle Boys (see previously) recently performed a cover of the song “Locked Out of Heaven” by Bruno Mars using…
Cute Kid Noah Ritter ‘Apparently’ Returns to ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ and Walks With Dinosaurs
“Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of Dinosaur movies in my day.” – Noah Noah Ritter, the “apparently” funny and cute five-year-old kid from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania…
‘Eyes of Hitchcock’, A Visual Exploration of How Director Alfred Hitchcock Used Eyes to Captivate Audiences
“Eyes of Hitchcock” is a video created by Kogonada (see previously) for The Criterion Collection that explores how director Alfred Hitchcock used eyes to captivate…
A Beautiful Time-Lapse Video of Clouds Over Tokyo
Japan-based filmmaker darwinfish105 has documented the diverse array of clouds that form over Tokyo in a beautiful time-lapse video that was recorded this spring and…
More Wonderfully Atmospheric Backlit Cut Paper Sculptures by Hari & Deepti
Back in March we posted about the dramatic backlit cut paper sculptures of art duo Hari & Deepti (Harikrishnan Panicker and Deepti Nair). They’ve since…
Mental Floss Explains Theories on the Origins of the Dollar Sign ‘$’
Host Craig Benzine explains different theories on the origins of the dollar sign “$” in the latest episode of the Mental Floss series The Big Question (see…
Eerie Digitally Rendered Sculptures of Human Figures Merged With Geometric Forms
Human figures merge with geometric forms in the eerie digitally rendered sculptures of Korean artist Kyuin Shim. He has more work on his Behance portfolio.…
Stunning Time-Lapse Footage Shows Undulatus Asperatus Clouds Rolling Like Waves Over Lincoln, Nebraska
A stunning time-lapse video captured by Alex Schueth shows an undulatus asperatus cloud formation rolling like waves over Lincoln, Nebraska. Undulatus asperatus is not yet officially…