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Siobhan Thompson Uses Shakespearean Insults on Modern Coworkers in Her Web Series ‘Anglophenia’
Siobhan Thompson of the web series Anglophenia recently demonstrated what it would be like to use Shakespearean insults on coworkers in a modern office setting.…
Glove and Boots Sing About the Legal Battle Between Robin Thicke’s Hit Song ‘Blurred Lines’ & Marvin Gaye’s Kids
Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario (see previously) sing about the legal battle between the hit song “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke and the…
A Video Demonstrating Why Overinflating a Basketball Is a Bad Idea
Chris New has posted a video demonstrating how dribbling an extremely overinflated basketball can go horribly wrong.
‘You Have to Fucking Eat’, The Sequel to the Best-Selling Book ‘Go the Fuck to Sleep’
Akashic Books has announced You Have to Fucking Eat by Adam Mansbach, the sequel to his best-selling book Go the Fuck to Sleep. You Have to Fucking Eat is…
Album Covers Reimagined as Animated GIFs
Argentinian musician Juan Betancourt has created a Tumblr devoted to turning album covers into animated GIFs. Most of the selections included are punk and metal…
Dutch Airline KLM Profiles Sherlock, A Beagle & the Cuddliest Member of Their Amsterdam Airport Lost & Found Service
Dutch airline KLM has created a new video profiling an essential — and adorable — member of their Amsterdam Airport Schiphol lost and found service,…
Street Performers in South Africa Perform an Incredible Floating Hat Trick
Street performers in South Africa perform an incredible floating hat trick in a video uploaded by The Internet Loves Me. At one point, the entire…
’11’ by Hitchhiker, A Truly Bizarre Korean Music Video Featuring a Silver CGI Dancing Guy
“11” is a bizarre new music video by mysterious Korean DJ Hitchhiker that features a mashup of psychedelic CGI creations and real world locations. It’s…
Security Consultant Hacks a Canon PIXMA Printer to Play the 1993 Video Game ‘Doom’
Context IS security consultant Michael Jordon recently demonstrated an exploitation in Canon’s PIXMA line of printers that he used to hack the device to play…
A Series of Early Sports Rules
Mental Floss host John Green presents a series of 29 early sports rules in the latest episode of List Show. Examples include rules that made early basketball a…