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Eye-Popping Moiré Pattern Paintings by Anoka Faruqee
Artist Anoka Faruqee creates eye-popping paintings of moiré patterns, the secondary patterns created when two identical patterns are overlapped with a slight rotation or offset.…
Conan O’Brien Presents Footage From the Acer Computers 2014 Keynote Presentation
In a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien presented footage from the Acer Computers 2014 keynote presentation to parody Apple’s big iPhone 6 and Apple…
Whimsical Cartoons That Interact With Real Life
Whimsical drawings interact with real life scenes in Cartoon Bombing, a clever drawing and photography project by French artist troqman. photos by troqman via Golem…
NASA Announces Human Space Flight Will Return to the United States in 2017
NASA has released a teaser video for the major announcement that they will resume human space flight in the United States. The announcement will be…
Great Dane Shows She’s Happy By Wagging Her Tail On Cue During the Song ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It’
If you’re happy and you know it wag your tail. A beautiful spotted Great Dane named Abby Doo wags her tail on cue while her…
Cosplay Music Video From KantaiCon 2014 Featuring Creative Costumes on the USS ‘Yorktown’ Aircraft Carrier
Beat Down Boogie has created a music video featuring a number of the cosplayers and their creative costumes at KantaiCon 2014, a one-day anime convention…
Google Maps Adds Egyptian Monuments Like the Great Pyramid of Giza to Street View
Google Maps has added Egyptian monuments like the Great Pyramid of Giza to Street View. The various areas of the Giza Necropolis, including the Great…
Michael Jackson Talks About the Godliness of His Voice & His Need for Perfection in a 1980 Interview Animated for PBS
In the second season premiere of the PBS animated series Blank on Blank, the late Michael Jackson talks about the godliness of his voice and…
‘All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor Played Without Any Treble
The song “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor includes the line, “I’m all about that bass, bout that bass, no treble,” but in reality…
Cute Baby Bear Wanders Onto a Golf Course, Dances Around With a Flagstick, and Then Steals a Golf Ball
A cute baby bear wanders onto a golf course at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in British Columbia and decides to interrupt a game in…