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‘Ghost Janitor’, A Peppy Animated Short About a Friendly Spirit Who Cleans Offices After Hours
“Ghost Janitor” is a delightful animated short by Massachusetts-based artist Louie Zong that features a friendly office-cleaning ghost who encounters a thief while tidying up…
Jimmy Fallon Pays Tribute to Late Actor and Comedian Robin Williams on ‘The Tonight Show’
Host Jimmy Fallon took a moment on a recent episode of The Tonight Show to pay tribute to late one-of-a-kind actor and comedian Robin Williams.…
Signs, A Newly Opened Toronto Restaurant That Exclusively Employs Deaf Waiters
Signs is a newly opened Toronto restaurant that exclusively employs deaf waiters. CBC news program The National recently took a look at the restaurant, which…
Red Clay, A Community That Matches Designers With Companies
Red Clay is a community that matches designers with companies. Companies post design projects on Red Clay’s platform, and designers signal their interest in working…
The Steamy Movie Trailer for ’50 Shades of Grey’ Remade With Cute Kittens
The Pet Collective has created an adorable remake of the steamy movie trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey using adorable kittens. We’ve previously written about…
A Recording of Iconic Telephone Voice Actress Jane Barbe Reciting 1,000 Digits of Pi
Voice actress Jane Barbe recites 1,000 digits of pi in an audio recording uploaded by YouTube user crysknife007. Barbe is perhaps best remembered for recording…
Cheese Expert Carlo Guffanti Demonstrates How to Properly Break Open a Wheel of Parmesan Cheese
Cheese master Carlo Guffanti demonstrates how to properly break open a big wheel of parmesan cheese for Channel Cheese host Alison Brien. It’s a long…
A TED-Ed Animation Explaining How Optical Illusions Fool Our Brains
“How Do Optical Illusions Work” is a TED-Ed animation by educator Nathan S. Jacobs, animator Lisa LaBracio and director Biljana Labovic that explains how optical…
Bad British Commentary of an Exhibition Basketball Game Between the Harlem Globetrotters & the International Elites
Anthony Richardson of The Exploding Heads comedy group added bad British commentary to an exhibition basketball game between the Harlem Globetrotters and the International Elites.…
Host Conan O’Brien Looks Back on His Time With Robin Williams on ‘Conan’
Host Conan O’Brien looked back on his time with Robin Williams, who passed away earlier this week, during a recent episode of Conan. Conan broke…