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Creative Dad Uses Photoshop Skills to Digitally Insert His Adorable Daughter Into Popular Movie Scenes
Austin, Texas-based graphic designer and father Grant Davis used his Adobe Photoshop skills to digitally insert his adorable 15-month-old daughter, Winter, into popular movie scenes.…
ARGFest-o-Con 2014, A Conference and Festival Celebrating Alternate Reality Gaming
ARGFest-o-Con 2014 is a conference and festival that celebrates alternate reality gaming. Alternate reality games, commonly referred to as ARGs, use the real world to…
A Psychedelic Animated Music Video for the Song ‘Pseudologia Fantastica’ by Foster the People
Los Angeles-based indie pop band Foster the People has released an animated music video for their latest single “Pseudologia Fantastica” featuring psychedelic fantasy animation by…
Austrian Strongman Franz Mullner Pulls a Boeing 777 Commercial Airplane 47.6 Feet
Franz “The Austrian Rock” Mullner pulls a 300,000+ pound Boeing 777 47.6 feet down a runway at the Vienna International Airport.
How to Quickly Peel a Bucket of Potatoes in About 50 Seconds
Leo Morten Lund demonstrates how to quickly peel a bucket of potatoes in about 50 seconds. Leo achieved this by attaching a (new and clean)…
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Continues Pestering World Cup Fans & Having His Way With Various Dogs in New York City
“So you saw the opener. You know, In Brazil for five bucks you can see anyone’s opener.” On a recent episode of Conan, Triumph the…
‘Pixeltrek’, A Simulated Version of the U.S.S. ‘Enterprise’-D From ‘Star Trek’ Featuring Pixel Art Graphics
Pixeltrek is part video game, part simulation of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D from the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series with pixel art graphics. The…
Bizarre Fitness Video With a Poodle-Shaped Woman Leading an Exercise Class Featuring Hunky Standard Poodles
In this bizarre video, “Fitness Video for being appraised as an Ex-Fat Girl” by Japanese director Nagi Noda, a woman with limbs shaped like a…
Jeep Ad Campaign Features Animal Illustrations That Reveal a Different Animal When Flipped Upside Down
In this clever ad campaign for Jeep, animal illustrations reveal a second, hidden animal when the images are flipped upside down. The ad campaign was…
‘The Bay Lights’ Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Keep the Bridge Installation Open Through 2026
“The Bay Lights” is a monumental light sculpture by Leo Villareal that is currently installed on the San Francisco — Oakland Bay Bridge. The installation…