Russian animator Dmitry Grozov (aka Ahriman) created a fantastic anime style trailer for Star Wars: A New Hope. It’s not clear if he’s going to recreate the entire film, but hopefully that’s the plan.
Highly Detailed Realistic Insects Crafted Out of Bamboo
Japanese artist Noriyuki Saitoh creates absolutely gorgeous, highly detailed insects of all kinds that are completely crafted out of bamboo. Each model looks so real that it seems like its ready to fly, sting or fight. The figures are anatomically correct, although as Saitoh explains, the models are not necessarily completely to scale. Instead, the…
Amazing Footage of Wild Alpine Ibex (Goats) Climbing a Near Vertical Wall of an Italian Dam for Nutritious Salt
In 2015, nature photographer Andrea Battisti of Hybrid Wildlife captured remarkable footage of wild Alpine Ibex (mountain goats) as they climbed up the near-vertical wall of a natural dam in Antrona Valley Natural Park, Italy. These determined animals made their way straight up the wall, stopping every few seconds to lick at the nutrient rich…
Barnaby Dixon Introduces Adam Savage to His Brilliant Puppets While Visiting The Cave in San Francisco
British puppeteer Barnaby Dixon traveled all the way to San Francisco in order to introduce his amazing finger operated puppets to big fan Adam Savage. As they hung out in “The Cave” (Savage’s workshop), Dixon happily explained the mechanics behind his creations, had Bug perform a little dance while another puppet walked across the table…
A Frustrating Montage of People Who Brazenly Block NYC Subway Doors When Others Need to Get On/Off
Jeff Seal and Jen Carlson of Gothamist have created a frustrating slow motion montage that shows those incredibly self-absorbed people who intentionally and rather brazenly, block the NYC subway doors when others need to enter or exit the car. Despite this poor etiquette of said riders, Carlson offers a bit of empathy, along with a…
CBS Announces a 2019 Reboot of ‘The Twilight Zone’ With Jordan Peele in Rod Serling’s Former Role
CBS announced a 2019 reboot of Rod Serling‘s iconic series The Twilight Zone, with the formidable Jordan Peele in the late Serling’s former role as narrator. Filming will begin in 2018 for a 2019 premiere on CBS All Access, with all episodes immediately available to stream. The original groundbreaking series, which ran on CBS from…
Comedian Fred Armisen Demonstrates the Funny Things Musicians Do With Their Instruments
While appearing on Conan, the very talented Fred Armisen talked about his new Netflix special “Standup for Drummers” and demonstrated some of the funny things drummers do when it comes to buying and disassembling their instrument. Armisen then took out a guitar and proceeded to show the funny things that guitarists do in music stores…
Times Newer Roman, A Wider Version of the Font to Help Students Fulfill Page Requirements Faster
The wonderfully creative interactive design shop mscf has made it easier for students to meet arbitrary page length requirements while still using a traditional neutral font like Times New Roman. This alternate version of the same font, aptly titled Times Newer Roman, is 5-10% wider, thereby taking up more space on the page. Introducing Times…