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The 1922 Silent Horror Film ‘Nosferatu’ Condensed Into 4 Minutes and Dubbed Over With Odd Sounds and Voices
Mario Wienerroither recently condensed the 1922 silent film Nosferatu into a 4-minute video. He then dubbed over the movie with occasional odd sound effects and…
Archimusic, A Series of Illustrations That Imagine Famous Music Artists as Architectural Structures
Barcelona-based illustrator and architect Federico Babina has created Archimusic, a series of illustrations that imagine famous music artists as architectural structures. Prints are available to…
A Man Wearing a Suit Covered in Mentos Gets Dropped Into a Dunk Tank Full of Diet Coke in ‘EpicMealEmpire’ Teaser
EpicMealTime creator Harley Morenstein posted a video featuring a man wearing a suit covered in Mentos getting dropped into a dunk tank full of Diet…
A Mother Embarrasses Her Daughter With a ‘First Moon Party’ To Celebrate Her First Period in a Promo for HelloFlo
A mother embarrasses her daughter with a “First Moon Party“, a period-themed party after her daughter tried to fool her with a nail polish painted…
What It Would Be Like to Watch ‘Game of Thrones’ With People Who Haven’t Read the Books by CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor has created a new original short that imagines what it would be like to watch Game of Thrones with people who haven’t read the…
President Obama Hosts First Ever White House Maker Faire
Yesterday President Barack Obama hosted the first ever Maker Faire at the White House (see previous post). The event featured more than 30 DIY inventions,…
‘Peter’s Computer’, An Amusing Short Film About the Unfortunate Consequences of Dragging and Dropping
“Peter’s Computer” is an amusing short film by Big Play Films about the unfortunate consequences of an older gentleman dragging the “My Computer” desktop shortcut…
Conan O’Brien Visits the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014, Pokes Fun at a Variety of Video Games
Conan O’Brien visited the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 in Los Angeles, California to take a look at the video games and accessories on the show…
Future Lifelong Companions Ruuxa the Baby Cheetah and Raina the Puppy Meet For First Time at San Diego Zoo
Ruuxa the baby cheetah and Raina the Rhodesian ridgeback puppy meet for the very first time, clumsily climbing all over each other, biting each other…
‘A Good Man’, A Poignant Animated Short By StoryCorps About A Gay Man Reconnecting With His Siblings
In “A Good Man“, an animated short by StoryCorps, Brian Wilmouth poignantly talks with his brother Mike about how their father kicked him out of…