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Apple Acquires Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 Billion
Apple has confirmed that they plan to acquire Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $2.6 billion in cash and $400 million in stock. The purchase…
How to Do Visual Comedy, An Analysis of Director Edgar Wright’s Humorous Cinematic Styles and Techniques
Film enthusiast Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting has created “How to Do Visual Comedy,” an analysis of director Edgar Wright‘s humorous cinematic styles…
Vivid Sydney, A Festival of Light Art, Music, and Ideas
photo via Vivid Sydney Vivid Sydney, a festival of light art, music, and ideas, is going on now in Sydney through June 9, 2014. The…
‘Oppressed Majority’, A Short Film About a Man Subjected To Gender Harassment In Female Dominated Society
Oppressed Majority (Majorité Opprimée), an incredibly powerful short film by Eléonore Pourriat, focuses on a vulnerable man who is relentlessly harassed and subjected to the…
Tiny Top Circus Announces a Public Exhibition of Bigfoot in New York City
Tiny Top Circus, “the greatest and smallest traveling show on earth,” has announced that it will be presenting Bigfoot to the public in Washington Square…
Chinese Farmer Invents a Suitcase Scooter
A Chinese farmer spent the past 10 years developing this rather whimsical suitcase scooter. The scooter is electrically powered and can reach a brisk 12…
Aero-X, A Hovercraft That Can Fly Up to 10 Feet Off the Ground at 45 Miles Per Hour
The Aero-X is a hovercraft by Aerofex that can fly up to 10 feet off the ground at 45 miles per hour. The vehicle is…
Security Camera Birdfeeder by ThinkGeek
ThinkGeek brings us this charming Security Camera Birdfeeder (and birdhouse) that looks like a closed-circuit TV camera. photos via ThinkGeek
Vsauce3 Explores and Examines Portals, Immersion, and Reality Itself
Vsauce3 host Jake Roper explores and examines a series of increasingly more philosophical matters starting with the concept of portals and ending with the meaning…
Illustrator Chris Piascik’s Drawing of a Chatty Cougar Saying Wow
Talented illustrator Chris Piascik let us know that he was inspired by our post regarding the cougar that sounded just like a raspy voiced man…