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A Hungry Shark Dreams Big in an Animated Spoof of the Song ‘Part of Your World’ From ‘The Little Mermaid’
“I am a shark. Isn’t that neat? You couldn’t name something I couldn’t eat.” A hungry shark dreams big in the Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD)…
Joe Ades, New York City’s Dapper ‘Gentleman Peeler’ Street Salesman
In this 2008 video, Joe Ades expertly pitches a vegetable peeler to prospective customers at Union Square in New York City. From 1993 to 2009,…
Black Leopard Jubilantly Jumps Into A Woman’s Arms at the ‘Cheetah Experience’
In this 2013 video, Pardus, a gorgeous black cheetah, jubilantly jumps into the arms of Juhi Agrawalan at the Cheetah Experience, a big cat rehabilitation…
Actor Peter Dinklage Summarizes the ‘Game of Thrones’ Television Show in 45 Seconds
“Stabby stabby stabby stabby, um, sexy sexy sexy, stabby stabby stabby, beautiful, beautiful language.” Actor Peter Dinklage briefly summarizes the Game of Thrones television show…
Tangible Orchestra, A Proximity Sensing Music Installation
Art collective Picarøøn created the Tangible Orchestra installation their home of Edinburgh, Scotland, deploying a number of cylinders that light up and play music when…
Man Makes Humorous Video of His Evening Babysitting His Girlfriend’s Very Thirsty Cat
A redditor who goes by the name Leicor, posted this very humorous video of his girlfriend’s cat after an evening of babysitting the seemingly parched…
Book Traces, A Project Collecting 19th and Early 20th Century Library Books With Customizations From Original Owners
Longfellow’s Poems and Ballads Book Traces is a crowd-sourced project collecting 19th and early 20th century library books with customizations like marginalia and inserts from…
‘Ice Books’, Book-Shaped Ice Sculptures With Embedded Seeds That Disperse Into Rivers
New Mexico “eco-artist” Basia Irland creates and distributes “ice books,” ice sculptures made of frozen river water with seeds embedded inside, which are placed into…
Sign Painters, A Documentary About the Hand-Painted Sign Industry, Is Now Available
Back in 2013 we posted about Sign Painters, a documentary about the hand-painted sign industry by filmmakers Faythe Levine and Sam Macon. The documentary has…
The Science of ‘Game of Thrones’ by It’s Okay To Be Smart
“Science is coming…” Host Joe Hanson explains the science of the popular HBO television series Game of Thrones in a recent episode of PBS Digital…