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Kevin Spacey and Jimmy Fallon’s Barbershop Quartet Cover the Hit Song ‘Talk Dirty’ by Jason Derulo
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, special guest Kevin Spacey joined host Jimmy Fallon and his reggae barbershop quartet, “The Ragtime Gals,” to…
A Montage of Star Wars-Themed ‘Action Movie Kid’ Videos
To celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4th), Dreamworks animator and father Daniel Hashimoto has created a montage of new and classic Star Wars-themed videos for…
Fan Made ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Movie Poster Featuring All 13 of the Announced Cast Members
UK artist Old Red Jalopy has created a Star Wars: Episode VII movie poster for MTV News that features all 13 of the announced cast…
‘Birds’, A Bizarre CGI Short Film Where Bird Parts Are Replaced With Various Objects
Produced by art studio Zeitguised in Berlin, “Birds” is a strange CGI short film that explores what birds look like with parts replaced by various…
Swingling, A Portable Playground Swing That You Can Take Anywhere
Invented by San Francisco-based designer Kevin Shay, Swingling (formerly UpSwing) is a portable swing you can hang from just about anywhere — anywhere that can…
Look Birdy, An iPhone App That Flashes and Chirps to Help Get Kids to Pay Attention for a Photo
Look Birdy is a new photo app that plays a variety of bird sounds while flickering the flash in order get kids to make eye…
‘The Search for General Tso’, A Documentary About Americanized Chinese Food
Written and directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Ian Cheney, The Search for General Tso is a new documentary exploring the phenomenon of Chinese food in the…
President Obama and Joel McHale Host the 2014 White House Correspondents Association Dinner
Vice-President Joe Biden and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus opened the the 2014 White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2014 with a…
‘Awakening’, A Stunning 4K Time-Lapse Video Featuring New Zealand’s Natural Landscapes
Filmmaker Martin Heck shot “Awakening” over the course of four months for his production company, Timestorm, capturing absolutely stunning 4K time-lapse video of New Zealand.…
Rejected Characters From the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Nitrozac and Snaggy of The Joy of Tech have created a funny webcomic that shows their list of rejected characters from J.J. Abrams‘ upcoming film,…