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Pete Holmes (Rust) Shares His Negative Outlook on Life and Puppies During a ‘True Detective’ Comedy Sketch
During a comedy sketch based on the HBO TV series True Detective by The Pete Holmes Show, comedian Pete Holmes got into character as Detective…
Video of a Pinball Stuck Between a Bumper and Slingshot
Reddit poster lilmul123 uploaded this video of a pinball stuck in rapid motion between a bumper and slingshot. The video captures 28 seconds of the…
Wild Species of Cats Play With and Rip Apart Rolls of Toilet Paper
The folks at Tampa-based Big Cat Rescue recently gave rolls of toilet paper to wild species of cats (servals, bobcats, lynx, and ocelots) to see…
Illustrations of Memorable Characters From ‘Game of Thrones’ by Olly Moss
Artist Olly Moss has created a series of illustrations that visualize memorable characters from the hit HBO television series Game of Thrones in his own…
Max the Dog Detects Breast Cancer In His Human When Traditional Tests Did Not
This episode of Secret Life of Dogs by BBC Earth tells the incredible story of Max, a beautiful red collie mix, who detected breast cancer…
‘Monument Valley’, A Beautiful Puzzle Video Game Inspired by M.C. Escher
Monument Valley is a puzzle video game from developer ustwo that was inspired by the work of M.C. Escher, Japanese woodblock prints, and global architecture.…
A Man Plays the Song ‘Let It Go’ From Disney’s ‘Frozen’ on Wine Glasses, Pots and Pans
Dan Newbie has created a fantastic video that shows him playing the song “Let It Go” from Disney’s 2013 animated film Frozen on wine glasses,…
African Grey Parrot Says He Doesn’t Want To Be Touched
Jasper, a gorgeous African Grey parrot, tells his human quite definitively “don’t touch me” in this video from 2009. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath
AT&True Detective, ‘It’s Not Complicated’ Spoof Featuring Rust Cohle From ‘True Detective’
Ross Marquand performed an impression of Rust Cohle spouting a True Detective-style philosophy to a circle of bewildered children.
A Cat Interacts with Objects and Characters From the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Universe in Real Life
Filmmaker Michael Tivikoff (a.k.a. “Mr.TVCow“) created a wonderful visual effects-filled video that shows a cat interacting with objects and characters from the Super Mario Bros.…