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An Idiot’s Guide to the Third Season of ‘Game of Thrones’ by Screen Junkies
In honor of the fourth season premiering this Sunday, Screen Junkies host Hal Rudnick sits down and gives us an Idiot’s Guide to the third…
Taiwanese Artist Creates an Amazing Full-Size Iron Man Suit Out of Cardboard
20-year-old Taiwanese artist Xhongkai Xiang has created an amazing full-size Iron Man suit out of cardboard. It took him an entire year to build the…
Swan Song, A Stop-Motion Ad with a Gruesome Ending by PES for the New citizenM Hotel in New York City
Stop-motion artist PES has created “Swan Song,” a 40-second stop-motion ad for the new citizenM Hotel in New York City that comes equipped with a…
David Letterman Announces His Retirement From The Late Show For Sometime In 2015
David Letterman surprised everyone today when he announced his retirement from The Late Show for sometime in 2015. He doesn’t know exactly when, but it…
A Tour of the British Isles in Accents
Dialect coach Andrew Jack offers a tour of the British Isles through the various accents of its residents in this fascinating short video. Jack has…
Robot Band The Bit-52’s Play ‘Private Idaho’ by The B-52’s
James Cochrane got his robot band The Bit-52’s back together for a cover The B-52’s 1980 single, “Private Idaho.” The guitar, keyboard and drum parts…
Flaming Lotus Girls Launches Kickstarter Fundraiser to Bring ‘Soma’ Installation to San Francisco’s Pier 14
Back in February we posted about an initiative by the Flaming Lotus Girls to bring the art group’s interactive “Soma” installation to Pier 14 in…
A Series of Interesting Facts About the Video Game ‘Pac-Man’
The video game trivia gurus at Did You Know Gaming? have released a video with a series of interesting facts and tidbits about the video…
Everything But The News Reports on Startup Culture in the Bay Area
“So, it’s a startup for other startups to start, uh, starting up.” In the eighth episode of Everything But The News, a documentary comedy series…
Like a Million, A New Projection Mapped Music Video by Pomplamoose
Today Pomplamoose released “Like A Million,” a delightful projection mapped music video which they recorded in one take. This making-of video shows how they did…