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Conan O’Brien Gives His Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky a Manly Cowboy Makeover
On a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien took his associate producer Jordan Schlansky to the Chick Elms western store in Stephenville, Texas to…
Superman Rescues Sandra Bullock From Space in an Alternate Opening Scene for ‘Gravity’
Bangalore, India-based filmmaker and artist Krishna Shenoi has created an alternate opening scene for the film Gravity that shows Superman (Christopher Reeve) rescuing Dr. Ryan…
The ‘Game of Thrones’ Intro Reimagined for the Video Game ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’
Artist Brady Wold has created “Thrones,” a great 3D animated version of the Game of Thrones intro that has been reimagined for the popular action…
Everything But The News Reports on How Technology Is Changing Comedy
“You know if there’s any rights issues with using YouTube videos?” In the seventh episode of Everything But The News, a documentary comedy series created…
An Explanation of How We Know the Big Bang Actually Happened
DNews host Trace Dominguez and producer Dr. Ian O’Neill explain how we know the Big Bang actually happened. Specifically, the two of them break down…
Surreal Room Drawings by Mathew Borrett
Mysterious rooms and structures of widely different scales coexist in surreal drawings in the 2003 “Room Series” by artist Mathew Borrett. Prints are available online.…
‘Game of Phones’, A Recap of Season 3 of HBO’s Television Show ‘Game of Thrones’ Using Emoji
Emoji aficionado Cara Rose DeFabio of the World Translation Foundation has created “Game of Phones”, an emoji-based recap of the third season of HBO’s hit…
A Whole Bunch of Groan-Worthy Chemistry Jokes
“Never trust an atom. They make up everything.” The Reactions YouTube channel, which is produced by the American Chemical Society, has created a video featuring…
A Beautiful London Street Art Series Featuring the Endangered Birds of Britain
Jay painted with acrylics and brushes 3 x 5 m. 2013. South Acton London W3. London-based artist ATM has created a series of street paintings…
‘The Wil Wheaton Project’, A Pop Culture Comedy Television Show Featuring Actor Wil Wheaton
Actor Wil Wheaton has announced The Wil Wheaton Project, a comedy show on the Syfy television network. The show will focus on the important science…