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Patton Oswalt Parodies Rust Cohle From ‘True Detective’
In an amusing promo for his comedy special “Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time” premiering April 6, 2014 on Comedy Central, comedian Patton Oswalt parodies the…
Incredible Lifeforms That Are Now Extinct
The Brain Scoop host Emily Graslie guest hosts on Mental Floss to discuss a series of critters that are no longer around in “21 Mind-Blowing…
Dog Jumps From Couch To Couch, Gaining Some Serious Air
In this video posted by Life in the Doghouse, Stig, a very buoyant rescued pit bull, gleefully evades capture while playing with his canine buddies…
A Beginner’s Guide on How to Tie a Tie by CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor has created this handy video on “How to Tie a Tie” for the inept man-child.
Famous Bands Recreated in LEGO
Malaysian LEGO and diecast car junkie Adly Syairi Ramly has taken 20 famous bands and recreated them all in LEGO. You can view his complete…
The Strange Beauty of Cats Sitting On Glass Objects
BuzzFeedVideo examines the common house cat and the strange beauty of its unique predilection for sitting on glass objects. I think cats have a deeper…
First Full Trailer for FX’s Television Adaptation of the Film ‘Fargo’ Offers a Small Glimpse at the Story
“You think this could be, like, an organized crime thing?” The first full trailer for the loosely connected television adaptation of the 1996 film Fargo…
Edward Snowden Speaks at the TED2014 Conference via a Telepresence Robot About the Internet and the NSA
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor responsible for leaking a number of classified documents to media outlets in 2013, recently spoke via a…
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Will Take Place 30 Years After the Events of ‘Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi’
Lucasfilm has recently announced that they will begin filming the principal photography of their upcoming movie Star Wars: Episode VII, directed by J.J. Abrams, in…
Happy Dog, A Parody of Pharrell Williams’ Song “Happy” Starring Cute Canines
The Pet Collective has created “Happy Dog,” a parody of the Oscar-nominated song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams starring a cute cast of canines. Pharrell’s “Happy”…