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Casey Neistat Goes Snowboarding in New York City
During a recent snowstorm in New York City, filmmaker Casey Neistat went snowboarding on the city’s streets, stairways, and parks.
Delightfully Colorful Pop Culture Mixed Media Art by Elisa Naranja Metalica Insua
Buenos Aires-based artist Elisa Naranja Metalica Insua creates wonderfully colorful mixed media art inspired by pop culture, mythology, and art history. You can view more…
What’s the Deal With Unboxing Videos? by PBS Idea Channel
In this episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta argues that unboxing videos make objects more sensual rather than real, and offers a distinction…
Artist Creatively Shaves His Beard to Form the Letters of the English Alphabet
New York-based artist Michael Allen has created an amusing typography project, Alphabeard Beardface, by using his beard in various shaven states to spell out the…
Classic Films Reimagined as Traditional Ottoman Paintings
Star Wars Istanbul-based artist Murat Palta has created a wonderful series of illustrations that reimagine classic movies like Star Wars and A Clockwork Orange as…
Artists Install Emperor Norton Sign Near Newly Christened Willie L. Brown Jr. Bridge in San Francisco
On Tuesday the western span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge was officially named after former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, much to the displeasure…
Student Transcribes Music From Butt in ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ by Hieronymus Bosch
Amelia, an Oklahoma Christian University student majoring in both information systems and music, was recently looking at the famous triptych painting The Garden of Earthly…
Grace Helbig Humorously Demonstrates Why Being Ladylike Is Not For All Women
Not being a lady doesn’t mean you’re not a woman. In this video by BuzzFeedVideo, online video personality Grace Helbig of It’s Grace, humorously demonstrates…
How to Make Heart-Shaped Eggs for Valentine’s Day
In his latest set of videos, Dave Hax demonstrates how to cook both heart-shaped hard-boiled eggs and heart-shaped fried eggs for Valentine’s Day. The rest…
Mark Malkoff Successfully Completes ‘No Phone Challenge’ Going a Week Without Using His Mobile Phone
Comedian Mark Malkoff frantically searches for his phone after successfully completing his “No Phone Challenge“, where he attempted to go an entire week without using…