Famous Movie Quotes Transformed Into Clever Charts
(larger) Dr. Nathan Yau of Flowing Data has created a poster filled with 100 famous movie quotes that he transformed into clever charts. Nathan’s list…
Curious Lion Cubs Investigate a Remote Control Car With GoPro That Drives Up To Them
Curious lion cubs aren't sure what to make of a remote control car with a GoPro that was driven up to them by photographer and Chris Bray.
13th Annual SF Sketchfest, The San Francisco Comedy Festival
The 13th annual SF Sketchfest, a festival of sketch, stand-up, improv, and alternative comedy, takes place January 23 to February 9, 2014 in San Francisco.…
Giant Screens Display Fake Sunrises in Beijing When Smog Blots Out the Real Sun
UPDATE – It turns out that the screens are actually an ad for tourism in China’s Shandong province and not a way to provide a…
Amazing Dog Tricks by Jesse the Jack Russell Terrier
Jesse the Jack Russell Terrier (“Just Jessie the Jack”) is a master showman in his latest video, performing such amazing tricks as breathing underwater, doing…
Apprehensive Cat Suddenly Breaks Out Into Strange Two-Legged Hop Across the Kitchen Floor
An apprehensive tuxedo cat, seemingly spooked by some unknown adversary, suddenly breaks out into a strange two-legged hop across the kitchen floor.
The Man Who Famously Skied San Francisco During the 1976 Snowstorm
San Francisco Chronicle freelance photographer William E. Reister captured photos of Chuck Cihak skiing San Francisco in 1976.
Paging Dr. MacGyver, The Latest in the World of DIY Medical Devices
Journalist Julian Smith explores the world of DIY medical devices in the article “Paging Dr. MacGyver” from The Magazine. Among the devices he describes—Robohand, the…
12-Year-Old Peyton Robertson Develops Ingenious Polymer Sandbag for Flood Defense
Peyton Robertson became the youngest person to win the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge with his ingenious polymer sandbag.
Exuberant 7-Year Old Piano Prodigy Hams It Up on ‘Ellen’
Elias Phoenix, an exuberant 7-Year old piano prodigy from Florida, made quite an impression on Ellen long before he ever got near the piano. His…