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Microsoft Super Bowl Ad “Empowering” Celebrates Technology with Former NFL Pro Steve Gleason
Microsoft’s Super Bowl XLVIII commercial “Empowering” showcases an uplifting series of ways in which technological marvels empower us. The ad is narrated by former NFL…
1.24.14, A Short Video Shot Around the World in One Day Entirely on iPhones
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh computer, Apple has released 1.24.14, a video shot around in one day entirely on iPhones.
Chimpnology, A Brilliantly Disturbing Animation by Cyriak Featuring a Series Mutating Chimpanzees
“Chimpnology”, the latest brilliantly disturbing animated short by Cyriak, features a series of mutating chimpanzees using clips from the 1963 short film “BflOggGX = STwWcfl…
Supercut of Every Oscar Winner for ‘Best Visual Effects’ Since the Category Was First Introduced in 1977
Chicago-based filmmaker and writer Nelson Carvajal created a supercut video of every Oscar winner for “Best Visual Effects” since 1977, the year that category was…
Heartwarming ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Valentine’s Day Cards Illustrated by PJ McQuade
Yoda Cupid Star Wars Valentine’s Day Card New York illustrator PJ McQuade has created a heartwarming 2014 series of Star Wars and Lord of the…
RadioShack Discards Outdated Image with “The 80s Called” Super Bowl Ad Featuring 1980s Celebrities
RadioShack did a great job of discarding their outdated image during the Super Bowl commercial, “The 80s Called.” The funny ad featured tons of 80s…
Gigantic Dislodged Boulders Roll Down Mountain Destroying Family Vineyard in Northern Italy
On January 21, 2014, a gigantic dislodged boulder measuring 400 cubic meters rolled right through a sharecropper’s farm in South Tyrol, Italy, while another boulder…
Amazing Olympic Facts by AsapSCIENCE
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE share some amazing Olympic facts leading up to the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. AsapSCIENCE is…
Talented 15 Month-Old Basketball Playing Baby Shoots Six Baskets In a Row
This talented basketball playing baby, who just turned 15 months, catches the ball and shoots six baskets in a row.
The Epic Super Bowl Commercial Newcastle Would Have Made If They Had the Budget to Make a Superbowl Ad
UK brewery Newcastle has released the storyboard of the epic Super Bowl commercial they would have made, if they had the budget to make a…