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San Francisco’s Legendary Frank Chu Answers Questions From the 12 Galaxies in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything)
San Francisco’s legendary eccentric character Frank Chu is doing a reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) today on This is your chance to find answers…
Brooks Wheelan Films One Second a Day for a Year, Goes From Stand-Up Comedian in LA to SNL Cast Member
Comedian and current Saturday Night Live cast member Brooks Wheelan recorded a second each day of 2013 and compiled them into a fairly impressive video…
Russian Police Choir Sings “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs choir performed their cover of “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk earlier today at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening…
McVitie’s Original Digestives Ad Campaign Uses Puppies, Kittens and a Tarsier To Show How “Sweeet” They Are
Do you fancy a crumbly cuddle? McVitie’s Original Digestive and McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes “Sweeet” ad campaign uses adorable puppies, kittens and even a wide-eyed tarsier…
Confide, An App That Lets You Send Private Encrypted Messages That Self-Destruct After Being Read
Following in the current trend of online interactions that are secretive or disappear, Confide is an iOS app that lets users send private encrypted messages…
Wonderful Cephalopod-Themed Dioramas Created by Nemo Gould for Monterey Bay Aquarium “Tentacles” Exhibit
Artist Nemo Gould created a series of three cephalopod-themed dioramas using found materials featuring the cuttlefish, nautilus, and octopus for the upcoming Monterey Bay Aquarium…
Artist Imagines What Paris Might Look Like If Advertisements Were Replaced With Beautiful Classical Paintings
George Frederick Watts – Endymion In their series OMG who stole my ads?, artist Etienne Lavie has taken photos of Paris with advertisements in the…
LEGO Stop-Motion Animated Version of the ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Trailer #1
Film editor and LEGO enthusiast Antonio Toscano created a great stop-motion animated LEGO version of Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer #1. We’ve previously…
What Are Your Odds Of Becoming An Olympian? by AsapSCIENCE
For their Science Says video series on CBC, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explore which sport and country gives us the best shot…
Bless This Net, A Stylish Letterpress Print for Sharing Wi-Fi Network Names and Passwords
Christi Ginger and illustrator Laura Mahan have started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of letterpress prints that share Wi-Fi network names and passwords.…