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‘Him’, A Parody That Reverses the Gender Roles of the Characters in the Spike Jonze Film ‘Her’
Writer Chris Eggersten and director Adam Siegel have brilliantly reimagined the Spike Jonze film “Her” with “Him“, a parody reversing the gender of the characters.…
Famous Paintings and Other Artwork Created with Sushi by Takayo Kiyota
Tokyo-based illustrator and makizushi artist Takayo Kiyota (also known as Tama-chan) creates amazing works of art hidden within sushi rolls. “I never know what the…
Behind-the-Scenes Video of Batkid’s Heroic Make-A-Wish Adventures in San Francisco
Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area released a behind-the-scenes video of the heroic adventures of five-year-old Miles Scott (better known as “BatKid“) in San Francisco. It highlights…
Unicycling Darth Vader Plays the ‘Star Wars’ Theme Song with Flaming Bagpipes on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
In a recent Can They Do It Live? segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Portland-based Brian Kidd (aka “The Unipiper“) dressed up as Darth Vader and…
BuzzFeed Tests Out Burgers and Other Items from the McDonald’s Secret Menu
In this video, BuzzFeed tests out a variety of secret menu items from McDonald’s including the Monster Mac — a Big Mac with eight meat…
Geeky Carved Crayon Sculptures by Hoang Tran
California artist Hoang Tran creates amazingly intricate crayon sculptures of characters from popular fiction like Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Miyazaki movies, Doctor Who, Adventure…
Two Caring Kidnappers Keep Their Victims in a Healthy Environment in a Kickstarter Parody Video
Above Average has released episode four of the Thingstarter series titled, “Sustainable Kidnapping.” The Kickstarter parody follows two caring kidnappers who believe in keeping their…
Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ Comic Series 25th Anniversary Art Show at Mission: Comics and Art in San Francisco
“(Bring Me a) Dream” by Catherine Moore Mission: Comics and Art will be hosting Sandman: 25th Anniversary, a group art show “celebrating one of the…
What Beatboxing Looks Like in Super Slow Motion
German musician Flula Borg demonstrates what beatboxing looks like in super slow motion (1,500 frames per second) in this weird video. Destin of Smarter Every…
Homemade Remake of Maverick’s Final Dogfight Scene in ‘Top Gun’
Cinefix has created a homemade remake of Maverick’s final dogfight scene in the 1986 action drama film Top Gun. The new episode of Homemade Movies…