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Kabosu, the Shiba Inu Behind the Doge Meme
Kyle Chayka has written an amaze piece for The Verge on the online and real-life origins of the doge meme. The Shiba Inu of doge…
How to Make Daenerys Targaryen’s Dragon Egg Chest from ‘Game of Thrones’
In his online step-by-step guide, Burlington, North Carolina prop maker Eric Hart shows how to make a replica of Daenerys Targaryen’s ornate dragon egg chest…
A Humorous Flowchart for Deciding Whether or Not to Take a Photo
CLICKittyCAT has created a humorous Photography Flowchart that gives advice on whether or not you should take a given photo. Here’s a larger version of…
Color Palettes Derived from Nature Photography
image via natural palettes The blog natural palettes presents nature photographs and GIFs with their associated color palettes. image via natural palettes image via natural…
Twitter Glossary 2013, Subtweets, Twitter Canoes, and Hatereads Explained
Stefan Becket of New York Magazine has published “Twitter Glossary, 2013,” a handy guide to the most prevalent Twitter slang of the year. Becket defines…
Navi the Basset Hound Running in Slow Motion
Navi the Bassett Hound is shown running in slow motion in this adorable video shot by videographer Luke Akelson. In 2012, Navi was diagnosed with…
Everything Wrong with ‘Gremlins’ in Roughly 8 Minutes or So
“How long does it take for a chainsaw to cut through a baseball bat? Too f*cking long.” For their ongoing series, CinemaSins has released a…
Demonstration of the Incredible Stabilizing Ability of a 3-Axis Motorized Camera Stabilizer
Photographer Jure Korber demonstrates the incredible stabilizing ability of a three-axis gyro-stabilized gimbal mount.
Supercut of New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Movies
Dan Murrell wrote and edited this supercut video of New Year’s Eve celebrations in movies for Screen Junkies. Here’s a full list of the films…
A Map of the 124 United States of America That Could Have Been
In 2011, Andrew Shears created this interesting map that shows 124 states that could have existed in America if various failed partition proposals throughout history…