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Wind, Clever Animation About People Coping With Life in an Extremely Windy Place
“WIND” is a clever short animation about the humorous ways that people in an extremely windy place cope with the weather. The animation was created…
DIY Paper ‘Game of Thrones’ House Sigil Snowflakes
San Francisco artist Krystal Higgins has created a wonderful collection of DIY paper Game of Thrones snowflake designs for the Christmas season. The free snowflake…
What It’s Like to Blow Bubbles in -45 Degree Weather
A funny Canadian couple demonstrates what it’s like to blow bubbles in -45 degree weather in this 2009 video. The bubbles don’t freeze, but seem…
I Ship It, A Parody Fandom Anthem About Shipping
“I Ship It” by Not Literally Productions is a fandom parody of Icona Pop’s “I Love It” dedicated to the practice of shipping. The single…
Artist Sipho Mabona Is Planning To Make a Lifesize Origami Elephant Out of a Giant Square of Paper
Origami artist Sipho Mabona will make a lifesize origami elephant sculpture out of a 50-foot-wide square of paper in his upcoming project “White Elephant.” Mabona…
DJI Introduces the Phantom 2 Vision Quadcopter With a Built-In Camera
DJI has released the Phantom 2 Vision, a remote-controlled quadcopter with a built-in camera. The Phantom 2 Vision’s camera can shoot 1080p video and 14-megapixel…
How to Make Link’s Ordon Sword From ‘The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess’ Out of Wood
Australian artist EarthboundEmpire demonstrates how to make Link’s Ordon Sword from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess video game out of wood in her step-by-step…
The Squidder, A Graphic Novel by Ben Templesmith About an Old Soldier in a Post-Apocalyptic World
“It’s Mad Max meets Cthulhu.” – Ben Templesmith The Squidder is an upcoming original graphic novel written and drawn by artist Ben Templesmith of the…
Ways to Pet Your Cat
Portland, Oregon artist Michelle L. Nguyen, also known as Kubits, has created a comic about different “Ways to Pet Your Cat” like the Brain-Eater, the…
The Poopy Cat Dolls Sing ‘Do You Want My Purr Purr?’ in a Strange Cat Litter Commercial
Do you want my purr purr? Better pet my fur fur. The Poopy Cat Dolls — kittens Cleo, Diana, Jackie, Grace, and Marilyn — sing…