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Thanksgiving Etiquette by Ze Frank
Ze Frank explains everything that you need to know about proper holiday manners in his funny narrated video, “Thanksgiving Etiquette.” Poor Billy. Always up to…
Nightmarish Fantasy Paintings by Robert Steven Connett
Artist Robert Steven Connett creates eye-popping paintings full of intricately detailed, fantastical, often nightmarish imagery. Connett’s work will be on display at the “Espionage Miami…
Critical Hit d20 Ice Mold
The Critical Hit d20 Ice Mold is a silicone mold designed to form a large, icosahedral block of ice with numbered sides. It’s available to…
Turret Error, A ‘Portal’ Remix Starring a Penguin With a Portal Gun
A penguin with a Portal gun fights through a building to reclaim his headphones in the music video for “Turret Error,” a remix by Ephixia…
Superfight, A Multiplayer Card Game That Pits Characters Against Each Other in Ridiculous Fights
“Imagine Apples to Apples meets Cards Against Humanity. Then, after they meet, they fight to the death.” Luckyshirt has created Superfight, a multiplayer card game…
Comic Genius, A Book of Hilarious Comedian Portraits by Matt Hoyle for Children’s Charity
Comic Genius is a new book by celebrity photographer Matt Hoyle packed with over 130 hilarious photos of famed comedians. Matt recently teamed up with…
Kentucky Fried Chicken Candle Made With Actual Chicken
Kentucky for Kentucky has created a line of candles designed to recreate “Kentucky’s finest scents,” fried chicken, Ale8, and the Kentucky Derby. Kathy Werking created…
A Tangled Tale, A Beautiful Sand Animation About Two Fish
Montana animator and photographer Corrie Francis Parks has created A Tangled Tale, a beautiful animated short film made with sand.
I Met a Robot at a Ballet Once, Animation About a Girl Who Discusses the Meaning of Being Human with a Robot
A girl has a conversation with robot about what it means to be human in the hand-drawn animated short “I met a robot at a…
Star Wars Darth Vader and Stormtrooper Mood Lights
“Light up the dark side of your bedroom” The Star Wars Mood Lights from Firebox are two battery-powered and “highly-detailed matte plastic helmets” based on…