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Eau My Cologne Spray, A Stunning New Fragrance by George Takei
“Set phasers to stunning!” Actor George Takei — best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek — has released his new Eau…
Francis and the Lights Demonstrates Advanced Musical Techniques With the Keezy App
Francis and the Lights demonstrates a few advanced techniques — blip, loop, stutter, harmony, double up, and composition — to use with the Keezy music…
Super Mario 3D World The Musical, Peach Joins the Mario Brothers Team With a Song
Brothers Antonius and Vijay Nazareth of the YouTube musical group AVbyte have created “Super Mario 3D World The Musical,” a song about Peach teaming up…
Michel Gondry Narrates Scene From ‘Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?, His Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky’
French filmmaker Michel Gondry narrates a scene from his newest film, Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy? for the New York Times Anatomy of…
Doctor Who TARDIS Tea Infuser
The Doctor Who TARDIS Tea Infuser holds loose leaf tea for brewing and comes with a tiny sonic screwdriver that hangs from a chain. It…
POV Parkour Video of a Russian Freerunner Doing Wild Stunts on Top of a Tall Building
In this POV parkour video, Russian 3RUN freerunning athelete and stuntman Alexandr “Shade” Gisych climbs, leaps, and does a bunch of other wild stunts on…
Ed Bassmaster Returns as Bush Man to Surprise Unsuspecting People in New York City
Philadelphia prankster Ed Bassmaster has returned as Bush Man to surprise unusupecting people in New York City as they cross his path. Bush Man is…
1000 Days of Drawing, A Book Featuring 1,000 Illustrations From Chris Piascik’s Daily Drawing Series
New England illustrator and graphic designer Chris Piascik has created 1000 Days of Drawing, a book featuring the first 1,000 illustrations from Chris’ daily drawing…
How to Make a Functional Cell Phone From Scratch
Software developer David Mellis demonstrates how to make a functional cell phone from scratch in this Instructables article. The DIY cell phone is able to…
Custom Atari Action Figures Based on Heroes From Classic Activision Video Games
Chicago-based humor writer and artist Dan Polydoris of Chicago Toy Collector has created a series of custom action figures based on heroes from classic Activision…