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Footage From the Last Car to Cross the Old Span of the San Francisco Oakland-Bay Bridge
The old Eastern span of the San Francisco Oakland-Bay Bridge recently closed for good but not before some guys crossed it for the last time.…
Self Portrait, Comic Shows Innovative Ways of Representing Oneself
Cartoonist and illustrator Grant Snider of Incidental Comics has created “Self Portrait,” a comic that shows the many “innovative ways” of representing oneself. This comic…
Instagram User Mrpimpgoodgame Takes Tons of Identical Selfies
Benny Winfield Jr., better known by his Instagram handle mrpimpgoodgame, began posting virtually identical selfies with his signature smile in mid-July and has since amassed…
Lil Bub and Casey Weldon ‘Meow Brow’ Cat Art Shows
“By the Power of Bub” by Aaron Jasinski Spoke Art gallery in San Francisco will be hosting two separate art shows at the same this…
Hilarious Norwegian Music Video Asks What Sound a Fox Makes
Norwegian talk-show duo Ylvis — brothers Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker — ask what sound a fox makes and imitate its rarely heard cry in this…
Official ‘Gravity’ Trailer Is Filled With Suspense, Stress, and Terror
Warner Bros. has released a suspenseful full-length trailer for Gravity, a film about two astronauts stranded in space after their shuttle is destroyed. The film,…
Will You Please Be My Mayor, A Website That Asks Celebrities to Run For NYC Mayor
Will You Please Be My Mayor? is a website created by Studio Rodrigo and Shift Lab “because the current candidates for mayor of New York…
MGMT Releases Cinematic Trailer For Upcoming Self-Titled Album
MGMT has released a cinematic trailer for their upcoming eponymous album set to release on September 17th, 2013. Previously, we wrote about the band’s animated…
David Bowie the Hamster Plays Dress Up With Colorful Cardboard Cutouts
David Bowie the hamster plays dress up, trying out a mermaid, a pretty princess, the Cheshire Cat, and a clown by sticking his head through…
Cat Scoots Around in Circles While Upside Down Underneath Chairs
A black cat scoots around upside down in circles underneath six dining room chairs in this video by Trish Pentecost. According to the video’s description,…