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A Bloody Lot of Alternatives, An Animated Compendium of International Bloody Mary Recipes
Joe Presser has created “A Bloody Lot of Alternatives,” an animated compendium of international Bloody Mary recipes featuring the Bloody Shame, La Sangre De Maria,…
Shepard Fairey Talks About His Vast Record Collection
In the latest episode of Crate Diggers artist Shepard Fairey talks about his collection of some 4,000 records and the role that music plays in…
Flying a Drone in First Person View Using the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset
In this video, Intuitive Aerial flies a drone in first person using the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Using its two cameras, the drone…
Todd Greene, Inventor of the HeadBlade Head Shaver on PBS Inventors
Todd Greene, the inventor of the HeadBlade, a razor specifically designed for shaving heads, is the subject of the latest episode of PBS Inventors by…
Star Wars vs. Game of Thrones, Funny Fan Made Mashups Comparing Similar Themes & Characters
Star Wars vs. Game of Thrones is a funny subreddit full of fan made mashups comparing similar themes and characters from the Star Wars films…
Vegetable Candy Flavored Like Green Beans, Carrots and Corn
To remedy the “age-old problem of having to eat your vegetables before getting your dessert,” Archie McPhee has made Vegetable Candy, hard individually-wrapped candies that…
Everything Wrong With ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ In 9 Minutes Or Less
As a tribute to The Wolverine slashing its way into theaters this week, Cinema Sins released a video that brings to light “Everything Wrong With…
The Complete Unaired Pilot Of ‘The Monkees’ (1965)
In 1965, filmmakers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider created a pilot for a television show which would later become a series on NBC titled…
Hipster Appliances, An Aggregator for Painfully Hip Products
Hipster Appliances is an aggregator of obnoxiously over-designed, ultra-specialized products that arouse a confusing combination of desire and disdain in the discerning consumer. The site…
Partially Paralyzed Man Dances Professionally With Crutches
Dergin Tokmak, also known as Stix, contracted polio that partially paralyzed his legs when he was just eight months old, but has grown up to…