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The Twilly, A Hot Dog In a Twinkie Bun With Peanut Butter & Bacon
Pittsburgh Willy’s in Chandler, Arizona is celebrating National Hot Dog Day with “The Twilly,” a gourmet hot dog in a Twinkie “bun” topped with peanut…
Superhero Depression, One Man’s Complications With Having Superpowers In Real Life
Filmmaker Andrew McMurry of AndrewMFilms has created “Superhero Depression,” a short video about one man’s real life complications with having superpowers. Being a superhero isn’t…
The Hearst Collection, A Live Action Art Heist Laser Maze Game
Gabe Smedresman has created The Hearst Collection, a live action art heist laser maze game. In this video from Come Out and Play 2013, players…
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal By Nick Bilton
San Francisco-based New York Times‘ columnist and reporter Nick Bilton has authored Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal, a book…
Homemade Remake of the Scene in ‘Jaws’ When Brody Says ‘You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat’
The scene in Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller film Jaws when Brody says “You’re gonna need a bigger boat,” has been given a homemade remake in…
A One Piece Shark Bite Swimsuit
San Francisco-based model and designer Bad Aby of Bad Aby Designs has created a one piece shark bite swimsuit “with side cut out, leatherette ‘teeth’…
Chuck Palahniuk Announces Graphic Novel Sequel to ‘Fight Club’
At Comic-Con last week, author Chuck Palahniuk announced plans for a graphic novel sequel to Fight Club, his 1996 novel that later was adapted into…
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, A Follow-Up to Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’ Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson
At San Diego Comic-Con 2013, Fox released the first official trailer for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a 13-part documentary series hosted by astrophysicist Neil…
Jasmine the Dog Shows Off 45 Adorable and Impressive Tricks
In this video, Jasmine the Dog shows off 45 adorable and impressive tricks like pushing a shopping cart, getting a drink from the fridge, stealing…
Instrumented Bodies: Digital Prostheses For Music and Dance Performance
Researchers at McGill University have developed a series of wearable digital instruments that create sound based on the movement of the body. The instruments…