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Happy Reunion of Dog & Man Who Was Overseas For 6 Months
After being gone overseas for six months, Lt. Gary Daugherty was reunited with his dog Bugaboo who couldn’t be more happy to see him again.…
Borg Like Me (& Other Tales of Art, Eros, and Embedded Systems), A Collection of Gareth Branwyn’s Work
Gareth Branwyn, who has written for Boing Boing, Mondo 2000, Wired, MAKE, and others, is currently working to create Borg Like Me (& Other Tales…
Magician Scares People by Walking Through the Streets Cut in Half
Comedian, magician and ventriloquist Andy Gross scares people with his “Split Man” illusion, where he walks around the streets looking like he cut himself in…
House of Oddities: The Story of The Atrocity Exhibition, A Documentary About Pittsburgh’s Festival of the Bizarre
House of Oddities: The Story of The Atrocity Exhibition is an upcoming documentary about Pittsburgh’s annual festival of the weird and the bizarre, The Atrocity…
Wired Brings a 400-Pound Giant Robot to San Diego Comic Con 2013
Wired has brought a 9.5-foot-tall, 400-pound mech to San Diego Comic Con 2013. The giant robot was created in collaboration with the Stan Winston School…
The Griffins Will Meet The Simpsons in a ‘Family Guy’ Crossover Episode
The Griffin family, from Seth MacFarlane’s hit FOX TV series, Family Guy, will be taking a trip to Springfield for a special crossover episode with…
Russian Truck Carrying Gas Canisters Crashes and Explodes
A Russian truck carrying gas canisters crashed on a highway and the resulting explosions were caught on the dash cams of various onlookers. The…
Scientists Capture Falling Drop of Tar Pitch on Camera For First Time in 69-Year Experiment
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have caught a drop of tar pitch on camera for the very first time since the experiment began 69 years…
Guy Pranks New Yorkers by Walking Through the City Blindfolded and Searching For a Piñata
In the “Where’s The Piñata?” prank by Official Comedy, Bedrocket writer Gordon Mack makes his way through New York City blindfolded and searching for a…
Bad Cars, Short Film About the Difficulties of Dating in Los Angeles With a Shitty Vehicle
“Bad Cars” is a short film by actor and writer Anthony Deptula of the Madataoms comedy collective about the difficulties of dating in Los Angeles,…