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The Story Coaster, A Comic About the Elements & Pitfalls of Storytelling
Illustrator and cartoonist Grant Snider has created “The Story Coaster,” a comic about the elements and pitfalls of narrative storytelling that was published in the…
Lazy Sloth With Einstein-Like Hair Can’t Find Carrots Because He’s Lying on Them
A lazy sloth with Einstein-like hair has trouble grabbing carrots because he’s lying on top of them in this funny video by Lauren Allen.
Satellite Collections, Google Maps Collage Art by Jenny Odell
195 Yachts, Barges, Cargo Lines, Tankers and Other Ships Artist Jenny Odell makes digital collages out of satellite imagery from Google Maps in her series…
Saturday Morning, A Group Art Show at Ltd. Art Gallery in Seattle
“Bayside High” (Saved by the Bell) by Dave Perillo Saturday Morning is an upcoming pop culture group art show at Ltd. Art Gallery in Seattle…
Cosplayers & Celebrity Guests Face Off in London Film and Comic Con Music Video
This cosplay music video from London Film and Comic Con 2013 by Sneaky Zebra features amazing cosplays of Star Wars, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones,…
DEFCON: The Documentary, Film Covers 20 Years of the World’s Largest Hacking Convention
DEFCON: The Documentary is a soon-to-be-released documentary film directed by computer historian and documentary filmmaker Jason Scott that covers twenty years of DEFCON, the world’s…
A Supercut of Actors Riding Elevators in Movies
Supercut Videos has released “Elevator,” a supercut video of actors riding elevators in popular movies. Here’s a full list of the films, in order of…
USA vs NSA, A Clever Lamp Animation About the NSA Modeled After Pixar’s Opening Sequence
In a clever play on the iconic Pixar lamp animation, the letters “USA” are transformed into “NSA” by an N-shaped lamp with an attached surveillance…
Anagramatron, A Bot That Finds and Retweets Twitter Anagrams
and the shower still going — Noemi (@JFCNoemi) July 9, 2013 What! The golden girls is on? — stoner queen (@stonerqueenn) July 15, 2013 Anagramatron…
Jimmy Kimmel Tells Children ‘You’re Screwed’ in Animated Parody of ‘Schoolhouse Rock’
Jimmy Kimmel tells children what they can “expect of their government” in his animated Schoolhouse Rock! parody, “You’re Screwed.” Jimmy released this comical Kimmel…