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The MitchiriNeko March, A Ridiculously Adorable Parade of Animated Japanese Cartoon Cats
“The MitchiriNeko March” is an animated video featuring ridiculously adorable multi-color cartoon cats dancing, marching, and playing musical instruments. A MitchiriNeko is a cat-like creature…
Phoenix News Station is Baking Cookies on a Car’s Dashboard Because It’s So Hot
Arizona Central columnist Bob Young has posted that 12News in Phoenix, Arizona is baking chocolate chip cookies on a car’s dashboard. It’s 106 degrees there…
Lighting a Fire Pit Full of Ping Pong Balls
A man demonstrates just how flammable ping pong balls are by lighting a fire pit full of them and creating a massive pillar of flame…
Instagram For Chrome, A Chrome Extension For Browsing Instagram in Your Browser
Instagram for Chrome is a Chrome extension that allows users to browse their Instagram feed, like and comment, and explore hashtags right in their browser.…
Tiny Insect Sculptures Made of Recycled Watch Parts
Artist Justin Gershenson-Gates creates delightful miniature insect sculptures out of recycled watch parts, light bulbs, and other found objects. Gershenson-Gates assembles the sculptures by hand,…
More ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Reimagined As Rock Stars and 1980s and 1990s Stereotypes
Tokyo graphic designer Mike Wrobel continues his series of illustrations of Game of Thrones characters as stereotypes from the 1980s and 1990s. The latest redesigns…
Extremely High-Waisted Harem Pants
The Harem Jumpsuit by Sparkle & Fade is made to look like an extremely high-waisted pair of harem pants, a very similar style to the…
Captain Picard’s Mean Pizza-Launchin’ Machine by Brandon Bird
Star Trek‘s Captain Jean-Luc Picard drives a mean pizza-launchin’ machine while hunting down an enemy Borg in this latest drawing by Los Angeles-based artist Brandon…
Lion Sculpture Made Out of Shredded Hotel Receipts
British designer Kyle Bean has created a two-foot tall lion sculpture made from shredded hotel receipts as a commission for the Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG).…
Extensive Video Collection by They Might Be Giants Available on Vimeo
Flood We recently learned that there is an extensive collection of videos –music, extras, or otherwise– by They Might Be Giants are available to view…