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Reggie Watts’ Social Music Experiment Asks ‘Can Music Get You Laid?’
With fellow socio-musicologist Asif, Reggie Watts stars in a new sponsored web series for Ultimate Ears called The Social Music Experiment which asks “What Can…
Cosplay Mashup of Ronald McDonald and The Joker
Photographer David Ngo captured a shot of a cosplayer who combined Ronald McDonald and the Joker at FanimeCon 2013.
Dashboard Cam Captures a Car Accident & A Surprise Resulting From the Crash
A dashboard camera captured two surprises recently in Toronto, Canada: a car accident in an intersection and an almost celebratory surprise resulting from the…
Photographer Proposes to His Girlfriend by Surprising Her at the End of a 360 Degree Video
Brady Dyer, a photographer who lives in Wellington, New Zealand, sweetly proposed to his girlfriend, Emma, in Florence, Italy.
Kingdom Rush Frontiers, A Sequel to the Popular Tower Defense Game ‘Kingdom Rush’
Kingdom Rush Frontiers is an upcoming tower defense game by Ironhide Game Studio and sequel to their award-winning game Kingdom Rush. Prepare to come back…
Gamer Creates an Incredible ‘Portal’-Themed Bedroom
Portal Room with the lights on… Oklahoma-based accountant, painter and gamer Lauren Jennings (aka “BlondeChell“) has created an incredible Portal-themed bedroom. The room is painted…
Artist Creates Paintings out of Videos Stills from CCTV Cameras
Artist William Betts creates paintings out of video stills from closed-circuit cameras. To make the paintings, Betts processes the still images with custom software, sending…
Ranch Dressing Soda by Lester’s Fixins
As seen in Denver, Colorado’s Rocket Fizz store. We have posted before about the unusually flavored sodas by Lester’s Fixins (we’re talking bottles of Buffalo…
An Animated History of the Tulip
“The History of the Tulip” is an animated short that tells the tale of the tulip, from its origins in the Himalayas to its rise…
Witty Comics Based on ‘Game of Thrones’
“Bad Dog!” Montreal-based comic book artist Azad Injejikian has created a series of witty comic strips based on characters and scenes from Game of Thrones.…