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The Return of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’
Comedian Colin Mochrie has just revealed in a tweet that the popular improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway? will be returning. Ryan Stiles also told The Wenatchee…
A Million Times, An Analog Display Made of 288 Clocks
“A Million Times” is an array of 288 analog clocks that serve as a kind of analog display—the two hands on each clock do not…
Digital Paintings of Star Wars Characters as Fruits & Vegetables
Chewbanana Netherlands-based artist and illustrator Nela Krzewniak has created a tasty series of digital paintings that show some well-known Star Wars characters as different fruits…
The Sun’s Beautiful, Violent Surface In Action
In this awe-inspiring video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, you can see the Sun’s massive, roiling surface in action. The loops of plasma coming…
Boomerang for Gmail, A Plugin That Lets Users Schedule When Emails are Sent and Received
Boomerang for Gmail is a Firefox and Chrome plugin that lets Gmail users schedule when emails are sent and received. The plugin has several clever…
Bullfrogs Eat Everything, Including Their Own Kind
In a short video from the Frogs and Toads series on National Geographic, we learn that Bullfrogs Eat Everything. A bullfrog will go after anything…
Real-Life Super Mario Brothers Themed Mushrooms in a Grocery Store
Toronto-based street artist, character designer and animator Aiden Glynn of Pizza and Pixels has created a custom package that contains a collection of Super Mario…
SpaceX Launches the Falcon 9 Rocket to International Space Station
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket this morning. The Falcon 9 is on its way to the International Space Station, carrying a Dragon cargo…
Cymothoa Exigua, Sex-Changing Tongue-Eating Parasites
The latest installment of PBS NOVA’s Gross Science describes the life of the cymothoa exigua, a tongue-eating parasite that lives in the mouths of fish.…
Tanner Galvin’s Noys Toise, Short Film About a Custom Electronic Instrument Maker
“Tanner Galvin’s Noys Toise” is a short documentary about Tanner Galvin, a Portland artist who creates custom musical instruments out of old electronic toys and…