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Assassin’s Creed 3 Meets Parkour in Real Life
To celebrate the video game Assassin’s Creed 3 recently being released, filmmaker Devin Graham (aka “Devin Super Tramp“) and professional parkour, free runner and stunt…
A Year in Full Colour, Stop-Motion Animated Video Introduces Colorful Moleskine Planners
Dutch graphic motion designer Rogier Wieland used 382 Moleskine notebooks, his cat and a mouse “borrowed from a pet shop” to create A Year in…
Flawed Symmetry of Prediction, An Experimental Time-Lapse Film
“Flawed Symmetry of Prediction” is an experimental film that combines 3D illusion paintings and time-lapse to mesmerizing effect. Artist Jeff Frost created the film and…
Footage of Hundreds of Caterpillars in a Long Head-to-Tail Caravan
While walking in the mountains, Sweden-based Mehmedsamirs recently captured cool footage of a nearly 13 feet long “caterpillar caravan”, a line of pine processionary caterpillars.…
2012 DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival
The 3rd annual DOC NYC documentary film festival takes place in New York City, November 8 to 15, 2012 (trailer). The festival lineup, spanning memoir,…
Jimmy Kimmel Live in Brooklyn, With Special Guests Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report‘s Stephen Colbert were recently special guests on late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, which broadcast from…
Man With Robotic Leg Walks to the 103rd Floor of Chicago Skyscraper
Yesterday amputee Zac Vawter took the stairs to the 103rd floor of Chicago’s Willis Tower using the first operational mind-controlled robotic leg (video). Vawter completed…
Marty, The Cat That Inspired Nyan Cat Animation Has Died
Marty / photo by PRGuitarman via The Toy Spy On November 1, 2012, illustrator and creator of the Nyan Cat animation Chris Torres announced that…
Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, A TV Series Focusing on Young Entrepreneurs
Start-Ups: Silicon Valley is a new television reality series that “explores the intertwining lives of a group of young entrepreneurs on the path to becoming…
Dragonborn, A New Skyrim Add-On Coming Out in December
Bethesda has recently posted a full-res wallpaper and official trailer for Dragonborn, a new The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game add-on that will be available…