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Pranksters Talk Baby Talk to Strangers In Grocery Store Parking Lot
Mediocre Films sketch comedian Greg Benson and fellow comedian/prankster Jack Vale have some fun with random strangers in a grocery store parking lot by talking…
Seven Psychopaths, A New Dark Comedy About a Kidnapped Shih Tzu
In the upcoming CBS Films dark comedy Seven Psychopaths, written and directed by Oscar winner Martin McDonagh, actors Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken kidnap Woody…
Have a Nice Trip, A Groovy Anti-Drug Song by Merv Griffin (1968)
Merv Griffin, host of the long-running talk show The Merv Griffin Show, took an anti-drug stance in his groovy 1968 single “Have a Nice Trip…
Pi Cake Pan
The Pi Cake Pan is a silicone baking pan (though it can be used as a mold for gelation or ice too) that features the…
Epic 9-Part Fred Rogers Interview on the Archive of American Television
Fred Rogers, beloved TV kid show host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, was interviewed by Karen Herman on July 22, 1999 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This epic…
Hungry Combat Unit, A Shopping Cart Mini-Tank
Doctor Popular recently spotted this suped-up shopping cart that has been turned into a mini-tank on 16th Street in San Francisco. He spent some time…
Truck Cans, Plastic Bottle Toy Vehicles by Martine Camillieri
Truck Cans is an ongoing project by artist Martine Camillieri where she creates toy vehicles from emptied plastic bottles. She then photographs them in scenes…
Stride Gum Ad Campaign Mimics Apple’s Style of Advertising
To promote the launch of their new Mintacular flavor, Stride Gum has unveiled an ad campaign that parodies the distinctive advertising of Apple. A…
The Oatmeal Launches Operation Let’s Build A Goddamn Tesla Museum
Wardenclyffe, the final laboratory of inventor Nikola Tesla, is up for sale. Located in Shoreham, New York, the lab was once the site of a…
The Visitor, A Functioning Robotic Alien Sculpture by Nemo Gould
Oakland, California-based kinetic sculpture artist Nemo Gould creates amazing designs from found materials and, in his new robotic alien sculpture titled The Visitor, he did…