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Richard Pryor Performing With His Heavy Metal Band, Black Death
On the short-lived ABC primetime TV variety series from 1977, The Richard Pryor Show, comedian Richard Pryor ends the first episode with a performance with…
Creepy Talking Cookie Bear Ad for Salerno Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies
A creepy talking animatronic bear named Cookie Bear pushes Salerno Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies to children in this commercial. According to The Museum of Classic…
Pink Glazed Sprinkled Doughnut Engagement Ring
Los Angeles-based jewelry artist Tammy Young Eun Kim has created the Sprinkled Doughnut Engagement Ring, an enamel, copper and silver ring that looks like a…
Mars One, A Privately Funded Mission to Put Humans on Mars by 2023
Mars One is an ambitious mission to place a human settlement on Mars by the year 2023 (video). The mission’s Dutch organizers Bas Lansdorp…
Incredible Robot-Animated Popper Dancing by Glitch of Dragon House
Check out this incredible performance by Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer for his audition on the TV dance talent show, So You Think You Can Dance.…
Mophie Juice Pack Pro, A Rugged iPhone Case With an Extra Battery
Mophie Juice Pack PRO is a new rugged iPhone case with an integrated 2500 mAh battery for recharging the phone. The juice pack PRO provides…
This Many Birthday Card by Sarah Hollowood
Portland-based Sarah Hollowood has designed the This Many Card, a birthday card where you color in the blind-embossed flames to represent the age of the…
The Image Language, A Word to Image Translator
The Image Language is a site that translates words into images. It works by replacing each word with the top Google Image search result for…
Edicola, A Pop-Up Shop in a Former San Francisco Newspaper Stand
Doctor Popular recently came across Edicola, a wonderful pop-up shop created in a former newspaper stand. The shop carries magazines, newspapers, indie books, art prints,…
Ray Bradbury Reads His Poem “If Only We Had Taller Been” (1971)
Sci-fi author Ray Bradbury reads his space travel-themed poem “If Only We Had Taller Been” in this 1971 video posted yesterday by the NASA Jet…