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Pixar’s The Movie Vanishes, How Toy Story 2 Was Nearly Lost
In the 2010 animated short titled Studio Stories: The Movie Vanishes, we learn from Pixar’s Oren Jacob and Galyn Susman how a big chunk…
John Cleese as Satan (1966)
In 2011, The Monty Python Museum posted this video clip of John Cleese playing Satan in a circa 1966 sketch on the satirical television show,…
Pedestrians Ticketed For Texting While J-Walking in Fort Lee, NJ
In Fort Lee, New Jersey, police officers are now handing out tickets to pedestrians that text while J-walking. In March 2012, Fort Lee Police…
Time-Lapse of Space Shuttle Enterprise Being Removed From 747 at JFK Airport
In late April, the Space Shuttle Enterprise flew for the last time, passing over New York City enroute to JFK airport. This time-lapse shows Enterprise…
Under the Sea, A Film About Stop-Motion Animator Hayley Morris
Under the Sea is a Sketchbook film about stop-motion animator Hayley Morris. The film, directed and edited by Danny Gregory and co-directed by Tommy Kane,…
Humorous Behind-The-Scenes Brainstorming Session with Darth Vader
Disney Parks Blog posted this “behind-the-scenes” video to promote Star Wars Weekends 2012 at Walt Disney World. In the video, Disney Idea Generator Matt…
Identical Twins Camille & Kennerly Perform Cover Songs on the Harp
Game of Thrones theme song by Camille and Kennerly Kitt Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt are known as the “Harp Twins” and perform awesome…
British Council Film Collection, 120 Films on British Life in the 1940s
The British Council has launched an online archive of 120 documentary films on British life that were created during the 1940s. The films were originally…
The Conversation, A Cross Country Interview Project
The Conversation is an interview project that will engage American thinkers and the general public in a conversation about the future. Radio producer Aengus Anderson…
Edible Chocolate Brains Created From MRI Scan Data
The team at 3D technology company Inition has created an Edible Chocolate Brain, a brain-shaped chocolate candy created using sliced data sourced from an MRI…