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Before Watchmen, DC Comics Publishing Prequels to Watchmen Series
DC Entertainment has announced plans to publish Before Watchmen, a “seven inter-connected prequel mini-series” to the popular graphic novel, Watchmen. The announcement, however, has not…
4th Annual Shorty Awards Now Accepting Nominations
The 4th Annual Shorty Awards, the awards show that recognizes the best producers of short content on social media, is accepting nominations via Twitter through…
The Dog Strikes Back, Sequel to The Force Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad
You may remember the tiny Darth Vader using “The Force” last year in a Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial, and now its follow-up ad has…
Has Anyone Said This Shit? A Shit People Say Search Engine
Has Anyone Said This Shit? is a search engine for the many, many spin-off videos from the “Shit Girls Say” meme (the search engine has…
Paper Punk, Paper-Based System for Building Toys & Design Objects
Artist and Stanford University professor Grace Hawthorne is behind Paper Punk, a unique building block system made of paper for creating design objects or toys.…
iVictrola Gramophone, A Phonograph-Style iPhone Amplifier
iVictrola Gramophone by Schreer Design is a 3D printed analog amplifier for iPhone that is inspired by the early 20th century Victrola wind-up phonograph. iVictrola…
Rampart Movie Poster Campaign Features Woody Harrelson as a Cop Beating a Man
The marketing team behind the upcoming movie, Rampart, have been pasting up controversial posters in several major U.S. cities showing Woody Harrelson’s character, Officer Dave…
Man Sings His Food Order at a Sonic Drive-Up Window
One of the members of the band The Interstate Life beautifully sings his food order at a Sonic drive-up window.
Playing Skyrim as a Pacifist, Making It Through the Game Without Killing
The Wall Street Journal recently did a story about people who play video games as pacifists where they attempt to make it through typically violent…
Super Bowl Party Etiquette
Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton provide “few tips on how to attend the Super Bowl of parties without blowing it”. Previously Tripp and Tyler took…