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1956 Newsreel Footage of a Pekingese Dog Wedding
Video and film archivist company, British Pathe, brings us this odd newsreel film clip from 1956 where breeder Alexandra Williams dresses up her prized pekingese…
Slow Motion Robotic Dancing To Dubstep Version of Pumped Up Kicks
The latest video by NONSTOP (aka Marquese Scott), features some amazing slow motion robotic dancing to a Dubstep version of “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster…
Turning Twitter Spam Reporting Into A Game
MLKSHK co-founder Andre Torrez has just launched “Later, Spam!”, a website that turns reporting Twitter spam into a game. Wanna help fight spam? Got some…
Marvelous Carved Surfboards by Joe Cardella
Joe Cardella of ART/LIFE, a limited edition fine art magazine, has hand-carved these marvelous surfboards with seaworthy images of squid, god of the sea, Neptune…
The Aurora Seen From The International Space Station
The Aurora (Northern/Southern Lights) as seen from The International Space Station orbiting the Earth. See Previously: Time-Lapse Video Orbiting Earth From The International Space Station
The Adventures of Tadly Waldorfington, A Mimic Octopus
The Adventures of Tadly Waldorfington is a collaborative project between crafter Bethany Hockenberry and animator Scott Benson. This husband and wife team “hatched this…
History of Graphic Design Avant Garde
History of Graphic Design Avant Garde is a 30-second long animated film short by Minji Aye Hong that visually describes the beginning of Avant-garde modernism.…
First Day Back To Verbal Communication
First Day Back To Verbal Communication by Danny Shanahan in The New Yorker
Watermelon Skin Carving
In the time-lapse film, Watermelon skin carving, chef Vid Nikolic of Carving Fruits shows how to make art in the skin of a watermelon. via…
Supercut of US State Capital Cities Mentioned in Movie Scenes
dondrapersayswhat created a wonderful supercut featuring all 50 US State Capital Cities mentioned in movie scenes.