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Yuki 7: Looks That Kill, A Retro Spy Animated Short Film and Book
Written by Elizabeth Ito, the short animated film Yuki 7: Looks That Kill, features the stylistic go-go dancing spy ladies, Yuki 7 and the Gadget…
New York, Phew York, A Scratch-N-Sniff Adventure Book
New York City concierge and first time author, Amber C. Jones, recently launched a Kickstarter project for her children’s book project, New York, Phew York:…
Getting a Haircut in Reverse
“Trim” is a clever short video by Petey Boy showing Tom Offer-Westort getting a reverse haircut.
LA Light, A Beautiful Time-Lapse Video of Los Angeles
“LA Light” is a beautiful time-lapse video of Los Angeles created by Colin Rich, set to music by Cinematic Orchestra. via Los Angeles Times &…
Tall Bike Jewelry Inspired By San Francisco Altered Bike Club Cyclecide
Loid Mongoloid, frontman for the Devo-influenced band Mongoloid creates sterling silver tall bike themed jewelry inspired by Cyclecide, the San Francisco altered bike club. His…
Where in the World? A Google Earth Puzzle by The Atlantic
image via Google image via Google/DigitalGlobe image via Google/DigitalGlobe image via Google Ltd./GeoEye Alan Taylor of The Atlantic has assembled 25 images of the Earth’s…
Animated Map of 2,053 Nuclear Explosions Between 1945-1998
“1945-1998” by Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto is an animated map of 2,053 nuclear explosions that occurred during that time period. The frenzy of nuclear testing…
Terry Gilliam Shows How He Creates Cut-Out Animations In 1974 Clip
In this BBC clip from 1974, Terry Gilliam shows viewers how he creates cut-out animations, a technique he used to hilarious effect on Monty Python’s…
Couch Surfing on a Lake
Dirty Hank, a BroShenanigans brother, took a literal “couch surf” on the beautiful blue waters of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia. In an earlier video,…
Move, Eat, Learn – Three Brilliant Short Films That Celebrate Travel
MOVE, EAT, and LEARN are three wonderful short films that celebrate travel. Directed by Rick Mereki and brilliantly edited and shot by Tim White, the…