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Editor Searches for the Source Photos of Everyone on the Cover of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
Since 2017, editor Chris Shaw has embarked on the very noble, if not thankless task of tracking down and identifying the source photos of every…
A Rhythmic Supercut of Typewriters in Film and TV
Israeli filmmaker Ariel Avissar, who previously compiled live-action and animated footage that prominently featured a giant supermoon, created a rather rhythmic supercut of film and…
Eclectic Method Partners With Bootsy Collins to Create a Colorfully Psychedelic Animation For an NFT Auction
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eclectic Method (@eclecticmethod) The wonderfully creative Eclectic Method (previously) partnered with the legendary Bootsy Collins (previously)…
The NASA Perseverance Rover Sends Back the First 360° View of Its Landing Site at Jezero Crater on Mars
After its historic descent and touchdown on Mars, the NASA Perseverance Mars Rover captured and sent back the first incredible 360° view of its landing…
Real Estate Listing for Lake Tahoe Duplex Features a Multitude of Mannequins Modeling in Every Room
People have done a lot of creative things to sell their homes. One realtor dressed up as Bigfoot to sell a home in Felton, California,…
Woofbowl, A Foodtruck That Caters Exclusively to Dogs
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Woofbowl (@woofbowl) Woofbowl is a food truck that caters exclusively to dogs, offering fast-food items for…
Astonishing Footage Taken by the NASA Perseverance Rover During Its Historic Descent and Landing on Mars
When the NASA Perseverance Mars Rover landed on the planet Mars on February 18, 2021, cameras on the spacecraft captured its own historic descent and…
Animations That Capture the Waning Enthusiasm of Playing an RPG From the First Time to the Second Time
Animator Joel Haver, who imagined how non-player characters (NPCs) might have acted when the person playing the video game is killed due to a disconnected…
Pianist Turns a Television Evangelist’s Demanding COVID-19 Rant Into a Melodic Mini-Musical
Inspired by the incredible work of guitarist Andre Antunes, the talented pianist Brandon Ethridge (previously) gave his own treatment to televangelist Kenneth Copeland. Ethridge insted…
The Elephant’s Trunk, An Unusual 1950s Hairstyle
Vintage British Pathé footage from the 1950s captures a London barber performing a (then) rather unusual hairstyle on a man. This style, called “The Elephant’s…