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A Very Meta Stop-Motion Film About an Emotionally Distant Couple Working on a Stop-Motion Animation
French-Canadian filmmaker Frédérick Tremblay has created a powerfully meta environment in the stop-motion animated short “Dolls Don’t Cry”. The subjects of the film are an…
A Magnificent Satellite Photo of Bombetoka Bay in Madagascar That Looks Like a Giant Octopus
The U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team captured an absolutely magnificent satellite photo of the northwestern coast of Madagascar where the saline waters of the Mozambique Channel…
Monkey Does Gymnastics on the Horns of a Goat
A tiny monkey adorably took a running start and climbed onto the great horns of a goat. The incredibly patient animal just stood in place…
Clever Masks Custom Printed With Your Own Face
Danielle Baskin, a designer in San Francisco who creates “trendy dystopian items”, including a line of unique N95 respiratory masks that work with facial recognition…
A Fantastic Low Budget Cardboard Remake of ‘Alien’
The folks behind the Cardboard Movie Co. have remade the iconic 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien with a very small budget and lots of recycled…
A Stylish Canary With a Groovy Beatlesque Bowl Cut
A really stylish canary named Barry Birb sports a unique feathery coif that is incredibly reminiscent of the styles worn by members of the The…
Amazing 3D Origami Paper Animal Sculptures
Faith C. creates absolutely amazing 3D sculptures of animals and fictional creatures out of cleverly folded strips of paper. Each piece is adorably realistic and…
Territorial Red-Wing Blackbird Repeatedly Dive Bombs People Who Walk Past a Toronto Condo Complex
A rather aggressive red-wing blackbird has evidently made a home at the Liberty Village condominium complex in Toronto, Canada. The territorial bird repeatedly attacks anyone…
A Video Game Where You Play a Stray Cat Navigating a Futuristic Cybercity in Order to Find Way Your Home
Stray is an amazing, long-awaited video game, in which you play a lost and lonely cat wearing a backpack who navigates a bustling futuristic cybercity…
An Ingenious Hard Hat With Seven Full Sized Hummingbird Feeders Attached With Sturdy Wire
Self-described “bird nut” Spencer Staley who evidently loves hummingbirds, ingeniously took a bright red hard hat and attached seven full-sized feeders using sturdy wire. Staley…