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Restored Historical Footage of the Williamsburg Bridge Opening in 1903 Connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan
Guy Jones (previously) beautifully restored footage of the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge in 1903. Brooklyn Mayor Seth Low led the joyous parade of New…
The Glitchy History That Made Max Headroom the Most Misunderstood Sinister Joke of 1980s Television
Space Feather Productions takes deep dive into the fictional AI character Max Headroom who came to cable fame in the mid-1980s.
A Kinetic Cardboard Structure That Uses Pendulums to Create Lissajous Curves With an Attached Pen
Things Made of Cardboard very cleverly built a harmonograph out of their favorite medium. This kinetic structure employs pendulums and a swinging board to create…
‘Mother’s Little Helpers’, A Film by Kestrin Pantera About the Generational Divide in a Dysfunctional Family
Mother’s Little Helpers is a feature length film by writer/director Kestrin Pantera (previously) about the generational divide within a dysfunctional family dynamic. When Joy Pride,…
The Everyman Quality That Makes Ed Harris Equally Skilled at Good Guy and Villainous Roles
Brandon Hardesty of the IMDb series No Small Parts (previously) takes a look at the long, storied career of award-winning actor Ed Harris. Hardesty notes…
Actresses Show Off Their Stunt Fighting Skills in an Incredible Chain Reaction ‘Boss Bitch Fight Challenge’
Actress and stunt professional Zoë Bell hilariously stated that she was bored and wanted to play with her friends, thus beginning an epic chain reaction…
Missing Sounds of New York, An Immersive Auditory Tour of Familiar Urban Sounds Before NYC Went Quiet
The New York Public Library, in partnership with Mother New York, has created Missing Sounds of New York, a fully immersive album that provides an…
How to Crochet Baby Yoda and The Mandalorian
In honor of Star Wars Day 2020, yarn artist Nikki Zeo of PigLovesMouse shows how to crochet the title character of the Disney+ series The…
An Incredible ‘Hole in Head’ Optical Illusion Tattoo
Matt Pehrson of The Zion Tattoo Company in St. George, Utah inked an optical illusion tattoo that appears to create a hole in man's head.
Bakery Turns Hateful Internet Comments Into Yummy Cakes to Send to Those Who Made the Comments
The Troll Cakes Bakery and Detective Agency brilliantly turns hateful social media comments into yummy custom cakes that reflect said hateful comment in all its…