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Paper Animal Sculptures by Kitty Rose Morgan
Artist Kitty Rose Morgan creates really exceptional paper sculptures, particularly of dogs and cats. Morgan isn’t only limited to domestic animals, as she also makes…
A Stunning Acoustic Cover of Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ on a Creatively Capo’d Guitar
Musician Luca Stricagnoli gave a stunning performance covering the Coolio song "Gangsta’s Paradise" using a creatively capo'd guitar.
A Father Reunites With His Punk Rock Band to Play ‘Fistfight in the Parking Lot’ at His Daughter’s Wedding
In a rather amusing classic 2010 sketch from Saturday Night Live, a loving father (Fred Armisen) asks his daughter at her wedding if she’d mind…
Remastered Footage of The Who Performing ‘Baba O’Riley’ and ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ in May 1978
The Who released remastered footage of "Baba O’Riley" and "Won’t Get Fooled Again" being performed at Shepperton Studios in May 1978.
How to Slice a Wide Variety of Fruits Like a Professional
Chef Frank Proto, the Director of Culinary Operations at the Institute of Culinary Education demonstrated for Epicurious how to best peel, cut, slice and sometimes…
Nine Mini Cheetah Robots ‘Playing’ Like Little Children
In February 2019, researchers at MIT announced that they had developed a smaller, lighter and more agile version of their Cheetah quadrupedal robot that could…
An Adorable Paper Bat With Unfolding Wings
In preparation for Halloween, a teacher at Studio 1.6, a visual arts school in Alameda, California very cleverly crafted an adorable bat with unfolding wings.…
An Interactive Map That Shows All the Public Trees in Each Neighborhood of New York City’s Five Boroughs
NYC Parks has put together a really wonderful online map of all public trees planted in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island, in…
A Creepy Fish With an Oddly Human-Like Face
While touring the Kunming area of China, a tourist captured fascinatingly eerie footage of a creepy carp with an extremely human-like face.
A Little Girl and Her Beloved Dog Have Loud Conversations in a Language of Their Very Own
A two year old named Everlee and her Husky carried on several adorable conversations that appeared to be in a language all their own.