A Brilliantly Accurate Stop-Motion Remake of the Intro for the Animated Series ‘The Real Ghostbusters’

Filmmaker Kyle Roberts and artist Nathan Poppe of Reckless Abandonment Pictures (previously) have created a wonderfully accurate, stop-motion remake of | Continue reading


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Stunning Giant Interactive Sculptures by Daniel Popper

In 2018, we wrote about a gorgeous beachside wooden sculpture of a woman opening her heart to Tulum visitors by South African artist Daniel Popper. Since | Continue reading


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German Speaking Raven Calls Visitors ‘My Darling’

In 2015, Nature photographer Lothar Lenz (previously) captured humorous footage of a rather vocal, German speaking raven named Ramires saying "mein | Continue reading


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Animated Timeline of Human Evolution Showing How Fossils Are Used to Learn About Extinct Human Origins

The American Museum of Natural History has put together a fascinating animated timeline graphic that shows how scientists are using fossils to learn more | Continue reading


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Curious Fox Bounces and Pounces Upon a Trampoline

While looking out her backyard window, a woman in Tyresö, Sweden caught sight of a wayward fox happily bouncing while pouncing upon their in-ground | Continue reading


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Why Giant Leaf Insect Nymphs Shimmy Up Trees Just to Remain Perfectly Still for the Rest of Their Lives

In a vellicative episode of the KQED series Deep Look, host Lauren Sommer explains the life cycle of the amazing, camouflaging giant Malaysian leaf | Continue reading


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Young Red Cirrata Octopus Orbits Around a Lunar-Like Wall In the Pacific Deep Sea Terrain of Jarvis Island

While out on the west side of Jarvis Island in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, the ROV Hercules caught sight of a mysterious red | Continue reading


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An Intuitive Orange Cat Comforts Mourners at Funerals

A really compassionate and intuitive cat named Paddy regularly shows up at funerals to comfort the grieving mourners. No one really knows how Paddy knows | Continue reading


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Ohio State Marching Band Performs Incredible Tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

The very talented Ohio State Marching Band (previously) paid tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the 1969 moon landing with an incredible halftime show. | Continue reading


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How the Brilliant Intuitive Editing of ‘Mindhunter’ Helps Propel the Emotional Narrative Within Each Scene

Video essayist Thomas Flight (previously) breaks down the brilliant editing choices that were used in the excellent Netflix series Mindhunter, | Continue reading


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Elaborate Handbags and Accessories Made to Look Like Pesky Insects and Other Unusual Creatures

Japanese artist Amanojaku to Hesomagari creates incredibly elaborate handbags and accessories that look like all sorts of pesky insects along with a whole | Continue reading


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A Wonderfully Spooky Halloween Stop-Motion Animation Made Using 15 Carved Pumpkins

With Halloween soon approaching, creative filmmaker Kevin Parry (previously) asked himself if he could animate a pumpkin. In response, Parry carved 15 | Continue reading


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Compassionate Divers Gently Coax Reticent Octopus to Trade a Flexible Plastic Cup for a Protective Shell

While in the waters of Lembeh, Indonesia, diver Pall Sigurdsson and friends encountered a tiny veined/coconut octopus who had made a home inside a | Continue reading


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Rescued Dog Comforts Tiny Foster Kitten During a Bath

A beautiful rescued hound dog named Ruby Jane watched as her compassionate human Stephanie Vice gave a tiny foster kitten named Bodie a bath. When Bodie | Continue reading


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Street Artist RiskRock Transforms an Abandoned Sudbury, Ontario Hospital Into Canada’s Largest Mural

During the UP Here Festival, Los Angeles street artist RiskRock, in collaboration with Monster Energy, transformed the Old St. Joseph Hospital in Sudbury, | Continue reading


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The Unsettling Evolution of The Joker

With the release of the Todd Phillips film Joker, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take explore incredibly unsettling evolution of the The | Continue reading


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Brilliant Claymation Imagining How Visitors of Museums Today Will Become the Subjects of Future Museums

Filmmaker Kirsten Lepore, who created the wonderfully uncomfortable "Hi Stranger" claymation video among other incredible projects, has released the | Continue reading


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Star Wars Themed Le Creuset Cookware Collection

Cookware legend Le Creuset, in collaboration with Star Wars, has released the Star Wars x Le Creuset Collection, a beautiful series of handcrafted pieces | Continue reading


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Sad Cats Share Their Feelings in a Therapy Session

In 2013, Ze Frank (previously) hilariously narrated "Sad Cat Diary", a video in which a collection of depressed cats recounted the miserable state of | Continue reading


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How Motorcyclists Think People React When Riding By

A trio of men from the comedy troupe Genuine Jerks (previously) hilariously dramatizes the way in which riders of particularly loud motorcycles believe | Continue reading


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Delectable Meals Made Completely Out of Paper

Korean artist Ji Hee Lee creates wonderfully detailed paper meals with all the trimmings that look good enough to eat. Among these delectable creations | Continue reading


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How Angela From ‘The Office’ Embodies a Cat’s Spirit

In their ongoing analysis of the characters in the series The Office, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take take a look at the very finicky | Continue reading


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Lucas the Spider and His Friend the Fly Try to Understand Why Red Leaves Are Falling Off of Trees

The very curious Lucas the Spider (previously) and his good buddy The Fly were a little thrown by all of the red leaves falling off of the trees in the | Continue reading


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Talented Mom Crochets Amazing Xenomorph and Skeletor Halloween Costumes For Her Son

Every year, the talented Cleveland, Ohio mom Stephanie Pokorny of Crochetverse (previously) creates "something special for her family on Halloween". For | Continue reading


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A Tour of the BMW Motorcycle Plant in Berlin-Spandau

A zooming episode of the Free Documentary series Exceptional Engineering takes a look at the BMW plant in Berlin-Spandau that make their legendary | Continue reading


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A Worried Man Puts Himself and His Brother Into a Time Loop to Prevent a Future Catastrophe in ‘Exit Strategy’

In the short, suspenseful film "Exit Strategy", director Travis Bible tells the enigmatic story of Shane and Matt, two estranged brothers who meet for the | Continue reading


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What the Human Voice Reveals About the Speaker

The Bright Side takes a look at the various ways the human voice reveals a number of distinct traits about the speaker. Included in this non-comprehensive | Continue reading


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50 Hits From 1979 Brilliantly Mixed Into a 3 Minute Song

Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet have ingeniously mixed 50 different samples from 50 top hits from 1979 and condensed them into a | Continue reading


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Parody Memorial for Those Who Disappeared When Ed Koch Unleashed Wolves in NYC to Prevent Graffiti

In 2015 artist Joe Reginella of Toxic Teddies created an incredible Jaws-themed crib for his nephew and then in 2016 placed a heartfelt mysterious | Continue reading


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An Adorable Stop-Motion Animation About a Silly Wizard Who Only Knows Spells That Turn Things Into Ducks

In an adorable stop motion animation by Terry Ibele and voiced by Davey Swatpaz, a round little wizard bemoans the fact that he only knows spells that | Continue reading


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Former Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Zakk Wilde Rocks Black Sabbath’s N.I.B. on a Pink ‘Hello Kitty’ Guitar

While recording a set for Loudwire in 2016, Black Label Society founder and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde performed a badass cover of the | Continue reading


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Artist Ties Three Classic British Post Boxes in Knots

Artist Alex Chinneck has remarkably tied three different classic red British post boxes in knots across the country of England. The first was tied in | Continue reading


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Simplistic Animal Illustrations Based on Photos

Mood pic.twitter.com/Sqv29hvHkY— Poorly Drawn Animals (@PoorlyDraws) October 1, 2019 Poorly Drawn Animals is an amusing Twitter account that posts | Continue reading


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The Science Behind Effective Persuasion

In a seemingly prescient whiteboard animation from 2012, Dr. Robert Cialdini and Steve Martin explain the science of effective persuasion. In doing so, | Continue reading


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Lucy’s on 6th, A Pop-Up Delicatessen by Lucy Sparrow at Rockefeller Center Featuring Felted Gourmet Foods

In 2014, artist Lucy Sparrow created The Cornershop, a pop-up store that stocked felt replicas of items that are typically found in an English grocery | Continue reading


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Why Planes Avoid Flying Over the Pacific Ocean

Bright Side takes a look at why airlines tend to avoid flying over the Pacific Ocean on trips from the west coast of the United States to locations in | Continue reading


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Incredibly Realistic Miniature Animal Sculptures

Artist Kerri Pajutee creates incredibly beautiful, real-looking animal sculptures that are to 1:12 to actual size. Pajutee's remarkable attention to | Continue reading


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What Life Looks Like to Baby Cephalopods

In a clip from the upcoming PBS documentary Octopus: Making Contact (previously), newly hatched octopuses, squid and cuttlefish explore their respective | Continue reading


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How Director Sam Mendes Presents His Epic World War I Film ‘1917’ in One Continuous Exterior Shot

In advance of the release of the highly anticipated World War I epic 1917, director Sam Mendes along with the talented cast and crew share the incredible | Continue reading


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A Bullied Man Who Likes to Tell ‘Dad Jokes’ Turns His Frown Upside Down in a Brilliant Parody of ‘Joker’

The Dad, who offers funny takes on modern parenting, has created an absolutely brilliant parody of the trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller | Continue reading


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Solving the Riddle of the Secret Sauce

In a mysterious TED-Ed lesson animated by Artrake Studios, riddler Alex Gendler invites viewers to to take on the role as a highly trained spy learn the | Continue reading


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Amazing Continuous Bent Wire Portraits Installed Around the World in Interesting Outdoor Places

Dutch artist Spenser Little creates amazing bent wire sculptural portraits that he installs outside windows, attached to utility poles, bridges, and other | Continue reading


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Analyzing Three Different Parking Strategies to Determine Which Is Most Likely to Be Successful

Physicists Paul Krapivsky of Boston University and Sidney Redner of the Santa Fe Institute conducted an interesting experiment. They analyzed three | Continue reading


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How Cognitive Bias Leads People to Believe That They Are Far Superior to Others Than They Actually Are

In an illuminating episode of the colorful whiteboard animation series After Skool (previously), guest host Trace Dominguez explain the cognitive bias at | Continue reading


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Protective Finger Covers For Eating Messy Snacks

The thing about eating potato chips is that you can't eat just one. Unfortunately much of the grease and/or colored flavoring from those yummy snacks | Continue reading


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The World’s Tallest File Cabinet in Burlington, Vermont

We're in Burlington, Vermont and of course we had to stop by to visit The World's Tallest File Cabinet. This wonderful sculpture is 38 feet high and was | Continue reading


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Sheltered Baby Barn Owl Jumps Back in Fear After Hearing Thunder for the Very First Time

An alarmed, but safely sheltered baby barn owl palpably jumped back in fear upon hearing a clap of thunder for the very first time. This owl was born in | Continue reading


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A Somber Photo Series Where Each Pixel Represents How Many Endangered Animals Are Left in the Species

In 2008, the World Wildlife Fund ran a clever, award-winning campaign that used photo pixelation to represent how many animals remain within a species. | Continue reading


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