Tetrachromatic Artist Describes How She Can See 100 Million Colors With an Extra Photoreceptor in Each Eye

In a kaleidoscopic episode of the New York Magazine series The Cut, a San Diego artist Concetta Antico talks about being a tetrachromat, a rare person who | Continue reading


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Programmer Adapting Novel Into Video Game Loses Touch With Reality in ‘Black Mirror’ Film ‘Bandersnatch’

Netflix has released a very provocative trailer for the Black Mirror film Bandersnatch featuring a young programmer named Stefan (Fionn Whitehead) who in | Continue reading


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Creative Solutions to a Simple Problem

Sometimes cats can be creative problem solvers, other times... via Miss Cellania | Continue reading


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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rap the Classic Beastie Boys Song ‘Get It Together’ in Clever Mashup

In a rather befitting mashup, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rap the classic Beastie Boys song "Get It Together" with each character taking on a | Continue reading


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Two Male Creatures Fighting for the Affection of Female Compete to See Who Can Glow the Brightest in ‘Shine’

In the brilliant animation "Shine" by Johannes Flick and Alexander Dietrich, two very competitive males of an uncertain species compete for the affection | Continue reading


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Actress Amy Sedaris Gives a Tour of Her Wonderfully Quirky Greenwich Village NYC Apartment

Actress Amy Sedaris welcomed the cameras of the New York Magazine series The Cut into her quirky Greenwich Village, New York City apartment for a tour. On | Continue reading


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Delete My Browser History Medical Alert Bracelet

MyIdentityDoctor has created a handy "Delete My Browser History" medical alert bracelet to help make sure your questionable browsing habits are erased in | Continue reading


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A Cynical Marsupial in the Australian Outback Becomes a Fierce Protector of an Abandoned Baby Bird in ‘Bilby’

In the wonderful Dreamworks animated short "Bilby" by Liron Topaz, Pierre Perifel and JP Sans an anxious big-eared macrotis finds himself to be an | Continue reading


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How Costume Designers Embrace Characters In Order to Make Their Clothing a Natural Part of the Storyline

In a stylish video essay, Daniel Netzel of Film Radar takes a look behind the scenes at how costume designers work to make the clothing a natural part the | Continue reading


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Brooklyn Hipsters Race to Get to Manhattan During L Train Shutdown in ‘Escape From HelL’ Board Game

Brooklyn multimedia artist Hunter Fine and writer Gil Arevalo have created "Escape From HelL", a hilarious board game that pits hipsters from Williamsburg | Continue reading


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How ‘Georgia’s Grand Canyon’ Was Accidentally Formed by Settlers Who Didn’t Understand Area Soil

In a channeled episode of the world traveling series Amazing Places, host Tom Scott visits Providence Canyon, a picturesque site known by many as | Continue reading


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The Truth About Foxes

Foxes really are the best dog/cat combo. via Johannes Grenzfurthner | Continue reading


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The Films of 2018 Compiled Into an Incredible Montage

In honor of the coming new year, Irish video editor James Casey of The Solomon Society has compiled an incredible montage that features scenes from may of | Continue reading


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A Mesmerizing Compilation of Marble Sorting Trickshots

Kinetic artist DoodleChaos has created a mesmerizing compilation featuring a series of marble sorting trickshots set in different formations. These chain | Continue reading


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The TASER Pulse+: Smart, Connected Self-Defense

This post was sponsored by TASER Pulse+ via Syndicate Ads. You're smart, fast-paced, and connected. Your self-defense should be, too. The TASER Pulse+ | Continue reading


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A Family Battle Their Own Doppelgängers After a Weird Day at the Beach in the Jordan Peele Horror Film ‘Us’

In the highly anticipated second film from the brilliant mind of Jordan Peele entitled Us, a family of four, Gabe (Winston Duke) and Adelaide Wilson | Continue reading


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Beautiful Acoustic Guitar Covers of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ and ‘Dance of the Sugar Fairy’

The very talented musician Jamie Dupuis performed a beautiful acoustic harp guitar cover of the classic Christmas songs, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". | Continue reading


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Adorable Compilation of Cole and Marmalade’s Holiday Misdeeds With Shaming Stickies Calling Them Out

The mischievous feline duo of Cole and Marmalade along with their two little sisters, star in an adorable compilation of all of their holiday misdeeds. | Continue reading


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How Tchaikovsky’s ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ Became Synonymous With Christmas

In a very seasonal video essay, music vlogger Polyphonic takes a look at the iconic Yuletide music of "The Nutcracker" and the instrument upon which the | Continue reading


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Why Puritans in Colonial New England Had Christmas Celebrations Banned for 22 Years

In a seasonal episode of History Dose, creators Chris and Joe explain why the Puritans of colonial New England had the colonies ban the holiday for 22 | Continue reading


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Motorized LEGO Recreation of the Boulder Scene From ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’

While at BrickCon 2018, Beyond the Brick TV host Joshua Hanlon caught up with Caleb Watson, a member of the Seattle LEGO users group. Watson had built a | Continue reading


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Laughing Squid Welcomes Two New Furry Feline Co-Workers: A Tabby Named FOMO and Black Cat Matilda

After the heartbreaking loss of our adored feline company mascot Ika Zaru in October 2016 and the passing of our beloved co-worker Taki Zaru in November | Continue reading


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Amazon Stolen Package Tracking

Amazon has a nifty new feature that tracks your package after it is stolen from your porch. via TechLoaf | Continue reading


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How the Sophisticated Application of Music Within the ‘Die Hard’ Score Makes It a Traditional Christmas Movie

In a highly impressive, detailed analysis, vlogger and musician Howard Ho sets out to prove whether or or not the the classic Bruce Willis action film Die | Continue reading


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Gift Wrapping Timeline

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Rial (@michellerial) on Dec 23, 2018 at 12:30pm PST Gift Wrapping Timeline by Michelle | Continue reading


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The First Verse of the Toto Song ‘Africa’ Recreated Through a Brilliant Mashup of Film and Television Clips

Dutch video editor Matthijs Vlot has created another of his his brilliant mashups to recreate the first verse of "Africa" by Toto aka the Internet's | Continue reading


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Christmas Ornaments With Hypnotizing Stroboscopic Patterns That Appear to Be In Continuous Motion

Jirí Zemánek of the Czech engineering group A²C at Czech Technical University in Prague, have etched really beautiful stroboscopic designs onto shiny | Continue reading


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Parents Secretly Adopt Daughter’s Favorite Dog From Shelter Where She Volunteers as a Christmas Surprise

? A young woman in Oklahoma named Halle Fuqua had been volunteering at the Humane Society of Stillwater, taking particular care of a beautiful dog named | Continue reading


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The Future of Pinball Remains Bright

This post was sponsored by PinballUSA via Syndicate Ads. Pinball finally entered the National Toy Hall of Fame this year: The game has origins that can be | Continue reading


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An Important Announcement From Batman

Batman wants to set the record straight once and for all regarding the holiday season. via Lonnie Elswick | Continue reading


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An Animated Heart in a Sailor’s Cap Takes a Guided Tour Around the Aching Body of a Hungover Man

In the wonderfully surreal animated short entitled "The Brave Heart or ("The day we enabled the sleepwalking protocol")" by Luca Schenato and Sinem | Continue reading


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A Hyperrealistic Cake That Looks Exactly Like an Onion

Natalie Sideserf, the very talented cake artist and co-owner of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas explains in a helpful, step-by-step tutorial video, | Continue reading


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A Scroogelike Calico Cat Deliberately Knocks a Family of Handmade Christmas Figurines Off the Mantle

A miserly calico cat named Taiga who lives with her human Christell in Sweden, has taken to expressing her displeasure with the upcoming holiday by | Continue reading


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A Fascinating Video Tour Showing Every Mapped Location Mentioned by The Beatles in Their Songs

Vanity Fair has put together a fascinating video tour showing every location mentioned in songs by The Beatles. Each place that's put on the map includes | Continue reading


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An Uplifting Timelapse of Droopy Houseplants Perking Up Over the Course of Eight Hours After Being Watered

Carl Forrest of Austin, Texas shared an uplifting timelapse that showed how his houseplants quite literally perked up over the course of eight hours after | Continue reading


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Pastry Chef Attempts to Replicate the Distinctive Taste of a Snickers Bar in a Much Healthier Gourmet Version

For her ongoing quest to make healthier versions of junk food, pastry chef Claire Saffitz of the Bon Apétit series Gourmet Makes attempts to recreate that | Continue reading


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A Bad Lip Reading of the 2018 Apple Product Launch

Bad Lip Reading offered a hilariously bizarre take on the 2018 Apple Product Launch, the annual event that previews the new products for the coming year. | Continue reading


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Daring Man Drinks a Frothy Beer Poured From a 30 Year Old Can of Coors That He Found In a River

In 2016, a rather daring bearded man decided to drink a 30 year old can of Coors that he found floating in a river. The can had been kept cold by the | Continue reading


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The Process Behind the Delicate Art of Painting Restoration Narrated in Calming, Hypnotic Voice

August 2018, we wrote about second generation fine art conservator Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago, Illinois, as he | Continue reading


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Dominic West of ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Affair’ Gives a Tour of His Wife’s Stately Family Castle in Limerick, Ireland

A very jolly Dominic West, who is most famously known for playing such American characters as Jimmy McNulty in the critically acclaimed HBO series The | Continue reading


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Adorable Special Needs Cat With Big Fangs Sits Atop a Magnificently Oversized Enchanted Forest Cat Tree

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wolfie (@wolfie_smiles) on Dec 13, 2018 at 7:02am PST An absolutely adorable black cat named Wolfie had a | Continue reading


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Woman In Red Shares a Nice Glass of Wine With a Light Painted Skeleton In Front of the Christmas Tree

Talented light painting artist Darren Pearson has created a wonderful holiday spirited stop motion animation that features a woman in red (Jordan Pearson) | Continue reading


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Beautifully Detailed Origami Paper Cranes

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristian Marianciuc (@icarus.mid.air) on Dec 8, 2018 at 5:42am PST Romanian paper artist Cristian Marianciuc | Continue reading


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Mario and Fafa of ‘Glove and Boots’ Really Try to Be Nice To Each Other In Order to Impress Santa Claus

In a holiday themed episode of the newly re-launched children's version of Glove and Boots, characters Mario and Fafa try their hardest to be really nice | Continue reading


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The Evolution of The Ghost of Christmas

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Gauld (@tomgauld) on Dec 20, 2018 at 3:06am PST Tom Gauld takes a look at the evolution of The Ghost of | Continue reading


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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Talks About His Colorful Career While Consuming Increasingly Spicy Vegan Wings

In seventh season finale of the First We Feast series Hot Ones, the wonderfully creative musician and performer "Weird Al" Yankovic sat down with host | Continue reading


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The Most Efficient Way to Build a Megastructure That Encompasses the Sun To Capture Much of Its Energy

In a fantastical animated essay, the ever-insightful Kurzgesagt explains the concept of a Dyson Sphere - a megastructure that encompasses the sun in order | Continue reading


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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt and James Corden Perform Songs From 22 Musicals In 12 Minutes

While promoting their new musical film Mary Poppins Returns, stars Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Late, Late Show host James Corden to perform | Continue reading


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