Talented Mother Crochets a Freehand Bright Green Ghostbusters Slimer Costume for Her Youngest Son

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crochetverse (@crochetverse) on Oct 15, 2018 at 3:26pm PDT Yarn artist Stephanie Pokorny of Crochetverse, who | Continue reading


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Incredible Illustrations of Color Coded Pop Culture Icons

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Linda Bouderbala (@linda_bouderbala) on Apr 29, 2018 at 10:49am PDT French art director Linda Bouderbala has | Continue reading


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Canine Expert Explains the Genius Behind the Ability of Domesticated Dogs to Garner Affection From Humans

During the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival, the very affable Brian Hare, who is canine expert and Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, | Continue reading


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The Unique Way Disney Uses Highly Memorable Songs in Minor Keys to Introduce Their Villains to the Audience

In an amusingly informative essay, the knowledgeable music writer Polyphonic explains the unique way in which Disney uses songs to introduce the film's | Continue reading


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Recycled Living Room Objects in Their Native Habitat Come Alive to Create Danceable Electronic Music

Neil Mendoza, an artist-in-residence at Recology SF, has created "House Party", an artistic video installation featuring a fully furnished living room | Continue reading


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The Fascinating Art of Making Paper Props, Maps, Posters, Reports and Newspapers for Film and TV

Great Big Story visited with Ross MacDonald, a talented illustrator and prop master of all things paper. For the last 25 years, MacDonald has been | Continue reading


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Helpful Tips for Surviving the Longest Flight in the World

Journalist Scott McCartney, who writes the Middle Seat column for the Wall Street Journal, boarded a nonstop 18 hour flight from Newark, New Jersey to | Continue reading


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How IKEA’s Store Design Encourages Customers to Purchase Much More Than They Originally Planned

In the fourth episode of the Vox series The Goods, host Carlos Walters talks about the "Gruen Effect" which is the psychology behind using store design to | Continue reading


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Banksy’s Original Plan Was For His Painting to Completely Self-Shred But the Frame Malfunctioned

On October 5, 2018, Sotheby's Auction House in London sold an original piece of Banksy artwork called "Girl With Balloon", which fetched a cool £1,042,000 | Continue reading


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A 13th Century Slovenian Castle That Sits on a Rocky Cliffside Is Anchored Into Place by Ancient Caves

Great Big Story traveled to Postojna, Slovenia to explore the incredible Predjama Castle, which sits a precarious 400 feet above the ground on a rocky | Continue reading


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De Poezenboot, A Houseboat on an Amsterdam Canal That Provides a Floating Sanctuary to Homeless Cats

View this post on Instagram A post shared by É?nn? Cristin ? moon baby (@eanna_cristin) on Aug 28, 2018 at 3:59am PDT De Poezenboot is a wonderful | Continue reading


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Nyango Star, A Popular Japanese Hybrid Cat-Apple Mascot Who Plays Drums Like Namesake Ringo Starr

Japanese culture is known for their amazing variety of colorful characters in their midst. One such character is Nyango Star, a costumed hybrid cat-apple | Continue reading


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A Concerned Grey Seal Double Checks a Diver’s Face Mask to Make Sure It’s Securely Fastened

British doctor and experienced diver Ben Burville, who has gotten very friendly with a colony of affectionate grey seals, sat very still while a concerned | Continue reading


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A Brilliant Dual Arm Robot That Gracefully Prepares, Pours and Serves Four Perfect Cups of Chinese Tea

AUBO Robotics, a company founded by three Phd professors from the United States and China, created the Zibo Tea Brewing Machine. This highly intelligent | Continue reading


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The Importance of Appreciating Life While Continuing to Honor the Memory of Someone You Love Who’s Died

In a gently consoling animation, the consistently insightful and thoughtful School of Life, explains the importance of continuing to live your life while | Continue reading


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Thought Provoking Illustrations Imaging How Beloved Fictional Characters Would Handle Ecological Disasters

View this post on Instagram A post shared by the baptman (@the_baptman) on Oct 11, 2018 at 3:51pm PDT French illustrator Baptiste Drausin aka the baptman | Continue reading


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Curious Fish Turn Sideways to Check Out at a Wayward Drone That Crashed Right Into Their Underwater Path

A person who was seemingly trying to capture overhead footage of their beautiful tropical surroundings, somehow lost control of their drone, which crash | Continue reading


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An Uncensored Jack Black Hilariously Explains Everything That’s Listed on His Own IMDB Page

In a hilarious episode of "Funny or Die Presents IMDb Me", an uncensored Jack Black dramatically explains everything that's listed on his IMDB page, | Continue reading


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One Small Step, A Touching Animation About a Girl Who Dreams of Becoming an Astronaut Someday

In the very touching short animation "One Small Step" by Taiko Studios, a little girl named Luna dreams of becoming an astronaut when she grows up. By | Continue reading


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Students Perform a Brilliant ‘Harry Potter’ Themed 2018 Homecoming Show at a Southern Arizona High School

Talented students on the award-winning PAC dance team at Walden Grove High School in Sahuarita, Arizona performed a brilliant Harry Potter themed | Continue reading


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Boston Dynamics’ Four Legged Spot Robot Gracefully Gyrates and Twerks While Dancing to ‘Uptown Funk’

Boston Dynamics has really been upping their game lately. First with a parkour performing Atlas and now a dancing Spot. Their talented four-legged robot | Continue reading


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Norwegian History Reenactor Shows How 14th Century Knights Fought While Fully Dressed in Armor

Norwegian economist, marketer and history reenactor Ola Onsrud demonstrated with a friend how 14th Century knights were able to efficiently fight despite | Continue reading


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Barnaby Dixon Reveals a Glow-in-the-Dark ‘Creepy Face Puppet’ With LED Eyes and a Projected Mouth

Barnaby Dixon, the highly creative puppeteer, has revealed another one of his ingenious designs. Calling it the "Creepy Face Puppet", Getting his | Continue reading


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An Oddly Staged But Incredible Performance of the Band Chicago Playing ‘Questions 67 & 68’ in 1969

In 1969, the baby-faced members of the band Chicago performed the song "Questions 67 & 68" while perched upon a scaffold in a Paris warehouse, surrounded | Continue reading


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How Omar of ‘The Wire’ Lived Honorably by His Own Code by Ensuring the Rules of the Game Were Upheld

Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of the television and film analysis site ScreenPrism took a crucial look at fan favorite Omar Little of the superb | Continue reading


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A Tiny Puppy Entertains Himself by Knocking Bottles Off the Ledge and Into the Bathtub Just Like a Cat Would

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leo The Little Cavapoo (@little_leo_the_cavapoo) on Oct 8, 2018 at 10:10am PDT A tiny little puppy named Leo | Continue reading


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Surreal Short Film About Consumer Products Brought to Life Turning on Their Creators When They’re Discarded

The brilliantly surreal, timely and highly plausible short film "Product Wars" by H1 and Stephan Zlotescu, tells the story of the founder of Newgenics | Continue reading


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Pee-Wee Herman Turns Scary In a Hilariously Spooky Mashup of ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ With ‘Halloween’

? In the Funny or Die mashup "Pee-Wee’s Big Halloween", the goofy and hapless behavior of Pee-Wee Herman becomes very scary when put into the context of | Continue reading


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A Waterfall Fails to Fall Due to the Heavy Winds of Storm Callum on the Isle of Skye in Scotland

A wonderfully thoughtful man named Chris Martin of Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland wanted to take his wife Samantha away for the weekend to celebrate their | Continue reading


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How the Term ‘Heavy Metal’ Came to Quite Accurately Describe a Particular Genre of Rock Music

The fast talking doodling music theorist and musician 12tone, along with friend Patrick Foote from Name Explain visually and verbally dug into the | Continue reading


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An Impressive 10 Year Old Guitarist Joins the Foo Fighters On the Stage to Play Some Metallica Songs

The Foo Fighters are getting rather well known for bringing unexpected musicians onto the stage and their October 12, 2018 Kansas City show was no | Continue reading


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Jimmy Fallon Opens Up About Taking the Postal Exam as a Fall Back Career in Case Comedy Didn’t Work Out

During the 2018 New Yorker Festival, comedian, musician and television host Jimmy Fallon opened up about crossing coasts back and forth for his career, | Continue reading


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Ninja Teaches Ellen How to Play Fortnite Battle Royale

Ellen DeGeneres invited superstar Twitch streamer Tyler Blevins aka Ninja to teach her how to play the enormously popular online video game Fortnite | Continue reading


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Drone Video of a Secret Waterfall in Iceland

Lori and I are currently visiting Iceland and today I flew my DJI Mavic Air drone at one of our favorite locations to check out a secret waterfall that is | Continue reading


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Lucas the Spider Scares Himself Silly Twice While Reading a Creepy Halloween Story Out Loud

Lucas the Spider, the adorably animated arachnid by Joshua Slice, scares himself silly while reading a creepy Halloween story out loud. He calms down when | Continue reading


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A Beautiful Classical Acoustic Guitar Cover of the Iconic Opening Theme Music From ‘Doctor Who’

Musician Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar who has performed amazing acoustic covers of songs from television and film, has added the legendary theme from | Continue reading


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A Tenacious Dog Born Without Back Legs Who Was Left For Dead Learns How to Run on Her Front Paws

A wonderfully tenacious little dog named Putol who was born without back legs showed off her brand new skill - running on her front paws. Because of her | Continue reading


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How the Deal Made For Ringo Starr’s New Drum Kit Ultimately Led to the Design of The Beatles’ Iconic Logo

Eric Callero of Vinyl Rewind tells the fascinating and rather amusing story about how The Beatles got their iconic logo. Callero explains that while Paul | Continue reading


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Daring Skydivers Take Turns Flying Through a Human Ring Formed in Mid-Air by Other Daring Skydivers

Nicholas Lott, a skydiving instructor in Houston, Texas captured an amazing jump, during which he and a number of other divers formed an incredible human | Continue reading


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A Fabulous Boomwhacker Cover of Africa by Toto

HarvardTHUD, the group of percussively inclined undergraduate students in Cambridge, Massachusetts who previously played a knee slapping cover of the | Continue reading


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Two Talented Artists Create a Giant Robin Williams Mural on the Side of the Concord Music Hall in Chicago

View this post on Instagram A post shared by OD (@owendippie) on Sep 30, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT Mural artists Owen Dippie and Jerkface put their amazing | Continue reading


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Simon’s Cat Becomes So Entranced by a Picture on the Bedroom Wall That He Refuses His Halloween Meal

Upon waking from a satisfying Halloween nap, a languid Simon's Cat deliciously stretched the sleep out of his limbs while staring at a picture on the wall | Continue reading


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The Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Does Parkour

The amazing Atlas humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics can do a great many things. It can walk, run, jump, spin, do backflips and even occassionally try to | Continue reading


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Fellow Horn Players Christopher Bill and Seb Skelly Pair Up to Cover the Classic ELO Song ‘Mr. Blue Sky’

The very talented trombonist Christopher Bill partnered up with equally talented and fellow horn player Seb Skelly to perform an amazing brass quintet | Continue reading


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A Beautifully Animated Poem About Remaining True to One’s Weird Self Despite What Anyone Else Has to Say

"Weird" by Lobster Studio is a beautifully animated short that accompanies a self-affirming poem that encourages those who are considered weird, or | Continue reading


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A Confused Man Slowly Realizes That He’s Just a Another Movie Prop That’s Trapped Inside the House

"Houses - Left Alone" is a brilliantly surreal short film by Nick Roney that features a single character known as Hero, played by Jaleel White (Steve | Continue reading


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Counterman Serves Up Falafel With Extreme Style

Falafel HaNasi in the Galilee city of Afula, Israel is known not only for their delicious crispy fried chickpea balls, but also for the skilled man at the | Continue reading


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McDonalds Fries Shredded in the Style of Banksy

View this post on Instagram A post shared by richardagius (@maltesecreative) on Oct 7, 2018 at 12:28pm PDT As a tribute to the Banksy artwork that | Continue reading


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