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- Compilation of the Greatest Vine Videos From 2013
- Dad Tricks Little Girl Into Eating Her Vegetables Using a Kit Kat Bar
- Baby Panda Born at the Taipei Zoo
- New York Public Library Selling Over 22,000 Records From Their Vinyl Collection
- Conan O’Brien Plays & Reviews Vintage Atari 2600 Video Games on a Throwback Edition of ‘Clueless Gamer’
- Midtown, Time-Lapse of the Sights & Sounds of Midtown Manhattan
- How to Make Link’s Master Sword From ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Video Game Series
- The Hearts of Age, 1934 Short is Orson Welles’ First Film
- Guillermo of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Crashes Matt Damon Interview
- Why Didn’t I Think of That? 101 Inventions That Changed the World by Hardly Trying
- Better Book Titles For Children’s Books With Questionable Morals
- Body Systems, Cute Illustrations That Identify Different Parts of the Human Anatomy
- LEGO Apple Store
- Huddle, 3D-Printed Light Bulb with a City Sprouting Out of the Top
- Yoda the Very Short ‘Midget Kitty’
- Skateboarding Dog Kickflips His Board at a Skate Park
- DEFCON: The Documentary Now Available Online
- Mattel Creates Mars Explorer Barbie Doll in Collaboration With NASA
- Adult Hooded Onesies Based on Pop Culture TV Shows and Films
- Who Wore It Better, Comparisons of Visually Similar Art
- The 9th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute in Los Angeles
- Bitly for Feelings, Express How You Feel About a Web Page With a Shortened Link
- Dissecting a Mako Shark to Discover Its Last Meal
- A Fat Orange Cat Squeezes Its Way Through a Small Dog Door
- NeuTron Bike, A Futuristic Motorcycle Based on the ‘Tron’ Light Cycles
| Compilation of the Greatest Vine Videos From 2013 Posted: 09 Aug 2013 09:31 AM PDT
Eric S has released a 12-minute compilation that shows off some of the greatest Vine videos from 2013. It has everything from a sassy little toddler saying “Yo Mamma” to a guy being abducted by aliens. via The Next Web |
| Dad Tricks Little Girl Into Eating Her Vegetables Using a Kit Kat Bar Posted: 09 Aug 2013 08:43 AM PDT
In order to get her to eat vegetables, a dad tricks his little girl into opening her mouth with a Kit Kat bar and then feeds her the vegetables she didn’t want instead. video via Danilo V |
| Baby Panda Born at the Taipei Zoo Posted: 09 Aug 2013 08:12 AM PDT
Yuan Yuan, a giant panda who lives at the Taipei Zoo, gave birth to an adorable baby panda on July 6th, 2013. Since, the baby panda has grown considerably and zoo visitors have begun voting on its name. More cute videos of the baby can be found at Taipei Zoo’s YouTube channel.
image 1 via Taipei Zoo, image 2 via Taipei Zoo, image 3 via Taipei Zoo |
| New York Public Library Selling Over 22,000 Records From Their Vinyl Collection Posted: 09 Aug 2013 07:43 AM PDT
The New York Public Library's Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound is selling over 22,000 records from its collection from August 8th to August 10th, 2013. The Archives already contain at least one copy of every record sold, and all the funds raised in the sale will go directly to expanding the collection with additional, unique material. The sale will continue to run from noon until about 5:45pm on August 9th and 10th. For more information, head over to the New York Public Library’s announcement of the sale. image via Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound |
| Posted: 09 Aug 2013 07:21 AM PDT
“This is dreadful. Lets put it on ‘watch paint dry’.” On a throwback edition of Clueless Gamer, talk show host and comedian Conan O'Brien plays and reviews a vintage collection of Atari 2600 video games. Previously, we’ve written about Conan’s ongoing Clueless Gamer series.
submitted via Laughing Squid Tips |
| Midtown, Time-Lapse of the Sights & Sounds of Midtown Manhattan Posted: 09 Aug 2013 06:28 AM PDT The frenetic pace of Midtown Manhattan is captured in the time-lapse video “Midtown” by Drew Geraci of District 7 Media. During the production, Geraci and his team shot 50,000 photos of Manhattan and recorded audio at each location. |
| How to Make Link’s Master Sword From ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Video Game Series Posted: 09 Aug 2013 05:43 AM PDT
In a recent episode of "Man at Arms” by Break Media, master blacksmith and prop maker Tony Swatton forged an incredible replica of Link’s Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda video game series. He made the sword from scratch at his Sword and Stone shop in Burbank, California. Previously, we wrote about Tony and his ongoing collection of custom built weapons from pop culture. video via AWE me via Geekologie |
| The Hearts of Age, 1934 Short is Orson Welles’ First Film Posted: 08 Aug 2013 05:39 PM PDT
The 1934 8-minute silent film “The Hearts of Age” was co-directed by Orson Welles and his friend William Vance when Welles was 19 years old. The film, which consists of a series of surreal, disjointed shots, is notable both as Welles’ first directing effort and his first screen acting role. |
| Guillermo of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Crashes Matt Damon Interview Posted: 08 Aug 2013 05:30 PM PDT
Earlier this year, Matt Damon took over Jimmy Kimmel Live and renamed the show “Jimmy Kimmel Sucks.” To get his sweet revenge, Jimmy sent show regular Guillermo Rodriguez out to crash an interview with Matt Damon while he was promoting his upcoming sci-fi film Elysium. Here is the clip of Matt Damon taking over Jimmy’s show:
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| Why Didn’t I Think of That? 101 Inventions That Changed the World by Hardly Trying Posted: 08 Aug 2013 05:24 PM PDT
Why Didn’t I Think of That? 101 Inventions that Changed the World by Hardly Trying is a collection of simple yet highly successful inventions, from duct tape to the bikini. The book was written by artist and writer Anthony Rubino.
via Fancy, The Awesomer |
| Better Book Titles For Children’s Books With Questionable Morals Posted: 08 Aug 2013 05:10 PM PDT
Comedian Dan Wilbur has renamed a number of children’s books that contain questionable and sometimes downright unsavory morals for his blog, Better Book Titles. Previously we posted about the website, which “improves” famous book titles with jokes relevant to the text. You can find more Better Children’s Book Titles at the blog.
images via Better Book Titles via Digg |
| Body Systems, Cute Illustrations That Identify Different Parts of the Human Anatomy Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:56 PM PDT
Kansas City, Missouri-based artist Rachel Ignotofsky created Body Systems, a cute series of illustrations that identify different parts of the human anatomy. You can view all five illustrations on Rachel’s website. Prints are available to purchase online at her Etsy store.
image via Rachel Ignotofsky via Street Anatomy |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:52 PM PDT
Last night I dropped by the book release party for Arduino and LEGO Projects, written by my friend Jon Lazar. He had several cool LEGO projects on display including this awesome LEGO Apple Store. Here are more photos from the party. photos by Scott Beale |
| Huddle, 3D-Printed Light Bulb with a City Sprouting Out of the Top Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:49 PM PDT
Huddle is a clever 3D-printed LED light bulb with a cityscape sprouting out of the top. It is available as a floor lamp and hanging lamp. Huddle was created by Netherlands-based designer David Graas.
via DesignTAXI |
| Yoda the Very Short ‘Midget Kitty’ Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:43 PM PDT
Las Vegas-based Caitlin Williams has been sharing Vine videos and Instagram photos of her adorable (and very short) kitten Yoda who she describes as a “midget kitty.” Yoda is a Kinkalow, a hybrid of the munchkin and the American Curl.
via Best Vines |
| Skateboarding Dog Kickflips His Board at a Skate Park Posted: 08 Aug 2013 04:08 PM PDT
Dash, a dog that skateboards, is shown in this video ripping it up at a skate park. At one point, he even demonstrates an awesome kickflip. Dash’s trainer Omar von Muller says that they get to the skate park super early in the morning to train before anyone else gets there. |
| DEFCON: The Documentary Now Available Online Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:50 PM PDT Directed by computer historian Jason Scott, DEFCON: The Documentary is a recently released film that covers 20 years of DEF CON, the world's largest hacking convention. The entire (nearly 2 hour long) documentary is now available to view online. Jason talks about making the film on his blog:
The crew of DEFCON: The Documentary. photo via Jason Scott |
| Mattel Creates Mars Explorer Barbie Doll in Collaboration With NASA Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:30 PM PDT
In collaboration with NASA, Mattel has created a Mars Explorer Barbie doll to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Curiosity Rover’s landing on Mars. Mars Explorer Barbie is currently available to purchase from the Mattel website.
images via Mattel via collectSPACE, The Huffington Post |
| Adult Hooded Onesies Based on Pop Culture TV Shows and Films Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:15 PM PDT
The UK-based RED5 gadget shop has released a line of adult hooded onesies that are based on pop culture television shows and films (Doctor Who, Star Wars and more). They are all available to purchase online.
images via RED5 via Technabob |
| Who Wore It Better, Comparisons of Visually Similar Art Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:54 PM PDT
Jean-François Millet’s “Two Men Turning Over the Soil” & Vincent van Gogh’s “Two Peasants Digging” Who Wore It Better is a blog that offers side-by-side comparisons of art works that bear striking visual similarities to one another. The blog is a research project by Alison Feldish and Derek Frech. Submissions are accepted here.
Robert Mapplethorpe’s “Patti Smith” & Albrecht Durer’s “Self Portrait”
Ichwan Noor’s “Beetle Sphere” & Lars-Erik Fisk’s “Volkswagen Ball” |
| The 9th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute in Los Angeles Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:48 PM PDT
The 9th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute, a celebration of the life and interests of Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone, takes place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on August 18, 2013. This year’s event will be hosted by filmmaker John Waters and will include a screening of his 1990 cult classic, Cry-Baby. via OBEY GIANT image by Vicki Berndt |
| Bitly for Feelings, Express How You Feel About a Web Page With a Shortened Link Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:31 PM PDT
URL shortener Bitly has introduced Bitly for Feelings, a new bookmarklet that allows users to shorten URLs to express how they feel about a given link. For example, if you love a video you can shorten the link to luvit.me, if you find something you really want you can shorten it to iwantthi.is, and if you really hate something you can abbreviate it as loath.es. Bitly for Feelings is currently in open beta.
via The Atlantic |
| Dissecting a Mako Shark to Discover Its Last Meal Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:09 PM PDT
NOAA Fisheries shark biologist Antonella Preti dissects the stomach of a large, 12-foot mako shark weighing 1,323 pounds in this video. She finds the head, fin, and other parts of a sea lion, indicating that the 200-pound sea lion was likely the shark’s last meal. via Smithsonian Magazine, Boing Boing |
| A Fat Orange Cat Squeezes Its Way Through a Small Dog Door Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT
A rotund orange tabby cat that looks like a real-life Garfield squeezes its way through a small dog flap in this video by LJ Tors. via Neatorama |
| NeuTron Bike, A Futuristic Motorcycle Based on the ‘Tron’ Light Cycles Posted: 08 Aug 2013 12:56 PM PDT
Melbourne, Florida-based Parker Brothers Concepts has developed the NeuTron Bike, a “futuristic, street-legal motorcycle that reaches speeds of 100 mph and can travel up to 80 miles on its 100% electric engine.” Its body style was built to resemble the unique light cycles seen in the Tron franchise, but with a little added firepower. video via CNNMoney |
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